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El Hospital Comunitario De Watsonville Podría Cerrar Sus Servicios De Maternidad Para Evitar El Cierre Definitivo

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

First seen

Oct 22, 3:00 AM PDT

updated Oct 29, 2:00 AM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Lookout Local, Inc. and The Pajaronian, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Watsonville Community Hospital board voted to close its maternity services and neonatal intensive care unit, as reported by Lookout Local, Inc. The Pajaronian added that the PVHCD Board recommended the closure of the hospital's labor & delivery and NICU.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 6, Oct 29, 5:50 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

El Hospital Comunitario de Watsonville podría cerrar sus servicios de maternidad para evitar el cierre definitivo · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 22, 3:00 AM PDT

Watsonville Community Hospital may close maternity services to avoid shutting down · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 22, 4:00 AM PDT

Watsonville Hospital considers closing mother-baby services, as possible closure within one year looms · The PajaronianOct 23, 4:07 PM PDT

La junta directiva del Hospital Comunitario de Watsonville considerará el miércoles el cierre de los servicios de maternidad y de la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 26, 2:59 AM PDT

Watsonville Community Hospital board to consider closing maternity services, NICU at Wednesday meeting · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 26, 4:00 AM PDT

Watsonville Community Hospital’s maternity care is a regional responsibility – we can’t let it close · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 27, 9:50 AM PDT

PVHCD Board recommends closure of Watsonville Community Hospital’s labor & delivery, NICU · The PajaronianOct 28, 10:34 PM PDT

La junta directiva del Hospital Comunitario de Watsonville vota a favor de cerrar los servicios de maternidad y la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 29, 2:00 AM PDT

Watsonville Community Hospital board votes to close maternity services, NICU despite pushback from community members · Lookout Local, Inc.Oct 29, 4:21 AM PDT

How It Unfolded

Official Confirmation

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How We Decided

Oct 22, 4:03 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 23, 5:49 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.

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