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n <br />r- SEP 2 2 198 BOOK 69 FACE 548 <br />MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE <br />The Board reviewed the following letter dated 9/14/87: <br />Ylll.. • <br />Y � <br />• <br />Dan K. Richardson <br />Chairman cn rr ti September 14, 1987 <br />��� DISTRIBUTION LIST <br />Michael J. O'Grady, Jr. <br />PresidentCommissioners <br />" <br />Administrator t/ <br />Mrs. Carolyn Eggert, Commissioner Attorney. <br />Board of County Commissioners Personnel <br />County Administration Building Public Works <br />1840 - 25th Street Community Dev. <br />Vero Beach, Florida 3296.0 <br />Utilities <br />Finance (Sc—.4�I� <br />Dear Carolyn: Other rse. aAs'L`•• =^ J <br />In follow-up to our telephone conversation this morning, I would very. <br />much like to see the Board of County Commissioners take a stand with <br />the Governor and the Legislature, -urging them to act decisively in <br />the up -coming session on the matter of medical malpractice liability <br />insurance. As I indicated to you on the telephone, members of the <br />Board of Directors, the Medical Staff and Administration were <br />reminded last week at a Joint Conference Committee Meeting that this <br />problem continues to pose the potential in Indian River County of <br />reaching the crisis proportion that it is in counties south of us. <br />We are concerned that with policy renewals due on January 1st that <br />many of our physicians will be severely impacted by this out of <br />control situation. Our community has already lost a number of <br />Obstetrician/Gynecologists and we stand to lose as well our only <br />Neurosurgeon, Orthopedic Surgeons and other physicians in high risk <br />practices if this.sitiiation is not remedied in an appropriate manner. <br />Carolyn, it would be my hope that the Board of County Commissioners <br />would make a resolution recognizing the precarious situation that <br />exists in Indian River County and affirming to the Governor and <br />Legislature that this problem demands statesmen -like attention imme- <br />diately. We cannot continue to tinker with the existing system and <br />focus blame. We need action. 'N <br />Si cerely, <br />Stephen L. Holmes <br />Vice President <br />Operations <br />Commissioner Eggert introduced Stephen Holmes, Vice <br />President of Operations at Indian River Memorial Hospital, who <br />stressed the difficulties being experienced throughout the state, <br />especially by the southern counties, concerning medical <br />64 <br />n <br />