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Duarte seeks targeted Federal relief for bankrupt Madera Community Hospital

While the local hospital enters bankruptcy, the freshman Congressman is eyeing paths to keeping the hospital viable for revival.

byDaniel Gligich

January 30, 2023

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Fresno, Madera launch annual homeless count as crisis deepens

The count provides a snapshot of the current homeless situation, one that has worsened in recent years.

byDaniel Gligich

January 25, 2023

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Madera Co. ditches plan to tinker with groundwater penalties

Madera County was weighing a tiered approach that would see egregious over-pumpers of groundwater penalized more harshly.

byDaniel Gligich

January 24, 2023

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Turn Madera’s hospital into Fresno’s homeless hub? No thanks, says Madera Co. lawmaker.

The proposal would turn the problems surrounding the hospitals closure and combine it with an idea to turn the Fresno Convention Center into a homeless shelter.

byDaniel Gligich

January 18, 2023

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Bonta’s bluff played role in Madera Hospital’s sudden collapse, Madera Co. lawmaker says.

Abysmal Medi-Cal reimbursement rates pushed Madera Community Hospital to the brink, but Attorney General Rob Bonta's overplayed hand killed an acquisition deal, one Madera County Supervisor said.

byDaniel Gligich

January 16, 2023

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Madera Co. eyes burning half its COVID relief funds as hospital closure stopgap

Along with ARPA funds, the county could explore forming a special district to revamp operations of Madera’s lone hospital.

byDaniel Gligich

January 10, 2023

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Duarte, Costa press Feds for emergency status over Madera hospital closure

The sudden financial collapse of Madera County's sole hospital has two of the Valley's Congressmen scrambling for solutions with the Biden administration.

byReid Stone

January 7, 2023