HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 22-_____
Introduced by Council Member
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD IN SUPPORT OF LOCATING A TRAUMA CENTER AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE AND ENCOURAGES THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE A TRAUMA CENTER AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY WHEREAS, the Alameda County Trauma System Plan was established by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in 1987 and has remained the same since adoption; and WHEREAS, the Trauma Network includes three designated trauma centers: Highland Hospital in Oakland, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland and Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley; and WHEREAS, ambulance transport to Eden Medical Center for trauma services from Southern Alameda County can often take 45 minutes to over an hour, far beyond what is acceptable for trauma response; and WHEREAS, the population in Southern Alameda County alone has grown from roughly 230,000 residents when the trauma network was established to nearly 350,000 residents and is expected to grow by another 15 percent to 403,000 by 2040; and WHEREAS, the Alameda County Department of Public Health retained Bishop & Associates to assess the demand for and feasibility of additional trauma centers in Alameda County; and WHEREAS, Bishop & Associates is anticipated to release the final report in April/May 2022 and make a recommendation to consider action on changing the Alameda County trauma network; and WHEREAS, Washington Hospital Healthcare (WHHS) has applied to Alameda County to be a designated trauma center; and WHEREAS, WHHS is equipped with the 224,000 square foot Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion that contains a state-of-the art emergency department; and WHEREAS, WHHS already has the clinical services in place needed to support trauma care; and WHEREAS, designating Washington Hospital as a trauma center will provide trauma patients in Southern Alameda County access to quicker life-saving medical care within an acceptable trauma response time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hayward supports locating a trauma center at Washington Hospital Healthcare that will provide advanced life-saving medical care and ambulance support within an acceptable trauma response time and encourages the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to approve a trauma center at Washington Hospital in Southern Alameda Count.
IN COUNCIL, HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA , 2022.
ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST: ______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney of the City of Hayward
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