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Watsonville Community Hospital board votes to close maternity services, NICU despite pushback from community members
The Pajaro Valley Health Care District board of directors voted 3-2 to close Watsonville Community Hospital’s maternity services, which includes labor and delivery, and its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The…
Why is Proposition 38 sidelining UC Santa Cruz?
California is asking taxpayers to take on $8.4 billion in debt for research, but a provision in Proposition 38 could leave UC Santa Cruz without a guaranteed voice in how some…
La junta directiva del Hospital Comunitario de Watsonville vota a favor de cerrar los servicios de maternidad y la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales
La junta directiva del Distrito de Atención Médica del Valle del Pájaro (Pajaro Valley Health Care District) votó 3 a 2 a favor de cerrar los servicios de maternidad, incluidos…
Give Measure E a chance before closing Watsonville’s maternity unit – a physician’s perspective
Watsonville Community Hospital is considering closing its maternity and newborn care units, raising concerns among doctors and nurses about the risks to mothers and babies. Dr. Madhu Raghavan, a pediatrician who…
Watsonville Community Hospital nurses reassure immigrant patients after reported ICE sighting
Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital held an emergency news conference Tuesday afternoon following reports of immigration agents patrolling the property. They say patients are still safe to seek services at the…
Watsonville Community Hospital’s maternity care is a regional responsibility – we can’t let it close
Watsonville Community Hospital loses about $27,000 a day providing labor and delivery services, raising questions about whether it can sustain the unit without jeopardizing its finances. Closing it would force families…
Watsonville Community Hospital board to consider closing maternity services, NICU at Wednesday meeting
Watsonville Community Hospital’s board is scheduled to decide whether to shutter the facility’s labor and delivery services and neonatal intensive care unit as the financially struggling hospital faces mounting losses. Nurses,…
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