LA County Board

4. Catalina Island Health: Preserving Los Angeles County’s Only Critical\nAccess Hospital\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Approve and authorize the\nDirector of Health Services, in consultation with County Counsel, to allocate in\nFiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 $3,000,000 in one-time, available Measure B funding\nto be released to Catalina Island Health (CIH), to maintain emergency room\noperations and availability for specific, qualified Measure B purposes as\nallowable, execute the necessary agreements with CIH to include such\napproved funding for FY 2024-25, provided that, such agreements contain all\nprovisions necessary to comply with proper reporting, monitoring, and oversight\nof the use of Measure B funds, and take all other necessary actions to disburse\nthe funding to CIH; and approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer\n$3,000,000 in one-time funding from Appropriations for Contingencies to\nPrivate Facilities within the Measure B Special Revenue Fund Account and\nallow the Department of Health Services to provide funding to CIH through an\napproved contract agreement, in order to maintain critical medical care and\nemergency services on the island. 4-VOTES (25-1724)