Scripps Mercy Chula Vista decided to close down its maternity ward, consolidating the department with its Hillcrest location.
Scripps says that this consolidation with Scripps Mercy in Hillcrest is necessary to alleviate rising numbers of patients in its emergency department in Chula Vista.CHULA VISTA, Calif. — South Bay health care workers and their supporters pounded the pavement Tuesday to protest Scripps Mercy Chula Vista's decision to
"They arrive by bus on this street, they arrive by trolley. They have cars that may not be able to work well to go that far, and that's a lot of gas," she added. OB/GYN Dr. Kofi Sefa-Boakye said if that's the case, then the hospital in Chula Vista should expand its ER.
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