Posted Date: 3/10/2010
After 20 years on the Kaweah Delta Health Care District board of directors, Margaret Foley resigned this month, citing health reasons.
The board voted Monday to appoint her replacement by April 29 and will accept resumes until March 30. Candidates will be interviewed in meetings that are open to the public, after which the board will vote on the appointee.
The Zone II position will be up for election in November. To qualify for the appointment or to run in the election, candidates must live in that zone, which extends from Goshen Avenue south to Caldwell Avenue and from Demaree Street west to Conyer Street.
Foley announced her retirement March 1. She said she enjoyed her five terms on the board and expressed hope that her replacement will care about the district and its patients as much as she does.
BY HILLARY S. MEEKS
She was a nurse for 20 years before running for a board position in 1990.
"The hospital is more than just a business," she said. "People are in there who are needing help all the time."
Foley's replacement will have big shoes to fill, said Cindy Moccio, executive assistant to the board of directors.
"Margaret is just one of those really amazing people you feel lucky to have known," Moccio said.
Foley was the first woman on the board and its first chairwoman, Moccio said. She was given the Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award in 2006 and the California Hospital Council's Excellence in Governance Award in 1995.
The Excellence in Governance award is presented to a trustee who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to health care in California.
Foley joined the board the same day as Carl Anderson, the board's current chairman.
"I'm going to count [Foley's departure] as a personal loss as much as a loss to the district and the board," Anderson said. "I relied on her judgment from the standpoint of patient care issues and moral and ethical issues. She'll be difficult to replace."
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