Encino-Tarzana hospital in ER

Sparking fears that the San Fernando Valley could lose another hospital, the head of Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center has asked the community to pressure the landlord to sell the complex to another hospital operator.
Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.
The operator, Tenet Healthcare Corp., put the two-campus hospital up for sale nearly four years ago and wants to find a similar company to take it over before its lease on the buildings expires in February 2009.

But a complicated legal battle between Tenet and HCP Inc., the landlord of the Tarzana campus, has stalled a potential sale. One of the key issues is whether the landlord or tenant will have to pay for the millions of dollars in seismic upgrades that must be completed before 2013.