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RESOLUTION NO. 2008/13
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANTIOCH
SUPPORTING SUTTER DELTA MEDICAL CENTER AND URGING
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TO ENHANCE MEDICAL SERVICES
IN EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, Sutter Delta Medical Center is an integral part of the health care system in
Antioch and all of East County; and
WHEREAS, Sutter Delta Medical Center Emergency Department had 53,000 visits in
2007; and,
WHEREAS, Sutter Delta Medical Center Urgent Care (free) clinic had 6,280 visits in
2007; and
WHEREAS, in Contra Costa County 15% of the population is uninsured; and
WHEREAS, during 2007, Sutter Delta Medical Center provided over $9 million dollars
in the cost of care to the uninsured; and
WHEREAS, the City of Antioch recognizes that the health of our community rests with
the viability of our health care providers;
We the City Council of the City of Antioch do hereby resolve:
That Contra Costa County should strengthen its clinic system by adding urgent care services and
after hour services or pay providers to fill in this gap in East Contra Costa County;
That Contra Costa County provides eligibility workers in East Contra Costa County Hospitals to
enroll qualified patients in Basic Adult Care Services' as is provided in the County Hospital;
That Contra Costa County recognize the growth in East County and thereby distribute its
available health care resources more proportionately to where its resident reside; and
That all hospitals within East Contra Costa County work together to share the cost of providing
service to its uninsured residents.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008/13
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Antioch at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 13th day of February
2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Kalinowski, Davis, Moore, Simonsen and Mayor Freitas
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
J MARTIN,KITY CLERK
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