Beverly Hospital Officials Concerned About Montebello Fire Department Station Closure

Whittier Daily News › November 21, 2010

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MONTEBELLO - Beverly Hospital officials say fire station closures may be delaying treatment for heart attack victims.

Between April and June, the hospital dropped from No. 6 or No. 7 among the 32 hospitals participating in the "STEMI" rapid heart attack treatment program to No. 27, according to a letter sent to the city by Dr. Richard Garcia, Beverly Hospital's emergency department director.

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Beverly Hospital Officials Concerned About Montebello Fire Department Station Closure

While Garcia said there could be other complications contributing to the drop in the hospital's standing, he expressed concern over ...

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