The Kootenai Health Saga Continues: Hospital Releases White Paper on Upcoming Changes - Klaus Schwab Would Be Pleased
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Last Friday, Kootenai Health released their White Paper on upcoming changes to the Hospital District that will take away citizens ability to vote for trustees, among other things, and allow for a completely appointed Board of Trustees that will do what is “in the hospital’s best interest,” not necessarily the community.
The White Paper, which according to Trustee Steve Matheson was supposed to be released on November 21st, was instead released (as far as we are aware) on the morning of December 2nd.
December 2nd was also coincidentally the deadline for question submissions for the hospital’s upcoming forum, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.
Once again, the Hospital has demonstrated that they don’t really want community feedback, and they don’t care whether or not citizens even have time to comprehend the changes that are about to be made to the Hospital. Kootenai Health is also the counties largest employer and a major driver of our local economy.
One of the biggest changes that the conveyance of Kootenai Health from a Hospital District model to a 501(c)3 non-profit model will be the ability to elect trustees that will serve the interests of the people who vote for them. As it stands, several of the trustees are appointed, and because of this structural change, there will be no way to replace them once this transfer has occurred.
At the previous town hall on November 12th, several questions were asked about the complaint lodged by Trustee Matheson against John Ness and the rest of the KH Board of Trustees for allegedly violating open meetings laws. The details of this complaint, written by Trustee Matheson, have not yet been made public. Matheson has stated that he would like to see that letter released to the public in the spirit of transparency.
Other questions remain, specifically about the “2030 Vision” of Kootenai Health. After the Idaho Tribune broke this story in September, the hospital confirmed that the would be attempting to transfer to a non-profit model to fulfill its “2030 Vision.”
One citizen, named Judy Foss, has taken to YouTube to share her misgivings about the proposed changes, saying that she is concerned that the hospital could easily be taken over by progressives, who want to allow procedures that our conservative populace would disapprove of.
Foss stated “Conservatives are often blindsided by quick proposals for change, provided they're even announced. And when they are, they are followed by an aggressive implementation timetable with little if any chance for debate.”
We have all seen how the “healthcare” system has changed over the years, with hospitals caring less about your health and more about their profits. One example of this can be found by looking at the gender reassignment industry, which has nothing to do with “healing” patients, instead, exploiting them for ungodly sums of cash for surgeries, and years of follow up visits and complications. Ka-Ching!
We will continue to follow these developments at Kootenai Health, and provide updates as new information comes to light.