On April 2, 2013 Pacific Health Corp announced that it would be closing the Newport Speciality Hospital in Tustin. This hospital, scheduled to close in May, provides round the clock care for acute pediatric patients with severe brain damage and paralysis caused by; illnesses, congenital disabilities or catastrophic injury. The 32 patients are currently being cared for by staffers who haven't been paid in weeks and are frequently reaching into their own pockets to buy essentials the company is no longer providing for the patients.
There are only 10 pediatric subacute facilities in California and long term beds for severely disabled children are in short supply. Many parents are now contemplating the prospect of a transfer to facilities farther away from Tustin in Los Angeles, San Bernardino or San Diego counties. This will place a very difficult burden on them to visit their children regularly and to monitor their care and progress.
My nephew's son Jak, age three, is one of the 32 patients currently set for relocation. Jak was born with a congenital heart disease and has been at Newport Speciality Hospital since January 2011. My nephew Josh is currently unemployed, has no health insurance and - like all of the families who's children are in this facility - can not afford the private care that would be needed at home.
I am asking my readers to join with me and remember these families, their children and the staffers in prayer. Families will need peace, patients will need long term care and staffers will need paying jobs. Our God is an awesome God and He rules in the affairs of men. Thanks for your prayerful support.
The Truth
" Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request me made known to God." (Philippians 4:6)
