Q: How long would this tax be collected?
A: This is a one-year levy, and it would be set for collection next year in 2025. This is a request to renew the levy approved by voters every year since April 2020.

Q: How will Three Rivers Hospital use the funds?
A: The purpose for the levy funds will not change: All revenues will be used to help cover operational expenses, primarily for the Emergency Room.

Q: What is the cost to property owners who live in our hospital district?
A: Three Rivers Hospital would receive a total of  about $1.34 million. That breaks down to an estimated 33 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. This is the same rate paid by property owners this year; Three Rivers is not requesting an increase. For a $300,000 home, the tax would be about $99 for the year.

Q: Why is Three Rivers Hospital requesting this levy?
A: TRH strives to provide the communities we serve with their desired services. Based on feedback, our district residents preferred to have physician coverage in the ER. This annual levy covers a portion of the cost to provide ER services by board-certified physicians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all 365 days a year.

Our team continues to work on growing other services to supplement the cost of having 24-hour emergency care available to our communities.

Q: What are the hospital’s other services?
A: Besides the ER, we offer:

• A full-spectrum family practice clinic
• General surgery consultations and procedures
• Orthopedics: Surgical and non-surgical treatments
• Acute Care
• Swing beds / transitional care for extended recovery close to home
• Laboratory and Radiology: inpatient and outpatient services
• Women’s health services, such as gynecology and 3D mammography
• Physical Therapy: Inpatient and outpatient
• Advanced wound care

Q: What was the timeline for deciding to renew this levy?
A: The Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2024-04 during its July 31, 2024 regular meeting, which authorized placing a proposition on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot for this one-year levy.

Q: Does the hospital already receive property tax funds?
A: Yes. The hospital collects the regular annual tax levy at a rate of 0.4693 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.  The maximum amount that a public hospital district can collect is 75 cents per $1,000. These levy funds account for about 5% of the hospital’s total annual revenue.

Q: What is the percentage of voter approval required for the levy to pass?
A: The measure would need at least 60% approval to pass.

Q: How do I submit my ballot?
A: Drop off your ballot at your local post office before it closes for the day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 so it will be postmarked that day. In our hospital district, there are also ballot drop boxes in:

• Pateros at 180 Pateros Mall, near the bus stop
• Twisp at 118 Glover Street, at City Hall
• Bridgeport at 1206 Columbia Avenue, at City Hall
• Mansfield at 26 Main Street, at City Hall
• Winthrop at 51 State Highway 20, at the Winthrop Barn