January 20, 2023

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 […]

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.

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 […]