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Dominican Hospital Asks Non-Emergency Patients to Seek Care
COMMUNITY NEWS Dominican Hospital Asks Non-Emergency Patients to Seek Care Elsewhere
Editor’s Note: This statement comes from Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, which has the only emergency department in the northern part of the county. •••
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Dominican Hospital operations are unaffected by the fires—we are safe, open, and providing patient care. We are not evacuating at this time, but we are working closely with the County of Santa Cruz and other community partners to ensure we have detailed contin gency plans in place should the situation arise.
At this time, we are asking all non-emergency patients to do their best to seek care at other facilities—such as Dignity Health
Medical Group-Dominican Urgent Care Center in Capitola—to allow us to focus our resources on the current challenge.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will continue to provide any updates on our operations to the community via our website and social media, as necessary. n •••
For more information on County wildfire resources, visit santacruz county.us/FireResources.aspx.
Valley Churches United Relocates
Valley Churches United, the nonprofit serving San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon, has been evacuated from its office and food pantry location in Ben Lomond. A temporary satellite location has been established at the Holy Cross Food Pantry site, located at 210 High St., Santa Cruz.
“We are trying to recreate ourselves,” said Lynn Robinson, executive director, who feels “stressed and blessed.”
She said the evacuation process worked and the Valley Churches building still has power and the freezers are OK.
“We’re still doing COVID-19 safety protocols,” she added. “We are doing the best we can to be available, supportive and flexible.”
Hours of operation will be Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Valley Churches staff will be on hand to connect with people in need. The Valley Churches United phone line, 831- 336- 8258, has been redirected so phone calls will be received. Donations can be made through PayPal at vcum.org, Facebook or mailed to PO Box 367, Ben Lomond, CA 95005.
All of Valley Churches mail is being redirected to Watsonville, where the Ben Lomond postal clerks are working. n
