Modoc County Creation of the Last Frontier Healthcare District, Measure Q (August 2010)

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## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Support
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

A Modoc County Creation of the Last Frontier Healthcare District, Measure Q ballot proposition was on the August 31, 2010 ballot in Modoc County, where it was approved.[1]

The Last Frontier Healthcare District now owns and operates the Modoc Medical Center.

Voters also approved Measure R, a $195/year parcel tax to support the continued operations of the hospital.[2]

Prior to the passage of Measure Q, the Modoc Medical Center was owned and operated by Modoc County, and had been operating at a millions-a-year deficit. That deficit, in turn, was part of the reason that Modoc County's overall budget was running at a $12.5 million annual deficit.[3]

The newly-created hospital district was 400 miles northeast of San Francisco.

## Election results[edit]

Measure Q

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  1,636|  70.14%
No| 696| 29.85%

## Support[edit]

Residents of the county feared that if Measures Q and R had lost, the hospital would have to close.[4]

## External links[edit]

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* Measure Q election results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Associated Press, "Cash-strapped Calif. county approves hospital tax," September 1, 2010
2. ↑ Forbes, "Voters decide future of cash-strapped Calif county," August 31, 2010
3. ↑ KRC-TV, "Parcel Tax Measure Looming For Modoc Hospital," August 25, 2010
4. ↑ NPR, "In Rural Calif., A Debate On How To Save A Hospital," August 19, 2010

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