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DESCRIPTION:Registered nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital, in Watsonville, Calif. 
 will hold a press conference ahead of the Pajaro Valley Health Care 
 District special board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 14 to highlight their 
 patient safety concerns, including the proposed closure of the intensive 
 care unit (ICU), announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses 
 United (CNA/NNU).\n\nThe hospital serves as a critical safety net for 
 vulnerable populations in our region, and the loss of ICU services would 
 significantly harm access to emergency care and community health. The ICU 
 closure would force critically ill patients to be transferred to distant 
 hospitals, often amid already long ambulance wait times, putting lives at 
 high risk. The ICU supports all departments throughout the hospital in 
 stabilizing critically ill patients, from laboring mothers to patients who 
 walk through the emergency department doors.\n\nCounty leaders warn that an 
 ICU closure undermines the intent of voters who approved Measure N, which 
 was intended to support and strengthen Watsonville Community Hospital, with 
 the expectation that patient care, transparency, and collaboration with 
 frontline staff would be prioritized. \n\n“ICU closure isn’t just an 
 inconvenience, it creates a high risk of loss of life,” said Roseann 
 Farris, an ICU registered nurse at Watsonville. “Every department depends 
 on the ICU to stabilize critically ill patients. We are talking about 
 people’s lives and the safe health care of our community.”\n\nWho: 
 Nurses from Watsonville Community Hospital\nWhat: Press conference against 
 the closure of the ICU unit and to protect our community\nWhere: Sidewalk 
 in front of Watsonville Community Hospital, 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, 
 CA\nWhen: Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., ahead of the special 
 board meeting\n\nCNA represents nearly/more than 260 registered nurses at 
 Watsonville Community Hospital.\n\nCalifornia Nurses Association/National 
 Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional 
 association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 
 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 
 225,000 RNs nationwide.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/13/18882819.php
SUMMARY:Watsonville Community Hospital: Stop the Temporary Closure of the ICU
LOCATION:Watsonville Community Hospital, 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/13/18882819.php
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