California Lawmakers Work To Address Potential ED Shortage in South Orange County
California lawmakers are considering bills that would turn Saddleback Memorial Medical Center's emergency department in San Clemente -- which is expected close and become an ambulatory facility -- into a satellite ED for Saddleback's hospital in Laguna Hills. Lawmakers who support the proposal say the area will suffer without an ED, while others are concerned that a satellite ED may not be the best option.
- "Lawmakers Pledge ER Solution for South County" (Swegles, Orange County Register, 9/22).