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Residents and commissioners press to keep Thomas Reed Ambulatory Care Center open
Summary
Across multiple meetings, residents and commissioners raised alarms about the closure/operation of the Thomas Reed Ambulatory Care Center (TRACC); the commission expressed support for efforts to maintain local health-care services and accepted a Health Care Authority recommendation to avoid sale of TRACC.
Residents repeatedly raised public comments about the operation and possible closing of the Thomas Reed Ambulatory Care Center (TRACC). At the Nov. 14, 2006 meeting multiple speakers including Dianne Robinson and community representatives voiced concern and asked the commission to intervene or help identify a long-term solution.
Chairman Jesse L. Upshaw told the commission "he is 100% behind all of the efforts" to keep TRACC open and stressed that the county would work with the Health Care Authority and other providers to seek a permanent remedy. At the May 14, 2007 meeting the commission voted to "accept the recommendation from the Health Care Authority and thank the City Mayor for their offer; TRACC is not for sale," and instructed staff to continue engagement with the Health Care Authority on reopening and funding.
Provenance: TRACC and county health-care status were recurring public-comment and chairman-report topics in the Nov. 14, 2006; Dec. 11, 2006; Jan. 8 and May 14, 2007 minutes.
