A Bay Area hospital desperately need supplies, including masks
at the facility. Before the coronavirus crisis, Seton had been expected to be closed by its owner, Verity Health System.
There is a system for the county to call for mutual aid, where every county is grouped into a region, and the region is tied to the state. There’s a process for hospitals and nursing homes to request personal protective equipment through that system, and ultimately, requests can end up going to the state, and there are efforts to access a national stockpile.
Seton Medical Center may have also been starting at a low inventory of supplies, Rogers said. Seton was on the brink of closure before the coronavirus crisis began.Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions.Given the state’s agreement to lease Seton, Rogers said the county asked whether it would help. But, she said, “they didn’t seem to have a plan for doing that. So that was very concerning, and one reason I highlighted it this morning.
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