Mountain Com m unities Healthcare District 24-Hour Emergency Room/ Trinity Hospital Measure W inter 2 0 1 1
What is the issue? • Trinity Hospital needs a local funding measure in order to remain open • I f the Measure fails, Trinity Hospital and its 911 emergency medical services must close due to lack of funding • Patients would be transported further to Redding instead of nearby in Weaverville. • The Mountain Communities Healthcare District unanimously placed the “24- Hour Emergency Room/ Trinity Hospital Measure” on the local June ballot • The Measure continues funding for the hospital, with NO increase in taxes
Local Healthcare Saves Lives • Trinity Hospital provides 24-hour emergency care, with a doctor on duty • I n past 3.5 years, Trinity Hospital saved people’s lives 226 times • People who may not have survived transportation to the next closest hospital • Trinity Hospital is centrally-located near the junctures of highways 299 and 3 • Other ERs are about an hour or more away, in good weather
Local Clinics and Labs • The Measure keeps local clinics open • Clinics in Hayfork and Weaverville • The Measure keeps skilled nursing services, labs, home health, and other routine health services in our community • Our local lab receives 6000 visits per year • Serving seniors, residents needing weekly blood monitoring, routine tests
Trinity Hospital & Our Economy • Continuing local funding prevents the elimination of up to 175 jobs at Trinity Hospital • The local workforce will continue to have access to an ER and 24- hour care • Trinity Hospital is responsible for $14 million in local economic activity
Why Act Now? • Existing community funding for Trinity Hospital is expiring • Funding must be continued in order for the hospital to remain open
How does this Measure help? The “24-Hour ER/ Trinity Hospital Measure” will allow us to: •Keep Trinity Hospital open •Continue to provide 24-hour emergency care at Trinity Hospital, with a doctor on duty •Continue to provide emergency medical care locally, rather than an hour or more away •Keep medical clinics in Hayfork and Weaverville open •Continue to provide key lab services, x-ray, ultrasound, and CT scans locally •Continue to provide skilled nursing and home health services
Fiscal Accountability • Continues existing funding without raising taxes • Expires in 5 years • To ensure funds are spent efficiently and as promised, the Measure requires: • Public disclosure of expenditures • Annual independent audits • Oversight by locally elected Board of Directors
When is the election? June 7, 2011
How will the District keep the community informed? � Do you know of other organizations that need this information? Let us know! � Contact Trinity Hospital CEO Tom Pyper at 623-5541 with any questions � Visit the District website at: www.mcmedical.org
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