Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health plans to close its downtown Escondido campus, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Palomar Health is losing $20 million annually by operating the hospital, and the hospital also needs more than $160 million in maintenance, Diane Hansen, Palomar's vice president of finance, told The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The final decision on closing the hospital will be made June 24, when the Palomar Health board of directors votes on the issue, according to the report. If the board votes to close the hospital, between 60 and 75 full-time employees and an additional 180 to 220 per diem workers will lose their jobs.
The downtown hospital campus houses a labor and delivery department, inpatient rehabilitation, a reserve emergency room, a behavioral health department and some outpatient surgery operations. If the hospital is closed, its services will be moved to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido and Pomerado Hospital in Poway, Calif. Most jobs involving the direct care of patients will also be moved to the two facilities, according to the report.
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