The move will restore the area's only trauma center and is considered a major victory for community members.
New developments out of the South Bay, where late Wednesday afternoon, Santa Clara County announced its purchase of Regional Medical Center in East San Jose.
"Our community needs the trauma care center on the east side, there is not any other trauma care in the east side at this moment," said Maria Noelle Fernandez, executive director of Working Partnerships, who helped form the coalition to keep the trauma services. The hospital said that the closure and changes were due to a decline in utilization. That downgrade was effective Aug. 12."The county and HCA Healthcare have reached a preliminary agreement for the county to acquire Regional Medical Center in East San Jose," said James R. Williams, Santa Clara County executive, at a press conference.
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