With Palm Drive Hospital being closed and in bankruptcy for the second time in a few years, one of the most important elections this year for the 2 seats on the board of the Palm Drive Healthcare District. It is the district that levies the parcel tax of $155 and uses that money to support the hospital.
There are 3 people running for the 2 seats. "The Doc and the Cop" (Richard Powers and Dennis Colthust) fully embrace the plan put together by the Palm Drive Health Care Foundation ("Open Our Hospital"). The third candidate, Jim Horn, still has concerns about the plan.
Here's a couple of videos about this election.
The first is a complete video of the Open Our Hospital Town Hall on Oct 2th in Sebastopol where the Palm Drive HC Foundation presented the latest incarnation of their plan including a presentation by Ray Hino the new CEO hired to manage Sonoma West Medical Center (which is the name of a new LLC that would be "hired" to operate the hospital, as I understand it). It's a bit long, but it's worth watching to understand what they are proposing. Of particular interest to Waccos, is that they plan to include "Complementary Medical Services" such as acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine, nutritional therapy, and Hypnotherapy.
The second is an interview I recorded with Jim Horn where he explains some of his concerns and views.You can see a list of other threads concerning Palm Drive Hospital by clicking here.