Posts Tagged ‘Kaiser Northern California’
State legislators push bill to limit emergency room closures
California has one the nation’s lowest number of hospital emergency rooms per capita, and Bay Area legislators are calling this shortage a crisis, as the number of people who need urgent care services keeps growing. They are pushing for a bill that would require non-profit hospitals to obtain approval from the state Attorney General.
Read MoreRichmond city council urges Kaiser to rescue fiscally troubled Doctors Medical Center
Doctors Medical Center San Pablo is facing a $20 million budget deficit and seeking immediate bridge funding from Kaiser Northern California to keep its doors open. The Richmond city council adopted a resolution urging Kaiser to support the financially struggling hospital at an emergency meeting Tuesday night.
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