HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 15,116RESOLUTION NO. 15,116
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING
THE REQUEST OF PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL
FOR AN ADJUSTMENT IN ITS MEDI-CAL CONTRACT RATE
WHEREAS, Paradise Valley Hospital has a disproportionate share of
Medi-Cal patients and consistently leads San Diego County in the number of
Medi Cal patients treated; and
W HE RE AS, Paradise Valley Hospital's intensity of services is
greater than the average San Diego area hospital, and the range of services
offered at the Hospital is comparable to hospitals twice its size; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, the reimbursement which Paradise Valley
Hospital received from the State for Medi Cal patients was less than its costs
per day for such patients, and was less than the average Southern California
rate; and
WHEREAS, the inadequate payments which Paradise Valley Hospital
is receiving under the Medi Cal program have depleted the Hospital's financial
resources; and
WHEREAS, in order for Paradise Valley Hospital to provide needed
health care to the residents of the City of National City and of the County of
San Diego, and to ensure a secure, viable, financial future, it is necessary that
the hospital receive a higher Medi Cal contract per diem rate from the State.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of National City that the City Council does hereby support the request of
Paradise Valley Hospital to the California Medical Assistance Commission for an
increase in the Medi Cal contract per diem rate paid to the Hospital by the
State.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of October, 1986.
.Campbell, Ci Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FO
George H. Ricer, III, City Attorney