Engaging With Your Local Public Hospital District

Engaging With Your Local Hospital District

Making Democracy Work for Local Health Care

Coordinator: Tricia Grantham

Speakers: Matt Forge, CEO, Pullman Regional Hospital & Tricia Grantham, Pullman League Member & Pullman Regional Hospital Commissioner

Program Description: “Over one year ago, we came together to vote on a $27 million bond to give you better access to premier care right here at home. Since then, we have been hard at work, making plans for how to best steward these resources and deliver less waiting, less traveling, and more access to emergency medicine, surgical care and healthcare.” Matt Forge, Pullman Regional Hospital CEO. The presentation will include information on the ABCs of Public Hospital Districts in WA, and an update from Matt on the Hospital Expansion Plan.

Engaging With Your Local Public Hospital District

Learn what a public hospital district is and how these structures allow communities to keep their health care local by watching a video created by the Assoc of WA Public Hospital Districts. Click here for the Public Hospital District Video

For more information about PHDs from LWV of Washington - Public Hospital Districts: Making Democracy Work for Local Healthcare. A 3-Part Civics Education Project of the WA League of Women Voters. Click here for the LWVWA PHD information

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