{"id":52182,"date":"2024-07-19T12:13:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/east-san-jose-hospital-wont-close-trauma-center-amid-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:13:20","slug":"east-san-jose-hospital-wont-close-trauma-center-amid-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/east-san-jose-hospital-wont-close-trauma-center-amid-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"East San Jose hospital won\u2019t close trauma center amid scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"
East San Jose may keep its only medical trauma center after all \u2014 just not in the same form. Regional Medical Center \u2014 the private hospital owned by for-profit company HCA Healthcare \u2014 is walking back the planned closures of its trauma, heart attack and stroke care services which have kept residents alive in that part of town. The company announced today it would re-designate its Level 2 trauma center as a Level 3 center. It also says it\u2019s \u201crevamping\u201d the acute heart attack program to feature around-the-clock cardiologist availability and a daytime catheterization laboratory. The stroke center will address…\u00a0<\/p>\n