Escondido Decides To Trust PPH - Proposal Passes 5-0
After a last minute plea by PPH CEO, Michael Covert, requesting that the Escondido City Council not "legislate" PPH's future healthcare commitment at the downtown Palomar Medical Center after the hospital moves to the ERTC, the PPH proposal was passed by a vote of 5-0.
The meeting lasted almost until midnight. Spirited comments were presented for both sides of the issue, and it was clear that the crowd of 150+ persons included a large contingent of PPH employees.
Of curious note were representations related to supplemental environmental studies and modeling presented by Mr. Covert in his initial presentation.
The last minute plea was prompted by a request to insert language committing PPH to "24-hour Urgent Care if permitted by state law." During the discussion, it because apparent to another councilmember that the MOU did not even include a commitment to "23-hour Urgent Care" as presented and promised by Mr. Covert in previous public meeting in Escondido.
This writer looks forward to a March 1, 2006 (or soon thereafter) groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of the new hospital now that the zoning issue has been resolved. >;-)
The final drafts of the MOU and ERTC Development Agreement are available at:
http://civics.robroy.cc/rev-mou.pdf
http://civics.robroy.cc/rev-dev-agreement.pdf
The meeting lasted almost until midnight. Spirited comments were presented for both sides of the issue, and it was clear that the crowd of 150+ persons included a large contingent of PPH employees.
Of curious note were representations related to supplemental environmental studies and modeling presented by Mr. Covert in his initial presentation.
The last minute plea was prompted by a request to insert language committing PPH to "24-hour Urgent Care if permitted by state law." During the discussion, it because apparent to another councilmember that the MOU did not even include a commitment to "23-hour Urgent Care" as presented and promised by Mr. Covert in previous public meeting in Escondido.
This writer looks forward to a March 1, 2006 (or soon thereafter) groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of the new hospital now that the zoning issue has been resolved. >;-)
The final drafts of the MOU and ERTC Development Agreement are available at:
http://civics.robroy.cc/rev-mou.pdf
http://civics.robroy.cc/rev-dev-agreement.pdf
posted by Robroy at 6:47 AM
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