The Pajaro Valley Health Care District is moving forward with plans to purchase the Watsonville Community Hospital buildings and the land they sit on. The district has owned the hospital’s assets for the past two years, but has yet to purchase the building and land.
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New Dominican Hospital residency program aims to speed up local health care
Dignity Health Dominican Hospital and Morehouse School of Medicine are launching Santa Cruz County’s first physician residency program as part of a nationwide initiative by the Atlanta school and the hospital’s parent organization. The hope is to increase the diversity of the physician workforce and to reduce health care disparities.
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Watsonville Community Hospital governing board to vote on issuing $60 million in bonds
Watsonville Community Hospital’s governing board will vote next week on whether to authorize issuing up to $60 million in bonds. After the March passage of the $116 million Measure N, first priority could be purchasing the hospital building and the land it sits on.
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Pajaro Valley Health Care District appoints new board member
Pajaro Valley Health Care District’s governing board appointed a new member to fill former chair John Friel’s seat. Marcela Tavantzis, 64, is a longtime City of Watsonville employee.
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Watsonville hospital celebrates a $116M bond election win — now comes the hard part
Watsonville Community Hospital can now move forward after both Santa Cruz and Monterey counties certified election results showing the hospital’s $116 million bond measure passed with 68.04% of the vote. First priority is purchasing the hospital buildings and the land they sit on.
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Former Watsonville hospital CEO John Friel remembered as a loving family man dedicated to saving the hospital
John Friel was 46 when he first came to save Watsonville Community Hospital in 1991 as CEO tasked with helping to rebuild after the Loma Prieta earthquake. Friel died on March 21 at 79 after battling an illness.
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‘This is a big loss’: John Friel, former Watsonville hospital CEO and health care district chair, passes away
John Friel, a former Watsonville Community Hospital CEO and district board chairman, died Thursday after battling illness. He was 79. Hospital leaders say his passing is a “big loss.”
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Measure N: Watsonville Community Hospital’s $116 million bond passes
Measure N, Watsonville Community Hospital’s $116 million bond, passed on Tuesday, after the release of results from Santa Cruz County. A combined total of 68.2% voters in both Santa Cruz and Monterey counties supported the measure.
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‘Crossing our fingers’: Watsonville hospital leaders eye slim lead on bond measure as vote count continues
Watsonville Community Hospital leaders say they’re holding their breath as they wait for the final votes to be counted for Measure N, the $116 million bond measure in Tuesday’s election. The approval rate was 68.15% heading into Friday’s vote update from the Santa Cruz County Clerk.
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‘Two-thirds and apathy’: Watsonville hospital’s Measure N faces uphill battle at the ballot box
Measure N seeks to implement a new tax and raise $116 million for publicly owned Watsonville Community Hospital; however, the campaign will need to rely on the support of a voter base that struggles to turn out.