Lake District Hospital

Description

The District Hospital is a governmental entity and a political subdivision of the State of Oregon It was created by the Oregon legislature to provide hospital services and other health care services for the residents of the District The District was created by public vote on July 18 1967 and the current Hospital facility opened its doors in 1971 The District operates a 21bed acute care hospital an attached 47bed skilled long term care facility a home health and hospice service outpatient clinic services provides through leases physician clinic facilities and buildings to support those operations The District services include the acute care hospital obstetrical services surgery emergency room and related ancillary services lab xray etc associated with these services

A 5member board of directors governs the District The members of the board are elected for a term of 4 years Elections are staggered so no more than one third of the board is up for election at one time The board is required to elect a president and secretary One of their duties is to appoint an administrator chief executive officer CEO The board delegates the daytoday operations of the district to the CEO

The District is a municipal government entity As such the District levies and the county collects property taxes from property owners within the Hospital District These tax revenues are used to support the purpose of the District Hospital which is to provide health care to the members of the district However tax support is minimal representing approximately five percent of hospital receipts

The Government Accounting Standards Board prescribes the financial reporting of the Hospital This is the format followed by the District The State of Oregons Auditors Office maintains copies of audited financial statements