HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12071993 - 1.163 Michael L. Wall MT. DIABLO MEDICAL CENTER Board of Directors
President&Chief Executive Officer
Ronald E.Leone
Chairman
Grace Ellis
Vice-Chairman
Ann Moriarty
Secretary-Treasurer
R.Isabelle Chenoweth,R.N.
Director
October 27, 1993 Mary Louise Mahoney
Director
RECEIVED
The Honorable Tom Torlakson
Board of Supervisors NOV -- 2 19M
Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street, Room 106 CLERK SOARD O�SUPERVISORS
Martinez, California 94553 CONTRA COSTA CO.
Dear Supervisor Torlakson:
A joint meeting of the Boards of Directors of the three District Hospitals in Contra Costa County
was held on October 25. At this meeting, the Boards unanimously affirmed their intent to
explore serious alternatives to the construction of the new County Hospital with a goal of
creating a consolidated health care system in Contra Costa County.
The District Hospitals further affirmed that capacity exists at the respective facilities, sufficient
to provide quality inpatient care for all patients currently provided by the County Hospital.
Moreover, the District Board of Directors members unanimously urged the County Board of
Supervisors to immediately suspend all construction activities related to the new County Hospital
thereby allowing time to seek viable alternatives.
Our commitment to working together on this process is based on the profound changes
throughout the health care delivery system and on our unified resolve to ensure local access to
comprehensive health services by all the residents of this county.
These are complex and changing times in health care. Our Board members understand the
frustration expressed by County staff in news reports regarding the District Hospital discussions.
It is our sincere hope that we are able to overcome these issues and work together toward
solutions that anticipate the future.
The initial proposal presented to the County Department of Health Services by Mt. Diablo
Medical Center was reviewed. This document can serve as the basis for further planning as the
three District Hospitals continue to work together.
2540 East Street, Concord, CA 94520 o 510-682-8200
P.O. Box 4110, Concord, CA 94524-4110
Operated by the Mt.Diablo Hospital District
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The Honorable Tom Torlakson
October 27, 1993
The District Hospitals agreed to the immediate creation of a joint committee composed of two
members from each of the District Boards. This committee will address the administrative,
legal, medical staff, labor, and facility issues involved in this process.
We feel we have an alternative to the County spending millions of dollars of taxpayers' money
on an unnecessary new structure and would like to request the County Board of Supervisors to
have a public meeting with the three District Hospitals to discuss this alternative within the next
30 days.
The Districts will work with all parties in this process, including first and foremost the County
Department of Health Services, as well as physicians and other health care providers and labor.
Most sincerely,
Ronald E. Leone Randolph J. larke, M Minot Tripp
Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board
Mt. Diablo Medical Center Los Medanos Community Hospital Brookside Hospital
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c: Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Mt. Diablo Medical Center Board of Directors
Brookside Hospital Board of Directors
Los Medanos Community Hospital Board of Directors