Office of the Taxpayer - West Volusia Hospital Authority

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UNHEALTHY CARE

New Widow: He's dead?
Doctor: Yes.
Widow: He just got out of the hospital yesterday. He was going out to the mail-box.
Doctor: Heart attack.
Widow: What, walking out to the mailbox?
Doctor: Walking back. You see he opened the hospital bill.

The West Volusia Hospital Authority was created by Chapter 57-2085, Laws of Florida, to establish, construct, operate, and maintain such hospital or hospitals as shall be necessary for the use of the people in the district. [see mission statement]

Today

The Authority's primary financial responsibility is to fund health care for the indigent. By providing some services outside of the traditional hospital environment, we are able to better serve the community and do so at lower cost.

By providing services after hours, we accommodate those who must work: they need not take time off to obtain medical care for their children. By providing clinics and working with the health dep't, we keep them out of the E.R. where the waits are long and the service is poor for non-emergencies.

Poking Fun at Hospital Management

For the past several years, the hospital was run by Memorial Health Systems, Inc., out of Ormond Beach. There has been some dispute over whether they have done a good job. We have some fun at their expense here.

Success 2000!	English Translation: Failure
Peninsula Purchase	English Translation: Oops
Salary Survey	Fun with Dick & Johnette
Management Letter	Count the Fibs

Lawsuits!

Yes, we have lawsuits! At this time we must refer you to the law library, see 30 Media Law Rptr 1300 for the most interesting.

Various Screeds, To the Authority

The West Volusia Hospital Authority still collects property taxes. Much of the money is poured into the black hole of Ormond (now part of A.H.S.). We are unable to determine where the money goes as the meetings and records are closed to the public. We virtually yell and scream at them here.

name	date	description
hosp0301.html	20-Jul-2003	The Big, New Tax Increase
hosp0210.html	03-Dec-2002	DePeyster: This Community Owes Us (cover)
hosp0208.html	26-Nov-2002	DePeyster: This Community Owes Us (actual material)
hosp0206.html	20-Nov-2002	Lawsuit Update
hosp0205.html	10-Jun-2002	Deadbeat Doctors - Done
hosp0204.html	03-Jun-2002	Deadbeat Doctors - Denial
hosp0203.html	29-May-2002	Deadbeat Doctors - Denounced
hosp0202.html	08-Mar-2002	The Secret Golden Parachute
hosp0201.html	13-Feb-2002	The Missing Pension Money
hosp0021.html	27-Sep-2000	Let the Fun Begin
hosp0020.html	18-Sep-2000	Better Offer for Hospital
hosp0019.html	14-Aug-2000	Fair Warning - Indigent Care Agreement is Flawed
hosp0018.html	14-Aug-2000	Fair Warning - Loopholes in Agreement
hosp0017.html	14-Aug-2000	Fair Warning - Sale of Hospital Does Not Protect Public
hosp0015.html	11-Jun-2000	Something Smells Here: Indigents fewer, but costs going up
ag0001.html	01-Jun-2000	Adventists seek monopoly, 111% price increase
hosp0014.html	30-May-2000	Various issues with AHS Lease, some of which will cause trouble
hosp0013.html	11-May-2000	Prediction: Adventists Will Make Off with Our Hospital
hosp0012.html	26-Apr-2000	Offer, In the Interest of Legal Economy
hosp0011.html	10-Apr-2000	The Missing Pension Money
hosp0010.html	02-Apr-2000	We May Owe Ourselves a Lot of Money!
hosp0009.html	01-Apr-2000	Employee Pension Plan
hosp0008.html	28-Mar-2000	Ormond's Long-Overdue Departure
hosp0007.html	20-Mar-2000	Ormond's (Then Up-Coming) 21-Mar-2000 Meeting and Our Proper Response Thereto
hosp0006.html	15-Mar-2000	Paying Ormond's Debt: Bailing Out the Unworthy
hosp0005.html	24-Feb-2000	Rude Comment on Mr. Lind's Begging for More Money
hosp0004.html	17-Feb-2000	Issues to consider before paying indigent care money directly to Ormond.
hosp0003.html	20-Jan-2000	Encouraging new Chairman to accept public input.
hosp9902.html	22-Mar-1999	Memorial Hospital - West Volusia Revenue History
hosp9806.html	20-Aug-1998	Public Meetings, Requirements
hosp9802.html	01-Jun-1998	Taking the Hospital Back when Ormond Collapses

Misc Documents

Several documents, some intended to be public, are available from the document index . These include the popular ``salary surveys'' at the hospital, as well as the fake anonymous letter, and the boat payment assistance list.

The documents may be of interest to taxpayers in the West Volusia Hospital Authority tax district. Got one we should know about? Drop a line to the address at the bottom of the page, and let us know!

You probably aren't supposed to know about some of them. If you stumble across something that looks secret, please stop reading.

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