The Sonoma West Medical Center in Sebastopol, Calif., will transition from a general acute care with an emergency room to a long term acute care with an urgent care facility, according to an article on the Sonoma West Times & News.
The plan would keep the hospital open, keep current hospital staff employed, provide urgent care, provide outpatient surgery and keep the radiology, ICU and lab open.
It is expected to take six to eight months to obtain documentation to open the urgent care facility, but the hospital would be able to function as a long-term acute care facility without need to obtain a different license.
To lawfully close the emergency room, a 30-day notice must be given. According to the latest cash flow projections reported at the meeting, SWMC will run out of money at the end of August.
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