Latest Headlines from Langley and South Whidbey

The Board of Commissioners of the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times discussing the recent turmoil at WhidbeyHealth.

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon’s weekly newsletter for Mar. 4,

Island County Commissioners declined to co-sign a loan for the Whidbey Island Hospital District. The district needs short-term financing to meet payroll until new levy funds begin to arrive in May.

The Whidbey News-Times published an editorial on Mar. 2, 2022, calling for the replacement of the board of commissioners of the Whidbey Island Hospital District.

The state auditor’s office issued a finding against Langley for the third audit in a row, indicating the city’s controls for preparing financial statements are inadequate.

Fired WhidbeyHealth CEO Ron Telles’ salary worked out to about $207 an hour, far higher than the average of $130 an hour for CEOs of similarly-sized nonprofit hospitals.

The superintendents of all three Whidbey school districts confirmed their district will follow Governor Inslee’s recommendation.

The Langley City Council is rolling back the start of its meeting time from 5:30 to 5:00 PM on a proposal by Councilmember Harolynne Bobis.

The Hospital District board has chosen management services firm HealthTechS3 to help run WhidbeyHealth, at a cost of $350,000 per year. They also named an interim CEO, Michael Layfield, whose annual salary is expected to be $375,000.

The South Whidbey School Board appointed Joe Greenheron to fill the vacancy left by Damian Greene.