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Local residents may
receive erroneous
notices from county
BY JUDY HIBBS
Seniors in Los Angeles County
who have both Medicare and
Medi-Cal, with the exception of
those who live in Avalon, have
to choose a new "MediConnect"
plan, or a Medi-Cal managed care
plan, or the county will pick one
for them.
Avalon is home to a large num-
ber of residents who have both
Medicare and Medi-Cat ("Medi/
Medi").
Residents of the 90704 zip code
are in the only "carve out" area in
LA County, meaning they are not
required to select a plan because
straight Medi-Cal is the only
option here. Unfortunately, local
residents may still be receiving
notices from Los Angeles County
stating that they have to select a
plan and they may be confused by
those notices.)
In the past, Islandershave erro-
neously signed up for Medi-Cal
Managed Care plans, which then
required a lot of time and effort
to "undo" their registration and
revert to the approved Medi-Cal
coverage..
If you are an island resident
who receives a letter asking you
to choose a "MediConnect," or
a Medi-Cal Managed Care plan
please call Healthcare Options at
844-580-7272, and let them know
that you live in the 90704 zip
code.
In order to receive care at
Catalina Island Medical Center it
is necessary to maintain regular
Medicare and original Medi-Cal
coverage. The County system is
set up so that island residents
should not be asked to be put
into a Managed Care plan, but
because it has happened before,
Dawn Sampson, LCSW, Director
of CIMC's Social Services urges
all residents with both Medicare
and Medi-Cal to call the County
to made sure they will not be
signed up for one of these plans
against their wishes.
A volunteer organization,
HICAP (the Health Insurance
Counseling & Advocacy Program)
provides free and comprehensive
information and counseling about
Medicare. If anyone wants help
with a Medicare issue, call HICAP
at 213-383-4519. For additional
assistance residents can also call
Catalina Island Medical Center
310-510-0700.
Hospital celebrates 55th birthday next Thursday
Catalina Island Medical Center
will celebrate 55 years of medical
care by hosting a Catalina Island
Chamber of Commerce Mixer
Birthday Party. On Thursday, Jan.
15, at 6 p.m. celebrate with the
Medical Center, take a tour of the
refurbished building, meet admin-
istrative and medical staff and
board members and eat appetizers
from Steve's Steakhouse.
To attend, call 310-510-1520.
Humans have been living onon
Catalina Island for more than
7,000 years. The originaLinhabit-=
ants were born here, lived here:
and died here, creating a society
that lasted for hundreds of genera-
tions. While that culture has left
evidence of its existence, it has-
little to tell us about what medical
care was like.
The first written evidence of
doctors on the island dates back
to 1889.
More than a century ago, physi-
cians were treating patients at both
Two Harbors and in Avalon.
The first "hospital" on Catalina
Island served the island's residents
and visitors from 1900 to 1923.
1915, a clinic had been
established in Avalon's first per-
manent structure--the original
Metropole Hotel.
Unfortunately Avalon's mas-
sive fire that year destroyed the
Metropole and burned most of the
town to the ground.
• Shortly after that time, records
show that a Dr. Chapman began
seeing patients in the Strand Hotel,
located on Sumner Avenue.
From 1923 to 1957 the hos-
pital assumed responsibility for
the Island's medical services at
the site now occupied by the Los
Angeles County Sheriff and public
library o mner.
The oid:bospital site was
in 1957.
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