Obstetrician who has been delivering South Bay babies for 33 years says Scripps has moral obligation to keep unit open
Citing safety concerns, a South Bay doctor has asked the state Department of Public Health to investigate a recent decision to close the labor and delivery department at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista.
to conduct an impact study as described.' State health and safety code requires hospitals to provide advance notice of closures that are 'posted at the entrance to all affected facilities.' Besides noting that that it is not required to do so, the state agency ignored the question of whether or not it would investigate as Sefa-Boakye asked.
also did not respond to a request for more information on what specific actions an impact assessment might entail.
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