State legislators in California are calling on El Segundo, Calif.-based Verity Health to reverse its decision to close Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., Becker's Hospital Review reported. Verity entered chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2018. In January, the health system closed St. Vincent Medical Center, a 366-bed hospital in Los Angeles, after a deal to sell four of its hospitals fell through. Now, Verity is reportedly planning to shut down its hospital in Daly City. San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa told a crowd at a community meeting March 4 that Verity is expected to shut down Seton Medical Center as soon as this week. A group of legislators is requesting Verity keep the hospital open, arguing that closing the facility would make it more difficult to treat future cases of the novel coronavirus.
