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Marin Healthcare District Needs You!
5:30 PM Tuesday July 10 - Conference Room, Marin General Hospital
7:00 PM Tuesday July 10 - Conference Room, Marin General Hospital
Meeting Location
Conference Room
Marin General Hospital
250 Bon Air Road
Greenbrae, CA
At the June meeting of the Marin Healthcare District, Directors James Clever and Sharon Jackson voted for Larry Bedard's motions to explore selling Marin General Hospital (MGH) and reopen talks with Sutter Health. At the July 10 meeting, Bedard will ask the Board to put an advisory vote on the November ballot, at twice the cost of the District’s regular biannual elections, seeking to sell or lease MGH.
This must not happen. You can do two things right now to stop this.
- Sign our petition demanding that the District continue activities to restore MGH to local control.
- Forward this Petition via email urging your friends to sign the petition.
- Join us Tuesday July 10 at 5:30 PM in the MGH Conference Center to hear from Kurt Salmon Associates, the District's strategic planning consultants, who will describe their preliminary assessment of options for MGH.
- Stay for the 7:00 PM meeting to demand that the District Board move forward to implement the transition agreement with Sutter and restore MGH to local control.
BACKGROUND
Last fall, the District and Sutter created an agreement to end Sutter's lease of Marin General Hospital in 2009 or 2010 and return the hospital to District control.
Experts indicate that MGH can be a financial viable freestanding District hospital. As an independent hospital, revenue generated from MGH will be reinvested in the hospital, meeting healthcare needs instead of lining the pockets of a corporate hospital chain.
According to the well-respected Lewin Group, “The District Options provide the highest confidence that MGH services will be developed and operated with the goal of meeting the acute health care needs of District (and Marin County) residents.” (Click on this link to see the Friends of Marin Healthcare District’s vision for Forging a Healthy and Sustainable Future for the Marin Healthcare District).
Unfortunately, Healthcare District Director Larry Bedard is determined to purse the lease or sale of MGH even though that option will result in “No/minimal guarantees about current or future services” according to the District's strategic planning consultants.
This must not happen!
ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE OF THE DISTRICT
Last year, the Friends of the Marin Healthcare District developed a roadmap for the future of the District. It incorporated the following major principles:
- Local Control for Marin General Hospital
- High Quality Care for patients
- Professional Staff to manage the District
Cooperative Agreements with UCSF, Kaiser, and other districts to expand healthcare options
- Green Healthcare for the District
"GREEN" HEALTHCARE:
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT & PATIENTS
By adopting the Green Model (learn more by clicking the link below) the District has the opportunity to transform our healthcare institutions into healthy, high quality healing environments using Green Construction, Green Management, and Green Employment practices. Among other benefits, research shows that environmentally sound practices can improve infection control, lower re-admittance rates, improve heart and respiratory function among newborns and infants, and contribute to improved patient and staff satisfaction. An environmental health perspective profoundly impacts human health and environmental quality throughout the life cycle. A Green healthcare system is a true manifestation of the healthcare axiom “First do no harm.” There is always more we can do.
GREEN CONSTRUCTION. Commit to water and energy efficiency during construction, LEED building standards, and careful selection of mate! rials and resources.
GREEN MANAGEMENT. Commit to energy and water conservation, upgrade chemical and waste management, contract with efficient power suppliers, and minimize the use of environmental contaminants such as mercury, PVC, cleaners, and pesticides.
GREEN EMPLOYMENT. Implement a sustainable approach to workforce housing, childcare, transportation, and educational development as tools to improve staff recruitment and retention, involving both the community and staff.
Download Our Plan & Read About the Green Model
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