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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND STAFF REPORT FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: June 6, 2011 Step en Hollister TO: City Council City Manager FROM: Stephen Hollister, City Manager BY: Jacqui Diaz, Deputy City Manager SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED JOINING OF SAINT ROSE AND SAN LEANDRO HOSPITALS AS A DISTRICT HOSPITAL SYSTEM WITHIN ALAMEDA CO UNTY SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends City Council approval of the resolution in support of the proposal to join Saint Rose and San Leandro Hospitals as District Hospitals operating under the authority of the Eden Township Healthcare District. BACKGROUND At the May 16, 2011 Council meeting, the Council asked staff to return with a resolution for Council consideration, which would reflect support for a recent concept proposal to designate both Saint Rose and San Leandro Hospitals as District Hospitals under the authority of the Eden Township Healthcare District. This concept would allow for a joint leadership and management structure of the two hospitals and would maintain San Leandro Hospital as an emergency and acute care facility. The Eden Township District encompasses the communities of San Leandro, Hayward, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, and the unincorporated areas of Ashland, Cherryland, and Fairview (341,000 residents). The proposed plan includes creating a new two- hospital system (San Leandro Hospital and Saint Rose Hospital) that would be governed by the currently elected District Board. It would entail both hospitals operating independently, under separate licensure, and would provide acute care and emergency services in both hospitals, and their respective service areas. The proposal would consolidate the key management and leadership functions of the hospitals, which would potentially create operational efficiencies and cost savings. The Eden Township Hospital District Board would serve as the elected body that would oversee the two district hospitals.