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Henry Mayo Ward Closure More Likely

The head of the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has recommended converting a hospital unit used by recovering patients into one for emergencies, a controversial decision that had been met with fierce opposition from some in the community. Hospital President and CEO Roger E. Seaver told the hospital’s board of directors that the 27-bed transitional care unit should be turned into a ward for patients with serious needs, said Andie Bogdan, a spokeswoman for the hospital. Hospital officials said the space could be better used as an acute care facility, which the Santa Clarita Valley is lacking. The ward currently houses mostly senior citizens and patients not well enough to be discharged. The proposed conversion has brought outcries from a group of elderly citizens and supporters called the Committee Against Closing the TCU, which staged a series of protests outside the hospital. The controversy is chronicled in the Aug. 14 edition of the “San Fernando Valley Business Journal.” Click here for the story. Bogdan said the board still has to approve the change. No firm deadline or operational plan is in place, she said.

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