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RESOLUTION NO. 24R-06-116: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF BROWARD HEALTH TO PURCHASE OR LEASE THE FACILITY COMMONLY KNOWN AS FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER (FMC); PROVIDING THAT FMC RECENTLY FILED BANKRUPTCY AND COULD CEASE TO OPERATE AT ANY TIME; PROVIDING THAT PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL CLOSED ITS DOORS IN NOVEMBER 2021, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES SUCH AS PEDIATRICS, NEONATAL AND TRAUMA CARE; PROVIDING THAT BROWARD HEALTH IS A PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDING FOR THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH BROWARD COUNTY SINCE 1938; PROVIDING THAT BROWARD HEALTH IS ONE OF THE TEN LARGEST PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES; PROVIDING THAT BROWARD HEALTH HAS THE CAPACITY, EXPERIENCE AND RESOURCES TO FILL THE VOID AND PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF LAUDERHILL AND ALL RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY VICE MAYOR LAWRENCE "JABBOW" MARTIN).
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Request Action:
Pass a Resolution in support of Florida Medical Center (FMC) requesting Broward Health to provide health facilities in central broward to continue to provide access for residents in the area since FMC is declaring bankruptcy.
Need:
request for support for Broward Health to provide hospital services in central broward county.
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