The move, which is still three months away, will affect 135 jobs. Workers will have opportunity to fill positions at other sites.
Calling it a 'consolidation' rather than a closure, Scripps Health notified workers Thursday that it plans to cease labor and delivery operations at its Chula Vista hospital and instead refer deliveries to its sister facility in Hillcrest to make way for services designed to reduce pressure on its overburdened emergency department. The move affects the jobs of 135 staff members at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. The change cannot occur for at least 90 days, according to state law.
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside also recently closed its labor and delivery department and its neonatal intensive care unit, citing low patient volume and difficulties recruiting staff. Especially at rural hospitals, labor and delivery has been on the chopping block nationwide as hospitals are hit by soaring labor and supply costs and competition for a smaller workforce. Demographics have also played a roll. America's aging population is simply generating fewer births.
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