( KRON ) – AHMC Healthcare, owner of Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside, is being sued for allegedly not following an agreement given to them upon purchasing the hospitals in 2020, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday.
According to the DOJ, Seton Medical Center in Daly City is currently missing a center for stroke and heart attack patients, among other things. Seton Coastside in Moss Beach suspended its emergency services since April.
Despite their disappearance, Bonta claims these centers, as well as others, were legally required to stay open.
“Unfortunately, AHMC clearly has not upheld its obligations. This failure to meet the required standards is completely unacceptable, and I’m holding them fully accountable for placing patient care and public health at risk,” Bonta said.
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California law requires the sale and transfer of control of a nonprofit to have the consent of the Attorney General. Despite agreeing to the sale, Bonta alleges AHMC violated the conditions that were set in place four years prior to this lawsuit.