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KBAK-Bakersfield, CA: Desert Cities Face Ongoing Crises Amid Financial Struggles & Hospital Downsize

PUBLISHED ON June 3, 2024  |  BY Michele Monserratt-Ramos  ·  1 MIN READ

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9OVxXhUsU

“it’s incredibly dangerous. Not only is Ridgecrest Regional, along with many other hospitals, now disbanding their labor and delivery units, but that means that those OBs are no longer going to be at that facility,” said Michele Monserratt-Ramos, Consumer Watchdog patient advocate.

Consumer Watchdog · June 3, 2024
https://consumerwatchdog.org/in-the-news/kbak-bakersfield-ca-desert-cities-face-ongoing-crises-amid-financial-struggles-hospital-downsize/
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