California Prioritizes Earthquake Retrofits

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California Hospitals Scramble on Earthquake Retrofits as State Limits Extensions - KFF Health News

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More than half of California hospitals have at least one building that wouldn't be able to operate after a major earthquake hit their region.

Many institutions claim they don't have the money to meet a 2030 legal deadline for earthquake retrofits.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that allows small, rural, or “distressed” hospitals to get an extension of up to three years .

Alameda Hospital in Alameda , California , is facing an unfunded 2030 deadline for seismic retrofit.

The island's hospital is close to San Francisco and Oakland , but the tunnels, bridges, and ferries that connect it to the mainland could easily be shut in an emergency.

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