Prime Healthcare Foundation could play the financial savior for Providence St. Mary Medical Center and hospital in Apple Valley, east of Los Angeles, the Daily Press reports.
The 65-year-old St. Mary, which will not meet future seismic building requirements in 2030, is slated for closure once the new Providence/Kaiser Permanente hospital opens in Victorville.
Fred Ortega, the senior director of government relations at Prime Healthcare, said the foundation is willing to “save” St. Mary by contributing “at least $100 million” to upgrade and modernize the medical center seismically. Read more.
