Why Doctors Medical Center can't close

Doctors Medical Center is the only public hospital in West Contra Costa County, serving 40- 45 thousand people per year. The hospital has been standing on the brink of closure in recent years, as proposals for a parcel tax to keep it open failed. But there continues to be an ongoing community effort to save the hospital. "We think it would be catastrophic for everyone in West Contra Costa County if the only public hospital that serves this area closed...  I’ve heard many community members say, 'If the hospital were to close people will die.'" Read more on Richmond Pulse.