||| FROM PATTY MILLER |||
It has been my privilege to serve as one of your Hospital District Commissioners for the Orcas Island Health Care District since the start of the PHD in 2018. I am very proud of the accomplishments of the district and how our board has worked together to gain a comprehensive understanding of the health care needs of our community and the options available to best deliver the needed services.
I am especially proud of the transparency we have provided on the health care delivery model and hope that this transparency has helped the community gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of delivering those services. When dealing with complex issues, a public process is sometimes a messy process, especially when those issues relate to something as personal as your health care. I thank the community for your support as we worked through those issues. If you do not feel that you have a better understanding of what it takes to provide health care services to our community, I encourage you to attend one of our meetings and provide public comment or write to any of your commissioners. We are truly here to serve you.
I will not be seeking reelection to the board at the end of my term this year. The period to register as a candidate for this position opens very soon and the details for how to file for office can be found HERE. I hope that a number of you will consider the opportunity to contribute to the continued improvement of health care delivery for our community.
Over the next several years the board will continue to expand its long-range planning while they fine tune the primary care partnership with Island Hospital. This will be a great opportunity for new voices and ideas to be heard.
If you are elected you will have the privilege of working with a dream team of fellow commissioners and an extremely dedicated and competent Superintendent Anne Presson. Please consider serving your community in this important role. Thank you again for allowing me to serve you.
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Patty – as someone who watched the course of the District’s work and progress from the election on, I think you will be hard to replace. Your dedication, your sharp insights, your financial savvy, and your ability to work with the other commissioners, Superintendent Presson, and the many other parties involved to find a good path forward was visible throughout your tenure — along with your sense of humor. You will be missed. I personally thank you for devoting the time, energy, and persistence to help get the new clinic under way; it was a huge job.
Those who wish to continue following the District’s operations can read the minutes on the District website; minutes of every meeting are posted, after commissioners’ review and approval, at orcashealth.org/documents/minutes.
Job well done, Patty. Thank you.
Thanks, Patty!
Many thanks Patty for leaving no stone unturned.
Awesome work, Patty! You did a really great job. Thank you for your diligent service!