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Kittitas County

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Kevin Nicholson Appointed to KCPHD2 Board of Commissioners

On April 30, the Board of Commissioners for Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2 appointed Kevin Nicholson to fill a vacant commissioner position.

Kevin is a lifelong resident of Kittitas County and graduated from Cle Elum-Roslyn High School in 1995.  He served for two years in the United States Army, and was a member of the Cle Elum Fire Department for five years.  During that time, he acted as a first responder for one year and an emergency medical technician for three years.  Kevin holds an associate’s degree in nursing from Spokane Community College and has worked as a registered nurse in an acute care setting in Yakima.

Kevin will serve in his role as commissioner until the November 2015 general election, at which time the position will be publicly elected. The successful candidate of the election will serve a full six-year term. 

Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2 is primarily funded by local property taxes.  It operates the only advanced life support ambulance service in Upper Kittitas County, Medic One.  The public hospital district also subsidizes a portion of the operations of KVH Urgent Care – Cle Elum to ensure access to after-hours care for Upper Kittitas County residents.

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Applicants Sought for Board of Commissioners, Position #3

Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2 is seeking applicants for appointment to a vacant position on its publicly elected Board of Commissioners. The position has become vacant following the resignation of current commissioner Torey Griswold.

Interested persons should submit a letter of interest, including relevant background information, by April 17, 2015.  Interviews will be conducted the weeks of April 20, 27 and May 4, and the successful candidate will take office at the May 18 meeting of the Board of Commissioners.

The position will be placed on the ballot in the November 2015 general election. The elected commissioner will take office immediately following the election and will serve a full six-year term, through December 2021. 

Letters of interest should be sent electronically to fstorlie@kvhealthcare.org or by hard copy to the Board of Commissioners, Attn: Cathy Bambrick, Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2, 603 S. Chestnut St., Ellensburg, WA 98926. For additional information, please contact Cathy Bambrick at (509) 962-7302. Applicants must be registered voters residing in Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2. 

Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2 is primarily funded by local property taxes. It operates Upper Kittitas County Medic One, the only advanced life support ambulance service in Upper Kittitas County.  The public hospital district also subsidizes a portion of the operations of KVH Urgent Care – Cle Elum to ensure access to after-hours care for Upper Kittitas County residents.

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KCPHD No. 2 to Host Study Session about Current and Potential Future Service Delivery Models

Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 2 (KCPHD #2) will host a study session to assess the current status of Upper Kittitas County emergency medical services and discuss potential future service delivery models.  The session will be held on October 14th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Putnam Centennial Center in Cle Elum.

The primary service provided by KCPHD #2 is advanced life support ambulance service by Upper Kittitas County Medic One.

The study session will allow for an opportunity to follow up on an earlier agreement by the KCPHD #2 Board of Commissioners assigning operational management duties of Upper Kittitas County Medic One ambulance service to Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue (KVFR). This agreement, signed in March 2014 after turnover in Medic One management, was projected to last six months in an effort to give Upper Kittitas County Medic One time to explore its options before making a long term management decision.

In general, study sessions are primarily held as information gathering meetings for elected officials.  They are open to the public.  In this case, the session is being held for the benefit of the KCPHD #2 Board of Commissioners, emergency response stakeholder agencies and interested members of the public.  A period reserved for emergency response stakeholder agency comments is tentatively scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Written comments will be accepted from members of the public.