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RESOLUTION N0. 6535
A RESOLUTION URGING.THF.
METROPOLIT.4IV iiEALTH BOARD TO EFFECTIV>/LY
CONTROL fiEALTH CARE COSTS AND SAFEGUARD HEALTH SERVICES
WHEREAS, the-City Council of the City of Richfield is the official
governing body of the City of Richfield and functions as the official
Board of Health of the City of Richfield; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to promote, support, and
maintain the health of the entire community at the highest level; and
I'VHEREAS, the Advisory Board of Health of the City of Richfield has
reviewed Phase IV of the Metropolitan Health Board's long-range hospital
planning process on General Acute Inpatient and Specialty Services; and
WHEREAS, the Richfield Advisory Board of Health supports the
I`ietropolitan Health Board position to control and/or reduce the
number of general acute patient beds;
NOId, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Richfield, that the Petropolitan Health $oard:in its efforts to
reduce hospital bed numbers emphasize availability and'. quality of
service in its planning process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Richfield asks the Metropolitan Health. Board not to make value
judgements nor single out hospitals to prevent erosion of hospital
services, and also, the Metropolitan council should evaluate the
needs of the community, including the needs of the minorities and
poor as consumer and/or employee; and
BE IT FURTiiER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, that the Metropolitan Health Board consider a shared
service. approach in health care delivery by encouraging hospitals
to participate in sharing of personnel, laboratory, bed control
and purchasing of supplies.
Passed and adopted this 23rd day of November, 1981
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Donald J. Priebe, Mayor
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