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Are patients dying while hospitals battle over profits? | Cal Coast News

While San Luis Obispo County hospitals are devoting major marketing dollars to the battle over who is in the best position to treat trauma cases, people with major life-threatening injuries may not be getting the critical care they need, when they need it. In most cases, patients transported by ambulance in SLO County are routed to the nearest hospital emergency room. Currently that includes... moreWhile San Luis Obispo County hospitals are devoting major marketing dollars to the battle over who is in the best position to treat trauma cases, people with major life-threatening injuries may not be getting the critical care they need, when they need it. In most cases, patients transported by ambulance in SLO County are routed to the nearest hospital emergency room. Currently that includes trauma patients, and CalCoastNews has learned that, at least in some cases, delivering these severely injured patients to the nearest hospital has resulted in delays of critical treatment of anywhere from 90 minutes to up to 19 hours. view page