SUPERVISORS SIMON SALINAS, AND FERNANDO ARMENTA, HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO FORM THE COMMITTEE THAT WILL LOOK AT WHETHER A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE 2 SALINAS HOSPITALS MAKES SENSE. THE MONTEREY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DECISION TO LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER AND SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL HAPPEN….BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL TALK WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND DETERMINE WHAT RULES THEY WOULD USE FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.