Marin General Hospital, the largest hospital and only trauma center in Marin County, Calif., will once again become an independent, locally-run facility on June 29, severing ties to former manager Sutter Health, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.
The district's executive team has accused Sutter Health of transferring $88 million in funds from the hospital since 2006, when Sutter agreed to give up control of the hospital. Sutter officials say that the network has a contractual right to the excess revenue from Marin General. The entities also disagree over which party should be responsible for rebuilding Marin General to meet state-mandated earthquake safety laws.
The already difficult breakup became more public last week when Marin Healthcare District ran a full-page ad in some editions of the Chronicle, asking Sutter to return the funds to Marin General, according to the report. Several other community organizations also took out ads in support of Marin General.
Marin General and Sutter say they are working together and have reached an agreement that would allow new hospital management to rely on Sutter's EHR if the new system isn't ready by the time the hospital changes hands.
Read the San Francisco Chronicle report on Marin General Hospital and Sutter Health.
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The district's executive team has accused Sutter Health of transferring $88 million in funds from the hospital since 2006, when Sutter agreed to give up control of the hospital. Sutter officials say that the network has a contractual right to the excess revenue from Marin General. The entities also disagree over which party should be responsible for rebuilding Marin General to meet state-mandated earthquake safety laws.
The already difficult breakup became more public last week when Marin Healthcare District ran a full-page ad in some editions of the Chronicle, asking Sutter to return the funds to Marin General, according to the report. Several other community organizations also took out ads in support of Marin General.
Marin General and Sutter say they are working together and have reached an agreement that would allow new hospital management to rely on Sutter's EHR if the new system isn't ready by the time the hospital changes hands.
Read the San Francisco Chronicle report on Marin General Hospital and Sutter Health.
Read other Becker's coverage of Sutter Health.
California Legislators Calling for Investigation of Sutter Health
California's Sutter Health Receives Quality Grant, Commits to 10 Million Patient Safety Initiative
Sutter to Spend $400M on IT Implementation in Next Four Years