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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Green Valley hospital on the brink of closure amid COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Green Valley hospital on the brink of closure amid COVID-19 pandemic
Green Valley hospital on the brink of closure amid COVID-19 pandemic
Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital seeks emergency funds from Gov. Ducey

SAYS IT'S ON THE BRINK OFSHUTTING DOWN -- UNLESS ITGETS EMERGENCY FUNDS IT'SREQUESTED FROM GOVERNOR DOUGDUCEY.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SROGELIO MARES SPOKE TO THEHEAD OF THE SANTA CRUZ VALLEYREGIONAL HOSPITAL IN GREENVALLEY EARLIER TODAY.(STANDUP) THE CLOCK ISLITERALLY TICKING FOR SANTACRUZ VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL.I SPOKE WITH THEIR C-E-OEARLIER TODAY, HE TOLD METHEY'VE ONLY GOT TWO OR THREEWEEKS LEFT BEFORE THEY'D HAVETO CLOSE THEIR DOORS FOR GOOD.11SEC SOT WE MIGHT HAVE TO,BUT I HOPE IT DOESN'T COME TOTHAT.

02SEC SOT WE JUST NEEDTHE HELP, JUST BEING A SMALL,INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL, WE JUSTNEED HELP TO SURVIVE THIS CASHCRUNCH RIGHT NOW.

07SEC ADAMSSAYS ORDERS FROM THE GOVERNORHAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR HISHOSPITAL TO PINCH EVERY PENNY.SOT THE GOVERNOR IN THISSTATE, AS WELL AS OTHERSTATES, HAVE ELIMINATED, ALLTHOSE ELECTIVE PROCEDURESRIGHT NOW AND THAT'S WHAT HASCAUSED THE CASH-CRUNCH.

08SECSOT WE HAVE ELIMINATED ALLOVERTIME.

WE HAVE ASKED STAFFTO CUT THEIR HOURS DOWN.

08SECHE HIGHLIGHTS THE HOSPITAL'SROLE IN THE CURRENTHEALTH-CRISIS, ESPECIALLY IFCOVID-19 CASES WERE TO SEE ASPIKE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

SOTI THINK WE HAVE TWO POSITIVESAND SIX OR SEVEN THAT ARESTILL OUT FOR TESTS THAT HAVENOT BEEN CONFIRMED YET.

10SECSOT WE REALLY NEED THESE FUNDSTO COME THROUGH QUICKLY SO WECAN SUSTAIN THE ORGANIZATIONAND TREAT THESE TYPES OFPATIENTS IN THIS CRISIS.

10SECADAMS SAYS THIS HOSPITALSERVES COMMUNITIES IN A PACKEDCORRIDOR OF THE STATE.

SOT SOWE HAVE PATIENTS ALL THE WAYFROM NOGALES, ALL THE WAY TOSAHUARITA AND COMPRISES ABOUTJUST ABOUT A HUNDRED-THOUSAND, A LITTLE BIT OVER AHUNDRED- THOUSAND PEOPLE.09SEC BOTTOMLINE -- ADAMS SAYS-- IF SANTA CRUZ VALLEYREGIONAL HOSPITAL A LOT OFJOBS WOULD BE LOST.

SOT THEREARE ABOUT 350 AND THAT'S ACOMBINATION OF FULL-TIME ANDPART-TIME.

05SEC ADAMS SAYS HEHOPES VIEWERS WILL WRITE THEIRELECTED OFFICIALS TO JOIN HIMIN ASKING THE STATE FOREMERGENCY FUNDS.

IN GREENVALLEY -- ROGELIO MARES --KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.MILLIONS OF FACE MASKS -- ARE

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