The 450,000 people living in King County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Valley Medical Center – VMC) own that hospital and all its assets. They should be allowed a chance to decide for themselves who should own/operate VMC in the future.
There has never been a vote about the form and existence of the public hospital district and one should take place now – before a 45-year deal is signed between the University of Washington Medicine (UWM) and VMC. That deal now looks set to be rushed to approval by the end of May, even though no final plan has yet been presented for review.
