ER ROLE EYED FOR HOSPITAL.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer Ventura County medical officials will visit Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. Memorial Hospital today to explore if its emergency room could still operate if other medical services are shuttered shut·ter n. 1. One that shuts, as: a. A hinged cover or screen for a window, usually fitted with louvers. b. , officials said. The visit follows word Wednesday that the hospital will suspend many of its medical services Dec. 19 because its perilous financial situation is compromising patient care. Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long, whose district includes the hospital, said she is arranging for an extra ambulance to be stationed in the area and for a mobile medical unit, normally dispatched during disasters, to be placed in the hospital's parking lot to transport patients to other facilities, she said. The decision to suspend medical services allows the hospital to retain its operating license from the state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. delayed a decision Tuesday on whether to reopen partnership negotiations with the troubled medical center. The county broke off talks last month because of disagreements over lease terms and other details, and because hospital officials would not provide details of its finances. Hospital officials must provide full financial disclosure and promise that the county will have decision-making power over the entire hospital property if negotiations are to resume, Long said. A tentative meeting between hospital and county officials is scheduled for Tuesday, she said. Santa Paula City Councilwoman Mary Anne Krause, who chairs an ad hoc committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished on the hospital, said that while the developments are a blow to 50,000 Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. residents who depend on the facility, it ultimately is the best decision. ``The license can be protected rather than having something tragic happen and lose the license completely,'' Krause said. ``It's hard to accept, but this is probably the most prudent thing to do.'' Santa Paula City Manager Wally wally Noun pl -lies Brit slang a stupid or foolish person [from the name Walter] Noun 1. Bobkiewicz agreed that the suspension may be the rural hospital's only chance for survival. ``We're still hopeful that a long-term solution can be found,'' he said. ``If this is the short-term solution, so be it.'' Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7604 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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