SAN JOSE — Almost 5 months after Santa Clara County revealed its plans to buy Regional Medical Middle following HCA Healthcare’s choice to downgrade the trauma heart, an settlement has been reached.
The county will take over operations of the 258-bed East San Jose hospital beginning April 1, making it the fourth hospital within the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare System — the second-largest county-owned well being and hospital system within the state.
The acquisition bookends a virtually yearlong saga that despatched shockwaves via the East Aspect as residents frightened about their proximity to a trauma heart and county officers raised issues concerning the impression on the native healthcare system.
Santa Clara County is buying the hospital for $150 million — lower than the $175 million beforehand agreed-upon worth.
In a information launch, County Government James Williams stated that “restorying RMC’s previous levels of care, including lifesaving trauma services and incorporating it into the county’s excellent healthcare system will improve care for those living in East San Jose and our broader community.
“Under the leadership of our Board of Supervisors, this purchase allows us to restore critical care where it is needed most, serve those in need, maintain quality jobs for the dedicated RMC staff and avoid significant costs and impacts the county would otherwise incur by having to expand facilities and staffing at our other hospitals,” Williams stated.
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