September 17, 2002
The Honorable Don
Knabe
Supervisor, Fourth District
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
822 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear Supervisor
Knabe:
I am writing on
behalf of [customize for company or individual].
Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center is the only Level I Trauma Center in the South Bay area, serving
a population of some 2.2 million people. It is an important component
of emergency management plans in an area of Los Angeles County that
includes an international airport, two international seaports, and major
oil and chemical facilities. This facility is also a vital part of the
South Bay region's economy, employing more than 4,000 people and accounting
for almost $1 billion in direct and indirect revenue to the South Bay
area annually. According to the California State Auditor, the facility
is the most cost-efficient hospital in the LA Department of Health Services
(DHS) hospital system.
The reorganization
plan put forth by the LA County DHS in response to projected County
budget deficits would seriously reduce Harbor-UCLA's resources and role
in the County health system. The changes proposed in the plan would
strip Harbor-UCLA Medical Center of its ability to operate as a Level
I Trauma Center.
Therefore, the El
Segundo Chamber calls upon the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
to reject proposals to downgrade Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and to instead
continue Harbor-UCLA as a full service tertiary hospital with the range
of sub-specialty care required to maintain Harbor-UCLA as a Level I
Trauma Center and to sustain its role as a teaching hospital and as
a research hub in conjunction with its affiliated Research and Education
Institute (REI).
Thank you for your
consideration.
Sincerely,
Liz West President
cc. Gloria Molina,
Supervisor, First District
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Supervisor, Second District
Zev Yaroslavsky, Supervisor, Third District
Michael Antonovich, Supervisor, Fifth District
Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisor
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Gloria Molina
Supervisor, First District
County of Los Angeles
856 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 974-4111
Fax: (213) 613-1739
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
Supervisor, Second District
County of Los Angeles
866 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 974-2222
Fax: (213) 680-3283
Zev Yaroslavsky
Supervisor, Third District
County of Los Angeles
821 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 974-3333
Fax: (213) 625-7360
Don Knabe
Supervisor, Fourth District
County of Los Angeles
822 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213-974-4444
Fax: 213-626-6941
Michael D. Antonovich
Supervisor, Fifth District
County of Los Angeles
869 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 974-5555
Fax: (213) 974-1010