By Deb Murphy The management company, Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, has been removed from Southern Inyo Hospital accounts by a Fresno court and the hospital will be filing a supplement brief next week to sever the contract. “When we saw the board action at Tulare, we saw they had the same bad fiscal problems we had,” […]
By Deb Murphy The prognosis for Southern Inyo Hospital is hopeful. But, like any patient who’s been resuscitated, the recuperation period is still ahead. Just two months since the doors were re-opened, community members got an update on the recovering finances and services at last Thursday’s Board of Directors meeting. “This is an amazing accomplishment,” […]
By Deb Murphy Within four days of taking their seats on the Southern Inyo Healthcare District board of directors, Richard Fedchenko, Mark Lacey and Jaque Hickman made the decision to contract with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates to bring the Lone Pine hospital back to life. The trio negotiated the contract with HCCA head Dr. Benny Benzeevi […]
By Deb Murphy California Department of Public Health staff were probably waiting Tuesday afternoon for Southern Inyo Hospital’s Board to either suspend the hospital’s license or plead for more time. The Board did neither. Instead, Richard Fedchenko, Jaque Hickman and Mark Lacey, with just seven days of board experience under their belts, sent a letter […]
By Deb Murphy Following two hours of discussion and a recess to review the final agreement with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, the four-day old Southern Inyo Healthcare District Board of Directors got down to the nuts and bolts Saturday. Would the three board members approve the contract, perhaps the only hope of keeping the State from […]
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