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About
Peninsula Health Care District
In 1947, the Peninsula Health Care District was established with broad
support from the San Mateo County voters. At the time, the voters
created the District and a tax base to build and operate what is now
Peninsula Medical Center. In order to bring citizens into the decision-making
process of the new hospital, a publicly elected five member District
Board was created. As a result, the Peninsula Hospital was built in
1954 using public funds and private donations and for more than 30
years the District Board made all of the hospital’s operational
decisions.
In 1985, the Board voted to lease the hospital, including all operations,
to Mills-Peninsula Health Services, a private non-profit group that
owned and operated Mills Health Center in San Mateo. The lease and
merger of the hospitals allowed Peninsula Medical Center to operate
more economically and efficiently, as well as freeing District resources
to invest in local health care.
Since the transfer of operation management responsibilities, the
Peninsula Health Care District has continued to serve the community
by responding to local health needs, allocating resources for programs
that enhance the health of the District’s residents and as
the lessor of Peninsula Medical Center.
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