"When hospitals like Hazel Hawkins close in rural communities like Hollister, the impact doesn't stay contained. Patients are forced to travel farther, emergency rooms like St. Louise Regional in Gilroy become overcrowded and patient care suffers."
"Federal budget cuts are threatening critical funding hospitals rely on to keep emergency departments staffed and lifesaving services available. When that support disappears, hospitals are forced to make impossible decisions like cutting services, reducing staff or in the worst cases, closing their doors forever."
"Hospital closures aren't abstract policy debates - they are life-and-death issues for our community. If we want to prevent more closures and protect patient care, we need solutions now."
"At only 5%, the billionaire tax is a far smaller contribution than what average Santa Clara County residents have deducted out of each paycheck - and would only apply to wealth that would otherwise go untaxed."
Health care closures in Santa Clara County, such as Hazel Hawkins in Hollister, lead to overcrowded emergency rooms and delayed patient care. Federal budget cuts threaten critical funding for hospitals, forcing them to make difficult decisions like reducing staff or closing. A proposed one-time tax on billionaires aims to address funding shortages, as the ultra-wealthy have seen significant financial growth. This tax would be a smaller contribution compared to what average residents pay, and is necessary to prevent further hospital closures and protect patient care.
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