Deadline Set for Hospital Repair Plan
State health and safety officials have given Trinity Hospital 15 days to come up with a plan for repairing damage from mold, dry rot and leaks, Trinity County officials said.
Unless the hospital can find the estimated $1.5 million needed to fix the leaky roof, county supervisors may have to shut down the Weaverville facility, county Supervisor Billie Miller said.
Rain and show falling on the hospital’s flat roof haven’t helped.
Plaster is peeling off the ceilings and buckets collect water from leaks in several rooms, according to the state Department of Health Services.
The county-owned hospital, built in the 1950s, has operated in the red for years. Officials estimate an accumulated debt by the end of the fiscal year of $2.7 million.
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