2010-06-07 Centra Health - Support for Medical ServicesPITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2010-06-07
VIRGINIA: At a regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors on
Monday, June 7, 2010 in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields
Courthouse Addition the following resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors feels there is a
significant need in their county for a medical service center; and
WHEREAS, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors during the
development of a comprehensive plan for the future of Pittsylvania County realized a
need for a emergency and regular medical care facilities to be located in the urbanizing
areas of Pittsylvania County, included but not limited to the incorporated areas of the
Towns of Chatham, Gretna, and Hurt; and
WHEREAS, Centra Health of Lynchburg, Virginia has expressed a desire to
expand their medical services facilities south to the area of Danville, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County, the largest County in Virginia in land area, lies
between Lynchburg and Danville, and has no outpatient surgery or 24 hour emergency
center within its boundaries; therefore
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
that they respectfully request Centra Health to consider the location for its medical
service facility in Pittsylvania County, including the incorporated towns of Chatham,
Gretna, and Hurt; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
pledges their support and agrees to work in partnership with Centra Health to apply and
approve the Certificate of Need necessary to provide this facility to service the citizens of
Pittsylvania County, Halifax County, Henry County, and the Cities of Martinsville and
Danville.
;d M. Ingram -AYE
~y E. Harville -AYE
Marshall A. Ecker -AYE
William H. Pritchett -AYE
James H. Snead -AYE
Given under my hand this 7th day of June 2010.
Vote: Henry A. Davis, Jr. -AYE
T:m R. Barber -AYE
D. Sleeper,
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
VIRGINIA
William D. Sleeper
County Administrator
P.O. Box 426
Chatham, Virginia 24531
dan. sleeper@pittgov.org
Phone (434) 432-7710
Fax (434) 432-7714
Grerna/Hurt (434) 656-6211
Bachelors Hall/Whitmell (434) 797-9550
June 8, 2010
Mr. Tom Jividen,
Vice-President
Centra Health
1920 Atherholt Road
Lynchburg, VA 23501-1104
Dear Mr. Jividen:
Attached hereto you will find a resolution passed by the Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors passed at their regular meeting on Monday, June 7, 2010, in Chatham, Virginia,
requesting Centra Health consider the location of a medical health facility in Pittsylvania County,
and more specifically including the incorporated Towns of Chatham, Gretna, or Hurt.
The Board of Supervisors feels there is significant need as Pittsylvania County continues to
expand for medical health services to be located within Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The
attached resolution also reflects the pledge of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors to
work in partnership with Centra Health to apply to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the
required Certificate of Needs for this facility be located in Pittsylvania County.
The citizens and the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania County express their sincere
appreciation to Centra Health for its consideration of this proposal. The County's staff will be
happy to sit down with Centra Health representatives to discuss incentives and benefits for
locating in Pittsylvania County.
Very cerely,
~,
illiam D. Sleeper
County Administrator
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Attachment
Cc: Honorable Members of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Honorable John P. Light, Legal Counsel
Otis S. Hawker, Assistant County Administrator
Greg L. Sides, Assistant County Administrator
Ken Bowman, Director of Economic Development