San Andreas, CA….In 2003, I retired and became a volunteer at Mark Twain Medical Center. I have worked in several departments one or two days a week, six hours a day. On June 5, the voters of Calaveras County have a chance to help our hospital. Vote yes on Measure A. It’s a measure asking voters to approve a new lease between Mark Twain Medical Center and the Mark Twain Health Care District and renew the affiliation with Dignity Health. It does not raise taxes or have any impact on your tax bill. It does not give our hospital to Dignity Health.

If Measure A does not pass, the hospital could be forced to close, which would be terrible for our community. Hundreds of jobs would be lost and we would have to travel farther to get medical help.

People in Calaveras County need this hospital for many reasons – surgery, physical therapy, lab services, etc. Mark Twain Medical Center has the only cancer center in the county.

We need to come together and make our great hospital even better. On June 5, I urge you to do the right thing and vote yes on Measure A. Please let me and others continue to work and volunteer at Mark Twain Medical Center.

Thank you,
Florence Alberts