WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“The public deserves to know why these administrators were able to keep their financial interests in mind while running the hospital. Their job is to create a health system that puts patients first.”

Ivonne Parker, Clinical Lab Scientist, and Laura Fuller Clinical Lab Assistant II.

“I’m so overworked on the medical and surgical floor that at times I miss my lunch breaks. But I do what I have to do to help my patients get the care they deserve.”

Juan Mejia Funes, Patient Care Technician

“It’s not right that our patients don’t have the staffing and resources that they need but our top management can pay themselves so much.”

Helen Tuhin, Hospital Staff Nurse

CA Department of public Health penalizes Kern Medical for short staffing

The CA Department of Public Health issues administrative penalties to hospitals under the Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 1280.3 for situations of immediate jeopardy (where a hospital’s noncompliance with licensing requirements has caused, or is likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients). Kern Medical has been penalized close to $300,000 by the CDPH since 2017.

Read the CA Dept of Public Health records here