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Resident urges council to keep Sartori Hospital site, asks about $16M health trust balance
Summary
Resident Kim Jordan urged city leaders to preserve the Sartori Hospital site, asked whether the certificate of need can be held or resubmitted, and requested clarity on the Cedar Falls Health Trust balance; staff pointed to the budget book (approx. $16 million) and said the hospital certification is handled at the state level.
At the start of the March 16 meeting, resident Kim Jordan urged the council to preserve the historic Sartori Hospital site and said residents have felt excluded from past decisions on which health systems serve the area.
Jordan said the community lost long‑term care capacity when Schoitz Hospital closed, described the Sartori property at 515 College Street as an asset that should be kept available for local health services, and asked whether the Sartori Foundation deed/title and the certificate of need process could be revisited or paused.
Mayor and staff responded that the city does not control hospital certification; the mayor directed Jordan to the state for concerns about the certificate‑of‑need process. A staff member pointed the resident to the municipal budget information online and said the Cedar Falls Health Trust balance is listed at approximately $16 million (budget book reference, page 6‑15). Staff also offered to provide follow-up information on the trust balance.
Jordan asked several supplemental questions about property title, the transfer of deeds and the costs tied to a first‑and‑Union roundabout; the mayor and staff said they would follow up with available financial and title information.
The council did not take formal action on the matters Jordan raised; staff noted the city’s limited role on hospital certification and committed to providing trust‑balance information to the resident.
