Mayor Vosburg Joins Mayors in DC

Last week Coalinga’s Mayor Nathan Vosburg traveled to Washington DC for an event, “One Voice,” which offered mayors an opportunity to meet with elected representatives there. While there, Vosburg spent time with many other mayors from communities across the San Joaquin Valley as they sought to address concerns with local issues such as water allotments,…

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CRMC Case is submitted to Grand Jury

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…

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Hospital 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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