Santa Clara County moves forward on hospital purchases despite unrest, potential nurses strike

Santa Clara County moves forward on hospital purchases despite unrest, potential nurses strike

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/12/santa-clara-county-moves-forward-on-hospital-purchases-despite-unrest-potential-nurses-strike/

SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County is proceeding with the purchase of O’Connor Hospital in San Jose and Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, despite uncertainty generated by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s efforts to block the sale and a recent vote by nurses at the two hospitals to authorize a strike.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved funding for the salaries and benefits of the hospitals’ employees and rose a spending cap on legal expenses related to acquiring the facilities to $2.05 million.