Written by Administrator
March 30th, 2010 at 11:00 am
FPPC complaints have been filed against San Bernardino County Supervisors Josie Gonzales and Paul Biane as well as former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer. The complaints all allege that these three individuals, along with countless other politicians and department managers, have been the recipients of free medical services at the county’s hospital, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), and have failed to report the gifts on their Statements of Economic Interests (Form 700).
VIPs, as they are known at the county-run hospital, routinely have medical treatment arranged for them free of charge at the ARMC at taxpayer expense. Often, in order to hide the free treatment, no computer records or medical charts are created. VIPs, if being treated in the emergency room, are moved ahead of even critically ill patients.
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Interesting. As the article says, it’s just complaint, which is all the fppc can deal with. But it does put the content of the complaint on the public record and makes it reportable by media, and easier to act on by investigative bodies.
tic, tic, tic… see how they run, see how they run… tic, tic, tic… medical director trying to put toothpaste back tube… tic, tic, tic… with uffer gone there’s more to come… tic, tic, tic…
Guess what?
No more Uffer to cover for medical director.
Who would want free anything from ARMC? I remember the old COunty debacle, er, Hospital, on Gilbert street, and the only person(s) I would want getting treatment there was the perp’s in lock up, and any trauma/heart patient unstable enough to make it to Loma Linda!
It was probaly a great training hospital with nobody to ever complain, but for people with a choice? Maybe the Sups should have Rawlands examine them while they are getting health care freebies!
I have heard by former and presently employed physicians that ARMC head honcos’ have said they “have three of the Board of supervisors in their pockets”. This explains why all the huge contracts for care are awarded to the same groups and medical companies. It is true, Gonzalez and Uffer have recieved free surgeries and services at ARMC. They have used assumed names in order to hide these free services. I guess it is kinda like their own version of Obama Care. At the expense of all of the good citizens of San Bernardino. We the people, should clean house. Starting with Biane.
So now we know why Josie has been so quiet for such a long time.
NO wonder they are so hesitant to become aggressive with certain issues.
Can’t be a finger pointer when your dirty.
Josie, do you have to be a VIP to get medical marijuana?
Josie, Josie, Josie what can we say about you other than you are not the sharpest knife in the drawer. No wonder you are no help in addressing the patientcare issues raised by ARMC physicians – you are a VIP! Frogive us low level common people.
Free lobotomy for Josie.
tic, tic, tic… Dr Petre comes clean… tic, tic, tic… medical director apologizes, resigns and refunds taxpayers, tic, tic, tic…
APRIL FOOLS!