Newsom signs bill to create loan program for struggling hospitals

California will soon administer a loan program to support financially distressed nonprofit and public hospitals, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill proposed by four state legislators. Newsom’s signature graced AB/SB 112 on Monday, along with four other early action trailer bills, which allocates $150 million for interest-free loans available to struggling hospitals.  The new…

Madera hospital closure has greatly impacted migrant farmworker and Punjabi Sikh communities, survey shows

Madera residents from Punjabi Sikh and Indigenous migrant farmworker communities have been heavily impacted by the Madera hospital closure, according to results from surveys conducted by two community-based organizations.  The surveys had about 300 respondents and came out of a partnership between Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO) — which serves Indigenous migrant…

Madera hospital lost $11 million in 2022, per latest financial report

On Monday, administrators at Madera Community Hospital filed its 2022 financial report to the state of California — five days after Fresnoland reported it was getting fined $100 a day for missing a deadline at the end of January. The hospital had until Jan. 29 to submit the report, after already having five and a…