Ann Capodanno: 1934-2018

Independence resident Ann Capodanno passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona, on July 4 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 83. During an adventuresome life that took her from her East Coast home to numerous stops across the West even as far as Hawaii, Ann discovered...

Update on Southern Inyo Hospital

By Deb Murphy Southern Inyo Hospital’s future may depend on the voters’ decision on a general obligation bond to pay off creditors as part of the district’s bankruptcy plan and possibly capital improvement projects. But, before the district gets to that point, a lot...

SIHD offers news updates

News release from Southern Inyo Healthcare District Members of the public have asked questions about the status of the Hospital and Clinic in Lone Pine. While many of the issues raised are addressed at the public meetings of the District’s Board of Directors, not...

Southern Inyo Hospital holding steady

By Deb Murphy Just a year ago, the Lone Pine community met at Statham Hall for what turned out to be the start of Southern Inyo Hospital’s near collapse. Within two months, the hospital had no administrator, no board and no license. Fast forward to November 2016 with...

A plea to help Southern Inyo Hospital

Press release Southern Inyo Hospital deserves and needs our continued support. Southern Inyo is the only hospital in California to close and then “come back to life”. The hospital is still on life support and needs TLC from the community it so proudly...