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R. Mc3ntarite, Chairman
REPORT July H, 1974
BY: HEALTH COMMITTEE - Joseph R. Montante, Ch
IN RE: MISC. RES. #6749 - EXPANSION OF PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Health Committee reports Miscellaneous Resolution #6749 with the recommenda-
tion that said resolution be amended by inserting the following paragraph after the
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED" paragraph:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
call on the Greater Detroit Hospital Council to reconsider their planning process.
The process must recognize the accessibility of acute care hospital beds to all of
the people. All acute care hospitals in Oakland County must be more carefully
scrutinized in order to provide for the needs of the people they are designed to
serve.
The Health Committee, by Joseph R. Montante, Chairman, moves the acceptance
of the foregoing report.
HEALTH COMMITTEE
rman
June 20, 1974
IvIlse. Res.
By: Commissioners, .Pernick.„ MofFtt, :Dearborn:,, and evotherton
In Re: Expansion of PuTvi-$.nce Hospiial
To The Oakland Count, of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen :
WHEREAS, Providencri, located in the County of City of Southfield
provides essential service to the citizens of this area; and
WHEREAS, the normal needs of Oakland County citizens can best be served by medical
personnel and facil1ties located in their immediate area; and
WHEREAS, the service area of Providence Hospital is continuing to demonstrate a dramatic
population growth while at the same time service elements are being improved; and
WHEREAS, the emergency facilities are being taxed to the utmost with a daily average of
17 per cent of emergency patients needing admittance to the Medical-Surgical facilities .: and
WHEREAS, the hospital administration has proposed a complete facility to develop a well-
rounded program for cancer patients; and
WHEREAS, in order to accommodate the demonstrated needs of the hospital (7.e. forty (40)
elective patients admitted per day, twelve (12) per cent of emergency cases admitted plus a
complete cancer facility) the expansion program for an. additional eighty-one, (81) medical-
surgical beds is of paramount importance !-rt-) the area served,.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Oakland does hereby urge the
Michigan Deparn-r.ent of Health to reconsider their action denying the request of Providence
Hospital as set forth in their Certificate of Need application for eighty-one (81) beds which
application was approved by the Comprehensive Health .Planning Council of Southeastern Michigan,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Governor, the
Director of the Michigan Department of Public Health,. and State Senators and Representatives in
Lansing representing Oakland County that they may help in any way possible to secure the needed
facilities to provide the necessary care for patients in the area served by Providence Hospital t
Chairmun, we, the ..undersigned1Co.mmissioners, move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
T1P TricFr Fel-nick
June 20, 1974
Alexander C.-76.rinoffr, rTct 2T
Misc. Res,
Re: Expansion of Providence Hospital
Mary ;NA. Dearborn, District It22
Moved by Pernlek supported by Perinbff the rules be suspended for
immediate consideration of the resolution.
The Chairman stated it would take 16 votes to suspend the rules,
AYTS: Moffitt, Perinoff, Pernick, Richardson, Vogt, Wilcox, Berman,
Brotberton, Button, Dearborn, Gabler, Hobart, Houghten,113
NAYS: Montante, Patnales, Quinn, Kasper, (4)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Moved by 3erman supported by Pernick the resolution be referred to
the Health Committee. There were no objections,
Resolution #6749 June 11, 1974
Moved by Mentante supported by Douglas the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted,
Moved by Montante supported by Douglas that Resolution #6749, as
amended, be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, Resolution #6749, as
amended, was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Misc. Resolution #6749 adopted by the Board of Commissioners at their
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with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Co4nty at Pontiac, Michigan
7 n July ,4 this 11th day of 1.700V.
Lynn D. Allen.-- ...... ----Clerk
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