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Assembly reviews $20M in hospital capital plans, mill rates and debt schedules
Summary
Brandy Harbaugh told the assembly Central Peninsula Hospital and South Peninsula Hospital presented capital lists totaling roughly $20 million in proposed and ongoing projects; service-area mill rates remain largely unchanged this year while debt schedules show final payments in the early 2030s.
Brandy Harbaugh briefed the assembly on Central Peninsula General Hospital and South Peninsula Hospital service‑area finances, capital plans and mill‑rate treatment.
For Central Peninsula Hospital (CPGH), Harbaugh reminded the assembly that the borough is the facility owner and the hospital operates under an agreement with Central Peninsula Inc.; that operating arrangement and hospital funding mean the CPGH service‑area mill rate is minimal (0.01 mill) because the hospital pays most operating and debt costs. Harbaugh directed members to the FY27 capital pages and said the document lists roughly $20,000,000 in projects for planning purposes; projects will be appropriated when the hospital brings requests forward for specific items.
On South Peninsula Hospital (SPH), Harbaugh and an SPH representative explained that a 2018 boundary change split the original service area: legacy taxpayers continue to pay older debt until it is retired (projected about 2033) while the new service area funds ongoing capital and operations. Harbaugh said SPH’s ongoing mill rate is 1.12 mill and noted FY27 shows no mill‑rate change. She said the SPH capital list shows roughly $16,000,000 already appropriated and about $2.7 million proposed for FY27 (mammography replacement, long‑term care kitchen work, equipment replacements). Out‑year planning includes unfunded large items (nuclear medicine, generator) that aggregate to tens of millions in the five‑year horizon.
Harbaugh said insurance valuations and newly‑identified assets drove property‑insurance increases this year and that hospitals and service areas are pursuing outside funding — including state Rural Health Transformation grants and philanthropy — to reduce future taxpayer impacts. She also noted the borough’s capital‑project document treats already‑appropriated but unspent projects as outstanding and thus can show large multi‑year totals on the FY26–FY30 pages.
What comes next: Assembly members have the capital pages for review; specific project appropriations will return to the assembly when hospitals request funding or transfers from prep funds.
