Community Hospital With Turbulent History Reopens With New Leadership
In 2008, the FBI raided the Foothill Regional Medical Center amid allegations that homeless people were being recruited to fill empty beds and undergo unnecessary medical procedures.
Orange County Register:
Tustin's Only Hospital Reopens Under New Ownership After Scandal
Prospect Medical Holdings of Los Angeles bought the 108,000-square-foot Newport Avenue facility in May 2014 from Pacific Health Corp. for an undisclosed amount. At the time, the facility was called Newport Specialty Hospital and housed 18 critically ill children in a pediatric subacute unit. The sale marked the end of a turbulent period for the 177-bed community hospital once known as Tustin Hospital and Medical Center. (Perkes, 3/13)
In other hospital news —
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Petaluma Valley Hospital Vote Delayed
Petalumans will no longer be voting to approve an operator for Petaluma Valley Hospital on June 6, as had long been the Petaluma Health Care District’s plan. The announcement came Friday at the PHCD board meeting, also the last day to submit a ballot measure for the June vote. In a news release, Elece Hempel, board president, cited the “complex” process of transitioning from St. Joseph Health as the hospital’s operator to the board’s choice of Paladin Healthcare as its new operator. The board has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Paladin, but St. Joseph Health will continue to operate the hospital until Paladin is approved by voters. (Warren, 3/13)