In health news…. A local healthcare merge could be a benefit for santa cruz county residents.
Dominican hospital joined the Sutter Health plus network. According to Dignity Health, the combined network now includes Palo Alto medical foundation care centers, Sutter maternity and surgery center and Watsonville community hospital..
A spokesman for Sutter Health says the new agreement, effective January first, gives folks in Santa Cruz county more choice when it comes to their health care.