January 20, 2023

CalMatters en Español

Después del cierre del hospital de Madera, ¿podrían seguir otros?

EN RESUMEN Bajo presión financiera, el único hospital en este condado del Valle Central cerró sus puertas este mes. Los legisladores y funcionarios de la industria dicen que otros hospitales en todo el estado pueden sufrir el mismo destino. Read this article in English. En el condado de Madera, una quinta parte de los residentes […]

By Ana B. Ibarra and Nicole Foy • January 20, 2023

Outlines of the Madera Community Hospital sign being covered by a tarp at the Emergency Room entrance of the hospital on Jan. 2, 2023. Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue announced a state of emergency for the county when the hospital shut its doors due to bankruptcy. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Health

After Madera’s hospital closure, could others follow?

Under financial strain, the lone hospital in this Central Valley county closed its doors this month. Legislators and industry officials say other hospitals across the state may suffer the same fate.

By Ana B. Ibarra and Nicole Foy • January 20, 2023

A road sign announcing the closure of the Emergency Room and Madera Community Hospital outside the main entrance on Jan. 2, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Newsletters

A county without a hospital

Up until this month, Madera County — with a population of more than 150,000 spread out across 2,000 square miles of Central Valley farmland and sparse Sierra — had a single general hospital. Then, on Jan. 3, it closed its doors for good. As CalMatters health reporter Ana B. Ibarra and California Divide reporter Nicole […]

By Ben Christopher • January 20, 2023