In 1961, the Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista chambers of commerce helped form Tri-City Healthcare District and Medical Center.
Now, 47 years later, Tri-City needs the chambers' support on a mandated update because of the 1994 Senate Bill entitled SB 1953, also known as the Hospital Seismic-safety Act. The law requires all hospitals in California to meet specific seismic standards by January of 2013. The state will suspend the operating license of all non-compliant hospitals that fail to meet the deadline, thereby closing the acute care facilities.
Tri-City Medical Center is one of the facilities in California that will be closed if it does not meet the state standards. The Carlsbad Chamber's board of directors voted unanimously to support the August bond measure to keep our hospital open.
This election will be different for many people. So here are a few things you should know:
• All registered voters in the Tri-City Healthcare District will receive their ballot in the mail by July 31 and will have until Aug. 26 to return it by mail. If a registered voter doesn't return their ballot, their vote will not be counted.
• The $589 million bond would be funded by an assessment of $21.98 per $100,000 of assessed value on your property taxes. In other words, if the county assessed value of your house is $200,000, you will pay an additional $43.96 in property taxes. That is less than $50 to fund the reduction of Emergency Room overcrowding and wait times and increase medical access following disasters, in addition to modernizing and upgrading its Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Cardiac Care and Urgent Care units.
Tri-City Medical Center is truly our hospital as the chamber helped form the healthcare district almost 50 years ago. When you get your ballot, vote yes on the future of our hospital.
Now, 47 years later, Tri-City needs the chambers' support on a mandated update because of the 1994 Senate Bill entitled SB 1953, also known as the Hospital Seismic-safety Act. The law requires all hospitals in California to meet specific seismic standards by January of 2013. The state will suspend the operating license of all non-compliant hospitals that fail to meet the deadline, thereby closing the acute care facilities.
Tri-City Medical Center is one of the facilities in California that will be closed if it does not meet the state standards. The Carlsbad Chamber's board of directors voted unanimously to support the August bond measure to keep our hospital open.
This election will be different for many people. So here are a few things you should know:
• All registered voters in the Tri-City Healthcare District will receive their ballot in the mail by July 31 and will have until Aug. 26 to return it by mail. If a registered voter doesn't return their ballot, their vote will not be counted.
• The $589 million bond would be funded by an assessment of $21.98 per $100,000 of assessed value on your property taxes. In other words, if the county assessed value of your house is $200,000, you will pay an additional $43.96 in property taxes. That is less than $50 to fund the reduction of Emergency Room overcrowding and wait times and increase medical access following disasters, in addition to modernizing and upgrading its Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Cardiac Care and Urgent Care units.
Tri-City Medical Center is truly our hospital as the chamber helped form the healthcare district almost 50 years ago. When you get your ballot, vote yes on the future of our hospital.