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' County Commissioner, District #27
April "14, 1988
Miscellaneous Resolution # 88082
BY: David L. Moffitt, County Commissioner-District #15
John J. McDonald, County Commissioner-District. #27
RE: REQUEST ACTION BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND OAKLAND COUNTY HOSPITALS TO
ALLEVIATE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REROUTINGS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, despite the best efforts of the hospitals in Oakland County,
emergency department reroutings continue to be a significant problem; and
WHEREAS, these reroutings are due in large part to inadequate critical
care and emergency department capacity and inadequate registered nurse staffing;
and
WHEREAS, the current requirement that any hospital obtain a Certificate
of Need before changes in the hospital facility which will cost more than
$150,000 are initiated has hindered the efforts of hospitals to increase critical
care and emergency department capacity; and
WHEREAS, the national average threshold for Certificates of Need is over
one million dollars, and eleven states have eliminated the requirement for
Certificates of Need; and
WHEREAS, it is projected that national hospital nursing vacancies will be
40% in 1990.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
supports efforts to increase the Certificate of Need threshold in order to
allow hospitals to address facility shortcomings in an expeditious manner; and
urges all hospitals in Southeastern Michigan to take all appropriate steps to
limit and hopefully bring to an end the necessity of rerouting critical care
patients by expanding both facilities and staffing necessary to serve the County's
growing population.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
request that the State of Michigan take all necessary steps to increase the
number of graduates from registered nursing programs in the State of Michigan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all
Oakland County legislators and the County's legislative agent.
Chairpe-rson, weATtove the adoption of the foregoing resolution. / 1
Davis lr Moffitt
County Commissioner;-'District #15
12th 'th- of
. ALLEN, County CIerk/Psgister of Pr'N
May 12, 1988
Resolution # 88082
Moved by Richard Kuhn supported by Moffitt the Public Services Report
be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Richard Kuhn supported by Moffitt the Health and Human Services
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Richard Kuhn supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, McConnell, A. McPherson, MOffitt,
Page, Pernick,.Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Bishop, Caddell, Calandro, Crake. (18)
NAYS: Doyon, Gosling, Aaron. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and Naving a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneoi S Re s o lution g 88082 adopted b the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on May 12, 1988
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 Testirony Whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
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