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Community Survey for the next Hospital Operator of Lower Keys Medical Center, our Public Hospital
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1.
This community survey is for Lower Florida Keys residents only.
Lower Keys Medical Center (LKMC), our public community hospital lease with the existing operator is coming to an end, and community input is vital to drafting competitive healthcare services and other terms language for the next hospital operator agreement.
Participant names of this survey WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL,
only portions of the
data / results
from this survey will be shared with the community and those participating in the drafting of the Request For Proposal (RFP) and next lease for multiple hospitals expected to bid on the next lease of LKMC.
Are you a resident of the Lower Florida Keys, including and between Big Pine to Key West?
(Required.)
Yes
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2.
First name
(response remains confidential)
(Required.)
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3.
Last name
(response remains confidential)
(Required.)
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4.
Street address
(response remains confidential)
(Required.)
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5.
City
(responses not including, and between Big Pine to Key West will not be included in the results)
(Required.)
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6.
Zip Code
(Required.)
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7.
Personal Email Address
(response remains confidential)
(Required.)
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8.
Are you currently, or previously, a healthcare practitioner or healthcare sector worker?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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9.
Are you currently, or previously, a Lower Keys first responder (police, fire, EMT, paramedic, medical transport)?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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10.
Are you now, or have you ever been employed by Community Health Systems (current Lower Keys Medical Center) operator?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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11.
Are you now, or have you ever been employed by Baptist Health?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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12.
Are you now, or have you ever been employed by Mount Sinai?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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13.
Did you know our sole community hospital, Lower Keys Medical Center is our publicly owned hospital which we lease to a hospital operator to manage all aspects of hospital operations?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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14.
Did you know our public hospital, Lower Keys Medical Center, is leased to the for-profit hospital operator Community Health Systems (CHS), and the lease ends April 2029?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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15.
Did you know our public hospital operator CHS is already seeking to renew their lease?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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16.
Did you know that Mount Sinai and Baptist, both non-profit hospital operators have also indicated interest in leasing our public hospital at the end of the existing operators lease term, and becoming our next sole community hospital at Lower Keys Medical Center?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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17.
Do you believe it's in the public's interest to have multiple hospital operators bidding on competitive healthcare services including specialties offered at our sole hospital in order to gain the next lease for Lower Keys Medical Center?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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18.
Did you know that the governing body with the responsibility and authority over who the next hospital operator will be is The Lower Florida Keys Hospital District Board (District Board) comprised of local commissioners?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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19.
Did you know that the local District Board of our public hospital is currently in the process of drafting a Request for Proposal (RFP), which specifies terms, including provisions for healthcare services for our community so multiple hospital operators can bid comparatively on the upcoming new lease of our sole community hospital?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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20.
Did you know that Lower Florida Keys citizens and community stakeholder input (like this survey) is an important factor for our District Board to consider when contemplating the language within the RFP process, terms, and healthcare services for hospital operator suitors to bid competitively?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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21.
What is your overall opinion on how well our current hospital operator, Community Health Systems, is managing and operating Lower Keys Medical Center for our community?
(Required.)
Neutral
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
Extremely Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Extremely Dissatisfied
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22.
On a scale of 1 to 5 stars, 1 being poor, and 5 being excellent, how would you rate the current hospital operator, Community Health Systems in their operation of Lower Keys Medical Center?
(Required.)
1 Star
1 star
2 Stars
2 stars
3 Stars
3 stars
4 Stars
4 stars
5 Stars
5 stars
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23.
How comfortable are you currently,
seeking emergency or critical care
at Lower Keys Medical Center?
(Required.)
Neutral
Comfortable
Very Comfortable
Extremely Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Very Uncomfortable
Extremely Uncomfortable
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24.
How comfortable are you currently,
seeking non-emergency medical care
at Lower Keys Medical Center?
(Required.)
Neutral
Comfortable
Very Comfortable
Extremely Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Very Uncomfortable
Extremely Uncomfortable
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25.
How many times have you received medical care at Lower Keys Medical Center in the past 10 years?
(Required.)
Never
1 Time
2 Times
3 Times
4 Times
5 Times or more
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26.
Have you
self-chosen
and
self-traveled
to seek medical care at a mainland hospital in the past 10 years?
(Required.)
Yes
No
27.
If you have chosen to
self-travel
to a mainland hospital to receive medical care in the past 10 years, what was the reason?
(choose all which apply)
Didn’t have confidence in LKMC to treat my medical condition
Was advised by a non-LKMC healthcare practitioner to seek mainland hospital care
Was advised by a LKMC healthcare practitioner to seek mainland hospital care
I believed LKMC did not have the medical specialty to treat my condition
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28.
How many times in the past 10 years have you required medical transportation to a mainland hospital via Ambulance or Air?
(Required.)
Never
1 Time
2 Times
3 Times
4 Times
5 Times or more
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29.
Do you feel that LKMC currently offers an adequate level of medical specialties as our sole community hospital?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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30.
How confident are you that you can currently receive adequate hospital care at LKMC to safely reside in the Lower Florida Keys, without unreasonable transfers to the mainland for hospital care?
(Required.)
Somewhat Confident
Confident
Very Confident
Extremely Confident
Not Very Confident
Very Unconfident
Extremely Unconfident
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31.
Given the high cost of living in the Keys, how important is it for you that local healthcare workers be paid competitive wages and benefits to retain a quality local healthcare workforce?
(Required.)
Not that important
Important
Very Important
Extremely Important
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32.
Did you know that Lower Keys Medical Center is a highly profitable hospital compared to the national profit percentage average, reporting on average over $25 Million
each year
in Net Income (profit) over the past 10 years?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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33.
Do you believe if all, or a significant percentage of profits from our public hospital
was required to be reinvested back into our public hospital
, including workforce wages and benefits, building / leasehold improvements, equipment, more specialists and specialties, we would enjoy a higher quality hospital?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Doesn't Matter
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34.
When multiple hospital operators bid on the next lease during the Request For Proposal (RFP) process,
do you want the operators willingness to reinvest all, or substantially all profits back into our Keys healthcare system as part of the written RFP language / terms
?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Doesn't Matter
35.
In your own words, what would you like those with the responsibility to choose the next hospital operator of our sole, publicly owned hospital to know? You can include medical specialties you feel are critical for our community.
