Bankrupt Hospital Poised To Destroy Patient Records
Patients of the former Brookside Hospital have been alerted that they should retrieve their files before they're gone.
The Mercury News:
Patients Of Bankrupt West Contra Costa Hospital Have Limited Time To Claim Medical Records
Get your patient records from Doctors hospital before they are destroyed — that’s the message that went out Tuesday from Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia’s office to anyone ever treated at the former Brookside Hospital, which became Doctors Medical Center before it was declared insolvent and closed its doors to patients in April 2015. (Lochner, 7/12)
In other news from across the state —
East Bay Times:
Dublin Walk-In Sutter Health Clinic Opens Its Doors
Sutter Health’s new walk-in clinic opens Thursday in Dublin, one of six in the Bay Area aimed at elevating pressure at emergency rooms and urgent care facilities. The clinic at the Fallon Gateway Shopping Center at 3919 Fallon Road is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with reduced hours on holidays. Staffed by nurses and physicians assistants, the clinic will provide medical services such as: treating the common cold or flu, conducting health screenings, weight loss and stop-smoking programs, provide vaccinations such as the flu shot and performing routine and sports physicals. (Ruggiero, 7/13)
Sacramento Bee:
Judge Won’t Release Inmate In Vegetative State Because He Can’t Sign Paperwork
A convicted felon facing a 96-year prison sentence will remain at UC Davis Medical Center indefinitely, even though prosecutors want to set him free as fast as possible. Clifton Harris, 60, has been in a vegetative state since an assault at the Sacramento County Main Jail left him with traumatic brain injury. (Sangree, 7/12)