http://www.compassionandchoices.org/2012/06/27/catholic-healthcare-west-becomes-dignity-health/ End-of-Life Choice, Palliative Care and Counseling Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.compassionandchoices.org/2012/06/27/catholic-healthcare-west-becomes-dignity-health/#comment-823 Lawrence Lerner Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:42:03 +0000 http://blog.compassionandchoices.org/?p=2714#comment-823 The taxpayers in southern San Mateo County (including me) have for years suffered the involuntary burden of supporting Sequoia Hospital, which the financially stressed public district essentially gave to Catholic Healthcare West. As a Kaiser member, I don't expect to have to submit to treatment at this place but I still have to pay taxes to the hospital district. The name change doesn't seem to make any real difference. The taxpayers in southern San Mateo County (including me) have for years suffered the involuntary burden of supporting Sequoia Hospital, which the financially stressed public district essentially gave to Catholic Healthcare West. As a Kaiser member, I don’t expect to have to submit to treatment at this place but I still have to pay taxes to the hospital district. The name change doesn’t seem to make any real difference.

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