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Category Archives: San Leandro
Doctors Urge Action Against Anti-Competitive Practices
July 31, 2013Officials may use eminent domain to save hospital Members of Physicians Organizing Committee at San Leandro Hospital (SLH) are calling for decisive action from local, state and federal agencies to avert potentially catastrophic medical consequences should Sutter Health proceed to … Continue reading
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POC Members Fight on for San Leandro Hospital
August 29, 2012Medical staff unwavering in their demands for a 24-hour acute care hospital On 6 December, nearly three dozen Physicians Organizing Committee (POC) members and their colleagues on the San Leandro Hospital (SLH) medical staff, infuriated by renewed threats to close … Continue reading
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The Fight for San Leandro Hospital: Key Parties, Facilities and Agreements
Alameda County Medical Center (ACMA): Includes Highland General Hospital, Fairmont long-term care facility and John George Psychiatric Pavilion. Operated by the County of Alameda’s Alameda Alliance for Health, a “local initiative” managed care plan for treating the county’s Medicaid patients … Continue reading
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State Attorney General Weighs in on Behalf of Patients and Doctors to Save San Leandro Hospital
August 28, 2012County Board President echoes POC’s concerns regarding hospital chain’s non-profit status AG cites District Board members’ conflicts of interest but is ignored by appellate court Ending six years of silence on the part of two prior California State Attorneys General … Continue reading
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