Amid confusion and disappointment, many residents are asking the big question: Why did CRMC end up in such dire straits? Who is responsible? Why did the board allow this to happen? Why did the collapse only become totally apparent immediately after former CEO Sharon Spurgeon retired? Could the failure have been avoided if intervention had…
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Counting the cost
Coalinga Regional Medical Center will close its doors as of June 15. CEO Wayne C. Allen has scrutinized the situation, noting that the recent trend of monthly losses of roughly $400,000 per month over the past 11 months. The total of loss racked up in this fiscal year beginning from July until March was $4.6…
Read MoreHospital to Close
Immediate News Release as of May 1 Coalinga Regional Medical Center Contact Person: Wayne C. Allen, CEO Email: wallen@coalingahospital.com • Phone: 559-935-6562 Coalinga Regional Medical Center (CRMC) regrets to inform its community of the pending closure of all of its healthcare services. CRMC is unable to continue in business with its weak financial condition. CRMC…
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CRMC Closure Imminent
Coalinga Regional Medical Center held its board meeting tonight (April 25) at the medical pavilion building ajacent to the main hospital on Phelps Avenue to announce that closure is imminent.
Read MoreCRMC Town Hall Meeting
April 11 – 6 PM Coalinga’s town hall meeting at the Pavilion medical building on Phelps Avenue was attended by nearly 100 concerned residents who came to hear what new CEO Wayne C. Allen had to say about the critical situation at Coalinga Regional Medical Center. Although Allen has only been on board for ten…
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