Kaweah Delta's next town hall set for Thursday, Feb. 27 in Visalia
Kaweah Delta’s next town hall set for Thursday, Feb. 27 in Visalia
VISALIA – As Kaweah Delta continues its efforts to better engage
with the community, it will hold its second of five town halls on Thursday,
Feb. 27, in Visalia. The town halls are being hosted in the five zones
that make up Kaweah Delta Health Care District; each is being hosted by
the board member that represents the zone.
Members of the public are invited to join Gary Herbst, Kaweah Delta’s
Chief Executive Officer during this town hall, which will take place from
6-7 p.m. at the Ponderosa Lecture Hall at College of the Sequoias, 915
S. Mooney Boulevard, Visalia. Free parking will be available in the north
parking lot at the corner of Noble Avenue and Mooney Boulevard. The town
hall will be hosted by Lynn Havard Mirviss, RN, Ed.D, Vice President of
Kaweah Delta’s Board of Directors, who represents zone II.
“The greatest lesson we learned from the 2016 defeat of Measure H
was the importance of listening more carefully and more often to our community,”
Herbst said. “We want to further involve the community to gather
feedback, so that we can continually improve in our efforts to meet the
healthcare needs of our region. Working with the community has been a
phenomenal experience and as a result, we know that no matter the challenge,
we will end up with a better solution.”
Measure H was the 2016 proposed general obligation bond that would have
helped replace a sizeable number of hospital beds located in the older
side of Kaweah Delta Medical Center (what is called the “Mineral
King Wing”), which does not meet state earthquake standards.
In 2017, Kaweah Delta formed three Community Advisory Committees to gather
feedback on three key issues: Community Relations, Healthcare for Today
and Tomorrow, and the Hospital of the Future. Today, these committees
and other ambassador groups are comprised of approximately 250 people,
who meet monthly with Kaweah Delta leaders to provide ideas and feedback
regarding Kaweah Delta services.
Kaweah Delta is a publicly-owned community healthcare organization that
provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia region and
Tulare County. With over 5,000 dedicated medical professionals and employees,
Kaweah Delta is committed to meeting the community’s health needs
and providing patients by offering state-of-the-art medicine, high-quality
preventive services and specialized health centers and clinics. For more
information, visit www.kaweahdelta.org. #