Facilities Update

Facility Needs At Our Local Hospital

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Some of the hospital facilities are 52 years old and need major repairs and upgrades. In addition to several major maintenance projects and desired capital improvements, the State of California has mandated that all hospitals must be updated to current seismic standards by 2030 or they will be forced to close. (SB 1953) Failure to upgrade or replace our local hospital buildings could result in the closure of the hospital and clinic.

MCHCD is working to identify additional funding sources to meet its goal of upgrading the hospital’s facilities in time to meet State law requirements, to avoid potentially closing the hospital. The closure of our local hospital would be a severe detriment to our community. The nearest other hospitals for emergency services are in Willits and Ukiah, and both are 45 minutes to one hour or more away.

Potential Source of Local Funding

While no decisions have been made at this time, in order to keep the local hospital open, the MCHCD Board of Directors is exploring the options around repairing and upgrading the current hospital facilities as well as a variety of modernization projects that could provide expanded services to our community. One option is a potential bond measure to provide dedicated local funding to repair and upgrade our local hospital that cannot be taken away by the State or used for other purposes. A potential bond measure would require a detailed project list showing how funds would be used and fiscal reporting and oversight would ensure that funds are spent as permitted. However, MCHCD has not made any decision to move forward with a bond measure.

We Value Your Input

As we plan for the future of our local hospital and other health care needs on the Coast, we want to hear from you. Members of the MCHCD Board will be holding community meetings to provide an update on the health care district and to listen to the health care priorities of residents on the Coast.

Stay tuned for more information. To share your opinions or to ask questions about this process, contact MCHCD Administrator, Kathy Wylie, at kwylie@mchcd.org.

MCHCD FactSheet_ENG.pdf MCHCD Hoja informativa ESP.pdf MCHCD FAQ ENG.pdf MCHCD Preguntas Frecuentes ESP.pdf Community Report.pdf MCHCD Timeline.pdf

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Mendocino Coast Health Care District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mendocino Coast Health Care District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Mendocino Coast Health Care District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Mendocino Coast Health Care District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 650-587-7300 x 128.

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