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Local funeral director urges Ridgecrest council to press for better health care access
Summary
A Ridgecrest funeral director told the council the community lacks adequate local health care and urged elected leaders to press for answers from the hospital. Council members highlighted recent staff-wellness awards at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital and noted ongoing staffing and reimbursement challenges.
Ridgecrest — Justin Dunn, a local funeral director, urged the City Council on Wednesday to investigate local health-care access and to press Ridgecrest Regional Hospital for answers after telling councillors that many elderly residents are being transferred out of town for care.
"We don't have health care. We don't have a city. We can't take care of our citizens," Dunn said during the public comment period, adding that many families he serves travel to…
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