Parcel tax will provide $13 Million toward healthcare per year
On Tuesday’s ballot was Measure B, a parcel tax to support Washington Health in Fremont. Measure B would assess a five cent per sq. ft. tax on residential or commercial properties for 12 years, and would generate $13 million per year for healthcare.
According to Ballotpedia, Measure B passed with with 64.7% of the vote. No arguments were submitted against Measure B.
Washington Health’s Level II trauma center is the only one between Eden Medical Center and San Jose Regional Medical Center.
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Very disappointed as the CEO get approximately 1.5 million dollars a year for a local community hospital, which includes around $250,000 from the WHHS Foundation. WHHS as a trauma center also now gets funds from Alameda County to support it. Their campaign literature lied by stating that WHHS gets no public funding despite getting trauma center funds and property tax that is currently on the property tax statments. Finally their is no real serious accountabilty one how the funding from this measure will be spent as it is mostly vague generalities.
Washington Hospital has delivered terrible care teice when a family member was admitted and documented that my CT was normal when in fact, I had hepatomegaly. My spouse and I are healthcare workers and know when we receive poor care. You are better off going to Highland Hospital or Eden Hospital.
I dont understand how or why this passed.
Both Washington Township and Kaiser are located close to each other providing same services
Both provide medical care to low income , including Medi-cal insured folks.
Both have to follow Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Yet kaiser is NOT asking for public tax handouts like Washington Township is….
Is this because Washington Township is not managing its budget correctly?
And another gripe is why is the tax burden to fund this 1 hospital being put solely on property owners, instead of having a tax that is spread out amongst all the people in alameda county or at least al the people in Fremont to share the burden of this tax.
One article stated that Washington Township was the only default hospital providing Stroke care.
But in fact–Kaiser Permanente medical center in Fremont is recognized as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, providing specialized care for stroke patients. They have programs in place to ensure rapid diagnosis and treatment to improve patient outcomes.
And Kaiser is NOT asking for tax payer handouts.
I worry the more us tax payers keep handing out this free money the worse Washington Township will manage their funds