Category Archives: Healthcare District

Cambria Healthcare District Trustees Reject Co-Location Plan

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Amanda Rice

The on again-off again plans to move the operations and ambulances of the Cambria Community Healthcare District (CCHD) to the Cambria Community Services District Fire Station on Burton Drive are off once again. Trustee Lemming reported that the August 31 … Continue reading →

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Cambria Ambulance Relocation to Fire Station to be Discussed Tuesday Sept.22, 2009

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Amanda Rice

At Tuesday’s Cambria Community Healthcare District (CCHD) meeting, the Trustees will be considering an agreement to station one of their ambulances and its crew at the Cambria Fire Department’s location on Burton Drive.  Also on the action agenda: a revised … Continue reading →

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Cambria Healthcare District Board Meeting Tuesday Aug 25, 6:30pm

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Amanda Rice

The CCHD Board regular meeting will be held tomorrow, Aug 25, 2009 6:30pm at Rabobank (1070 Main Street). According to Administrator Don Melendy, items on the agenda include updates on the business of the District including: * district finances * … Continue reading →

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San Luis Obispo County Ambulance Charges Second Highest in California

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Amanda Rice

A recent  article on CalCoastNews.com examines how much the San Luis Ambulance company charges for transports. It’s quite a thorough article, including explanations of how ambulance services determine what they charge, comparisons between SLO and other counties, and noting that … Continue reading →

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Cambria Healthcare District Employees Agree to Salary Freezes

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Amanda Rice

The employees of the Cambria Community Healthcare District agreed to amending their MOU (aka contract) in recognition of the struggling economy and possible decrease in property tax revenues that fund the district. About 85% of the total expenses of the … Continue reading →

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Cambria’s Ambulances May Move to the Fire Station

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Amanda Rice

Cambria’s ambulances may move to the Fire Station, according to the letter included in the agenda packet for Thursday’s CCSD meeting.Below is the text of that letter. The Healthcare District (CCHD) will be discussing this at their meeting tomorrow night … Continue reading →

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