Hospital Contract Is Amended
Posted November 26, 2016 at 10:10 am by Tim Dustrude
The ER entrance at PIMC – Tim Dustrude photo
An agreement negotiated a few weeks ago by representatives of PeaceHealth Peace Island Hospital and the Public Health District on San Juan to reduce the annual subsidy paid to the hospital by the district by $50,000 was approved last Wednesday evening by a vote of 3-2.
The agreement amends the contract between the district and the hospital. It has already been approved by the hospital.
It makes $50,000 available annually to the district to pay for health services needed or wanted by the community but not provided by Peace Island. The money will be available to the district beginning in 2017 and at that time the district will hold discussions and decide the specifics of what services to offer and with what entity to contract to provide them.
The hospital does not provide reproductive health or death-with-dignity services.
The amount of the agreement is subject to review in future years and may be revised by the two parties.
By Louise Dustrude
>> Editor’s Note: A press release about this agreement sent in late October read in part: “This amendment was generated by PeaceHealth leaders and hospital district board representatives in the spirit of collaboration and with the joint recognition that there may be services that the community requests that are outside of the scope of PeaceHealth Peace Island. Reducing the subsidy allows the district discretionary funds without compromising PeaceHealth’s ability to continue its service delivery.”
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Categories: Community, Health & Wellness
2 comments:
2 comments...
I love it when democracy works.
this is a fabulous resolution to the upsets by much of the community where conflict in principle did not allow services needed to be provided by Peace Health. Now we can all hopefully enjoy the great benefit Peach Health provides to the community, while knowing those important services for complete health care choices will be available as well on island
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