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Hospital staff urge council to help preserve Palmetto General maternity and anesthesia services
Summary
Nurses, physicians and hospital staff told the council their employer has financial concerns after prior ownership declared bankruptcy and warned that maternity and anesthesia services at Palmetto General Hospital are at risk, asking the city for help to preserve local care.
Nurses and physicians from Palmetto General Hospital urged the City Council to consider how the community would be affected if the hospital’s maternity services were curtailed or anesthesia staffing were disrupted.
What hospital staff reported: Victoria Valdez, speaking on behalf of unionized staff, said the hospital’s former owner, Steward, declared bankruptcy and the facility’s current operator, HCA/HSA (referred to in testimony), appears to be “struggling financially.” Valdez told the council Palmetto General provides maternity care, stroke care and…
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