Funding Shortfalls and Priorities at PPH

Look at PPH's 32 acre ERTC medical campus. After $811 million is spent, the campus will sport big parking lots, a big vacant field, and an 8 acre hospital facility.

PPH will have numerous high-priority projects needing funding. These projects include the Women's Center (93 beds), the Hospital Support building, the Outpatient services building, the North Nursing Tower expansion (~150 beds), and several parking structures. However, PPH's financing is so tight, it is considering leasing its Physical Plant (Mechanical) facilities! This is hailed as a $41 million savings!

Further, the expansion patient tower at Pomerado Hospital will be 83% shelled, after spending $117 million. Why would PPH cut $72 million from the funding of the downtown Medical Campus, but fund a building that will be only 17% complete! Poway must hold more political sway than Escondido! And Escondido has an MOU with PPH!

The handout provided to the City Council is available at this link:
CChandout031208.pdf

The picture of the Master Plan map and the Finance-Constrained Plan map are available at this link:
CChandout031208.jpg