MENDOCINO Co.,12/24/23 — All three of Mendocino County’s big hospitals will now fully accept Blue Shield medical insurance again, providing a big sigh of relief to many local patients who had been faced with being unable to get X-rays, tests and other hospital services. Blue Shield is one of the primary insurance companies in the county. The decision impacts numerous hospitals in California, including Adventist Health Howard Memorial in Willits, Adventist Health Mendocino Coast and Adventist Health Ukiah Valley.

See our previous coverage of the contract negotiations here. A press release follows from Adventist Health:

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Frank Hartzell is a freelancer reporter and an occasional correspondent for The Mendocino Voice. He has published more than 10,000 news articles since his first job in Houston in 1986. He is the recipient...