This blog is to inform the Kern River Valley about the truth as I've witnessed it of what has happened to the Kern Valley Healthcare District.
I’m sure everyone one of you who has taken the time to read this now have an understanding of what has really happened at the district.
We’ve had some really bad times in the last few years; we had a CEO with funny credentials that came from a college called Kennedy-Western University. Now it’s Warren National University:
Find out more about KWU/WNU here and these are the findings of a 2004 FBI investigation on the college.
The next CEO, hit the road pretty quickly coming into a shark tank isn't easy, I'm sure.
There was a cover up about the Skilled Nursing Facility which went on for two years. The only board member willing to give out the information about the possible closure last year, was Robert Knight. The only reason it got press outside our area was the fact there was a public notice put in the Bakersfield Californian giving the KVHD a month to make corrections or it would be closed.
With the sticky three board members, Armstrong, Casas and Jamison making all the decisions and voting exactly how they please, the district shut it’s doors to the public and hid out, truncating the board meetings. However, the number of Brown Act violations is incredible. No notice to the public for the strategic meeting ; making decisions without the other two board members; and shutting down the public when they try to speak at the board meetings.
They have stood by their decisions such as Measure M, the conflict of interest with the architectural firm which is part of another group the hospital paid; they have short staffed the hospital and fell into using the Nursing registry which is an expensive alternative to keeping employees in the valley and happy; And they paid close to a million dollars to a company in the SNF which was unable to fix all the problems prompting them to use another company now currently employed.
Hopefully, there will be more change other than putting on a party hat and saying everything is good.
The public deserves information that is true and complete. Not another round of consent agenda and let's go home.
We will watch and see.
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Persistance and Tenacity, requires a new chapter, a new beginning....
Monday, November 3, 2008
No more monkey business
Talk show villain and Kern Valley Healthcare District incumbent board candidate, went on his Friday talk show from QAB, this morning, Oct. 31, 2008, and used the show to launch his political platform while attacking all the other candidates.
Though Jamison said he "paid" for the time on the radio, he continued to play commercials during his weekly show. Conflict of interest came up as a topic relating to something else, but here we have it, Mr. Conflict of interest.
For instance, Mr. Conflict’s employer at the radio station also owns the ambulance company which serves the Kern Valley Healthcare District. He would tell you that he would not vote on anything regarding this contract. So, duh, on his poison position against other candidates.
Should this candidate be allowed to talk about district issues, reasons he should be re-elected, and still be ethical?
The FCC may not approve of his tactics and the elections department may become involved as well.
Mr. Jamison went on to even bring up issues of current employees, by name, at the hospital. That's potential lawsuit material. It also certainly must be illegal for a board member to attack an employee.
Unethical, irresponsible and desperate, are terms I would use here regarding this sordid business of utilizing a media outlet for his own needs, or festering anger.
Please pass this email along to all who will be voting this coming Tuesday. I will update you on anything which may occur as a result of Mr. Jamison's actions.
My hope is that all the other candidates are given a forum so that they may tell their side of the story. Jamison would not even allow callers, but did bring on one who "agreed" with the man.
It's a sad day when we cannot even have control over our local politicians who are here to serve us. But we do have a vote. Cast it carefully.
UPDATE: It seems that Mr. Jamison paid only $150 for an hour of air time. I think that is a deal and I hope the advertisers realize they could get such a bargain.
The FCC has been alerted that the radio station has once again, allowed their DJ/board member, to dominate the airwaves with his KVHD agenda.
And how is the ambulance business? Will the same owner let Jamison jump in an emergency vehicle, put on the sirens, and chase voters around the lake?
Though Jamison said he "paid" for the time on the radio, he continued to play commercials during his weekly show. Conflict of interest came up as a topic relating to something else, but here we have it, Mr. Conflict of interest.
For instance, Mr. Conflict’s employer at the radio station also owns the ambulance company which serves the Kern Valley Healthcare District. He would tell you that he would not vote on anything regarding this contract. So, duh, on his poison position against other candidates.
Should this candidate be allowed to talk about district issues, reasons he should be re-elected, and still be ethical?
The FCC may not approve of his tactics and the elections department may become involved as well.
Mr. Jamison went on to even bring up issues of current employees, by name, at the hospital. That's potential lawsuit material. It also certainly must be illegal for a board member to attack an employee.
Unethical, irresponsible and desperate, are terms I would use here regarding this sordid business of utilizing a media outlet for his own needs, or festering anger.
Please pass this email along to all who will be voting this coming Tuesday. I will update you on anything which may occur as a result of Mr. Jamison's actions.
My hope is that all the other candidates are given a forum so that they may tell their side of the story. Jamison would not even allow callers, but did bring on one who "agreed" with the man.
It's a sad day when we cannot even have control over our local politicians who are here to serve us. But we do have a vote. Cast it carefully.
UPDATE: It seems that Mr. Jamison paid only $150 for an hour of air time. I think that is a deal and I hope the advertisers realize they could get such a bargain.
The FCC has been alerted that the radio station has once again, allowed their DJ/board member, to dominate the airwaves with his KVHD agenda.
And how is the ambulance business? Will the same owner let Jamison jump in an emergency vehicle, put on the sirens, and chase voters around the lake?
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