SoCal Buyer To Take Peninsula Hospital Off Life Support: Report

DALY CITY – A buyer has emerged who could keep the lights on at a Peninsula hospital that’s been slated for closure.

Seton Medical Center, which recently equipped with additional gear in anticipation of a coronavirus patient surge that never materialized, was slated for closure by the end of June according to a report in The San Jose Mercury News, citing a joint statement issued by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Service and California Human Services Agency.

But San Mateo County District 5 Supervisor David Canepa told KPIX on Wednesday that a deal is in place to keep the Daly City hospital afloat.

Canepa identified the buyer as a Southern California medical group, according to the report.

“The hospital is still there, it’s still going to operate as a hospital,” Canepa told KPIX. “So to clear up any rumors, once the state leaves, the hospital closes down, that is not happening.”

Canepa told KPIX that the buyers will pay about half the $40 million cost of the hospital, and the county and a local nonprofit would cover the rest.

The deal is subject to approval by the state’s Attorney General’s office, the report said.

Read more at KPIX.

Correction: A previous version of this story inaccurately reported that Seton Medical Center reopened earlier this year. The hospital in fact never closed but received additional gear in anticipation of a coronavirus patient surge.