The March 9 special meeting of the CCHD was a bit of a let down for the nearly 60 people who attended. I hope at least that many show up at Tuesday’s meeting (Rabobank, 6:30pm). It should be a bit more interesting and less redundant, since the Board might take action. If Cambria wants to see a change back to having the equipment on the Fire Engine, we need to put on the pressure and show up at the meeting. I recommend carpooling if you can. There were no spaces in the bank parking lot and I had to park across the street (horror!)
If you missed the meeting on the 9th, you didn’t miss much except a bit of a tantrum. It started with an overview of the services the CCHD provides, after which we were all treated to a thirty minute excerpt of last month’s CCSD meeting (most of which was included on this site in a previous post. I’m not sure what the Healthcare District Board’s intention was in playing the video, but in my opinion the result couldn’t have been what they were looking for, unless they were just trying to get themselves all revved up to start “I know you are, but what am I?”
Director Clift does have some strong opinions about the CCHD removing the Advanced Life Support from the Fire Engine. He is of the opinion that this is a turf war, not about ensuring Cambrians have the very best emergency care possible. Two of the five CCHD Board members spent the last hour of the meeting providing evidence Clift was on the right track. Personal attacks on Director Clift and a sense of a tightening grip on “their” district did nothing to reassure those in attendance that their safety was being put first.
In the end, when the meeting was over, no action was taken and the status of the situation seemed unchanged. That was, after all, a meeting to “discuss” the issue. Tuesday’s meeting will have the CCHD having discussion and (probably) taking some action. So have a good early dinner (maybe the Cambria Pines Lodge’s Early Bird Special) and don’t make any plans for afterward – at least not before 10 or 11pm. Bring your common sense and remember: the politics of fear can’t win over reason and an educated constituancy.
I’ll see you there!
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