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PVHCD Board recommends closure of Watsonville Community Hospital’s labor & delivery, NICU

The Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board of Directors on Wednesday voted to send a 120-day notice to the California Department of Public Health, warning the agency that Watsonville Community Hospital’s labor & delivery and neonatal intensive care units will close unless its financial picture improves. California Senate Bill...

Watsonville, CA · 15d
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Give Measure E a chance before closing Watsonville’s maternity unit – a physician’s perspective

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. As a pediatrician who has worked in Watsonville for 39 years, including 30 years at Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) attending to high- risk deliveries and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), I have seen firsthand the importance of accessible, high-quality care for mothers and babies.

Watsonville, CA · 15d
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Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare HMO health plan in California is among highest rated in state

4.5-star rating reflects the expert medicine, seamless care, and outstanding service provided to more than 1.5 million Medicare Advantage members in CA. By Elissa Harrington, Senior Media Relations & PR Representative, Kaiser Permanente Northern California. OAKLAND, Calif. October 27, 2026 — Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare Advantage health plan in California is...

California · 16d
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McClatchy - Sacramento Bee

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The battle over healthcare clinic revenue. See how Proposition 44 works

California · 13d

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For Californians Drowning in Healthcare Costs, Governor’s Race Offers Few Answers

When Ashley Porter began slurring her speech one October day four years ago, doctors suspected a stroke. A spinal tap, an MRI, dozens of blood draws, another MRI, and a night spent at the hospital were followed, finally, by an answer: Porter had multiple sclerosis. Her shock turned to outrage,...

California · 14d

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Funding cuts to medical care signal a tenuous future for local patients and hospitals.

THE EXISTENTIAL THREATS to medical care of House Resolution 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” combined with cuts to Medi-Cal in last year’s California budget negotiations, are now real. A small wave of changes over the past year have taken a toll but on Jan. 1, a large wave is expected to come crashing down as 35,000 Monterey County Medi-Cal recipients considered to have “unsatisfactory immigration status” are shifted off of Medi-Cal to a less expensive state program.

Monterey County, CA · 15d

ABC10

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California receives $233 million in federal funding for rural healthcare

California · 14d

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12 California Hospitals That Earned Major Recognition From U.S. News In 2026

In 1888, a group of 50 women decided their growing town needed a hospital, so they built one. That hospital is still caring for patients in California today, and it shows up on this list. I love that kind of origin story. Another spot on this list has stood on...

California · 18d

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No ICE presence confirmed at Watsonville hospital

Watsonville Community Hospital reported there was no confirmed ICE presence on the hospital campus, despite a reported sighting of suspicious-looking vehicles earlier in the day, according to Tony Nuñez, board chair of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District. Volunteers from Your Allied Rapid Response for Santa Cruz County (YARR),...

Watsonville, CA · 16d

San José Spotlight

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Santa Clara County opens long overdue youth psychiatric hospital

For years, children in need of acute psychiatric care in Santa Clara County were being shipped hours away to get treatment. That is about to change as the county opens a new inpatient behavioral health facility for youth. The Behavioral Health Pavilion, located on the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Campus (VMC), will give 35... The post Santa Clara County opens long overdue youth psychiatric hospital appeared first on San José Spotlight .

Santa Clara County, CA · 17d

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Santa Clara County’s New Psychiatric Care Facility Will Serve Youth

Terry Downing knows firsthand the struggle of traveling long distances to visit a child in a mental health facility. She lives in Silicon Valley, which for decades didn’t have psychiatric treatment beds for youth. Her daughter, Tessa, who in 2011 began suffering from an autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed...

Santa Clara County, CA · 16d

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Ambulance delays in Santa Cruz County, Salinas prepares for Measure H vote

Spike in 911 calls causes hours-long “level 0” in Santa Cruz County. “Level zero” means no ambulances are free to immediately respond to emergency calls. County spokesperson Jason Hoppin says it happens everyday. But what was unusual about Oct. 19 was how long it lasted. “ We got...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 15d

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Watsonville Community Hospital nurses reassure immigrant patients after reported ICE sighting

Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital want immigrant residents in the Pajaro Valley to know they can safely seek medical care at the facility amid reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the area Tuesday. “We need to make sure that our community knows that our patients are...

Watsonville, CA · 16d

The Sacramento Bee

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Prop. 45 puts California's environmental protections at risk. Voters, say no | Opinion

Buried in your voter information guide are 17 pages of legalese describing how Proposition 45 would rewrite California’s most important environmental law. Most voters won’t read the details. Proponents claim all the measure does is speed up the environmental review process under the California Environmental Quality Act. In reality, Prop. 45 would dismantle the environmental review process for a long list of project types, many of which put clean air, clean water, coastlines, wildlife and public health at risk. Yes, Prop 45 creates aggressive timelines for cities, counties and the courts for projects like data centers, warehouses near homes, forest clear-cutting and sprawl housing. But it also removes the requirement for government agencies to consider less harmful locations for projects. It would make it far more difficult to effectively enforce laws like the California Endangered Species Act and the Coastal Act for projects covered by the measure. Prop. 45 also makes it almost impossible for the Legislature to amend the measure if problems with its implementation arise. This is arguably the worst time to dramatically weaken California’s strongest environmental and public health protection law. President Donald Trump is aggressively rolling back safeguards for clean air, clean water, coastlines and endangered

California · 15d

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Valve and gavel: perchlorate removal at California’s drinking water facilities

The 250 employees at Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Water Agency in California serve drinking water to roughly 75,000 customers. Groundwater found between 200 and 2000 feet beneath the Santa Clarita Valley and held between the stones, sand and silt is pumped through manmade drilled holes called groundwater wells. Pumping groundwater...

California · 16d

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OC Medi-Cal care provider Titanium Healthcare elevates Kelly Phe to President

Titanium Healthcare, a Garden Grove-based healthcare organization that provides care coordination services for Medi-Cal patients with complex medical needs, has announced the appointment of Kelly Phe as its new president, expanding her leadership role as the company continues to grow its operations across California and Washington. Phe previously served as...

California · 17d

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Nurses, community advocate for mother-baby units

Nurses, physicians and community members came together Saturday afternoon in defense of Watsonville Community hospital’s mother-baby service lines, which include labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care, at a town hall organized by nurses. Pajaro Valley Health Care District is considering closing the labor and delivery and NICU service...

Watsonville, CA · 19d

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Suffolk sees hospital construction crunch ahead of California’s earthquake rule

A looming 2030 seismic deadline in California could make key equipment lead times and prices even more strained than they already are. Under the state’s seismic requirements, general acute care hospital buildings must meet standards by Jan. 1, 2030, to ensure they remain functional after an earthquake. These improvements focus on structural and nonstructural performance.

California · 16d

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Watsonville Community Hospital’s maternity care is a regional responsibility – we can’t let it close

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. The closing words of the Pledge of Allegiance, “liberty and justice for all,” are resonating for us as we think about Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH). The choice facing its healthcare district is a difficult one: close labor and delivery or continue absorbing losses that threaten the hospital’s future.

Watsonville, CA · 16d