PARKS WANTS TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TO ATTRACT HOSPITAL TO AREA.Byline: Grace Lee Staff Writer Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see . Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean American actress who is best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series . will ask fellow supervisors on Tuesday to appoint her to a regional group seeking a hospital for the eastern Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by . Parks, who was a member of the regional hospital study group while a Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. City Council member, said she would like to continue her efforts. The goal is ``to create opportunities to bring forward another hospital in the eastern end of the Conejo Valley,'' Parks said. ``We've had a loss of hospital beds as a result of the closing of Westlake Hospital. The demand is so great. We need another hospital out here.'' Officials from Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks are part of the group that has also drawn support of state and federal lawmakers and hospital organizations. Parks said one hospital has already expressed an interest in moving to the area. Westlake Hospital was closed in what Parks described as a marketing move by HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. , which bought it along with Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Westlake Hospital's closure represents the challenges that small hospitals face, including another Ventura County hospital, 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. Santa Paula has sought donations from the community and is considering affiliating with another hospital in an effort to keep its doors open. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: - Linda Parks Ventura County supervisor |
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