Solutions
Hire New Competent Administrators
Every successful entity has a chief executive officer that has domaine expertise, business accumen, common sense, high energy, and can inspire. Sometimes a fresh look is all that is required by someone with all of those attributes.
Figure Out What Happened
To the best of this writer's knowledge, no one has articulated what really happened to Hazel Hawkins Hospital. We do know that the Board never put the financial crisis officially on the agenda. One is left to assume that everything was done in closed session, with deliberations kept from the public.
The Board and Administration is very keen to give the assets to a third party and hope that they continue to operate as a hospital forever. But why not do a deep dive and figure out what happened and then do what an expert operator would do.
Bring in the Doctors
Performing surgeries and other procedures are huge revenue generators for hospitals.
There are some physicans who are intimately familiar with Hazel Hawkins Hospital and see the potential for it to be a healthcare magnate for the region, but especially San Benito County.