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A Resolution Approving Amended & Restated Bylaws of the Memorial Health System Enterprise
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From:
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney
Summary:
The Memorial Health System Enterprise Board of Trustees, having been appointed by the City Council, will meet to review and approve its Amended & Restated Bylaws, and elect Board officers.
Previous Council Action:
Since 1949, the City has owned Memorial Health System (then known as Memorial Hospital) and was the licensed operator of Memorial Health System facilities from 1949 to 2012. Memorial Health System was established as an enterprise of the City (the "MHS Enterprise") governed through a Board of Trustees.
In order to ensure the continued provision of the highest quality of care to the greater Colorado Springs community, careful consideration was given by the Board of Trustees, the City Council, and the citizens of the City to various options for the ownership, governance, and control of Memorial Health System, including the option of leasing the assets of Memorial Health System to an outside independent operator.
After determining it to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City and its residents, the City Council approved the City's entry into (i) the Health System Operating Lease Agreement dated July 2, 2012 (which contemplated transfer of Memorial Health System assets and the long-term lease of Memorial Health System facilities to a lessee (first Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc., then UCH-MHS)), and (ii) the Integration and Affiliation Agreement, dated July 2, 2012, by and among the City, University of Colorado Health, Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc., and UCH-MHS (such agreements, collectively, the "Memorial Health System Affiliation").
On September 8, 2015, City Council approved on second reading comprehensive amendments to the City Code to define and explain the MHS affiliation, standardize terminology throughout the City ...
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