Public Pressure and Frustration for Continued Closure of Seton Coastside Medical and Refusal to Respond to County Counsel Lead Supervisors to Suggest the Subpoena Process to Get an Update

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VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment.  Agenda. During Board comment, Supervisor Speier expresses frustration to Supervisor Mueller.

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Supervisor Speier comment starts at 3:01:07

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More on Seton Coastside on Coastside Buzz
The Seton Coastside facility in Moss Beach has been closed for approximately 2 years and 5 months, having initially shut down on April 1, 2024, for what was originally billed as a temporary 6-to-9-month repair period due to storm damage. See long history below.

Toutant and Penrose Speak with Attorney General Bonta Asking if Seton Coastside Can also Provide Urgent Care in Addition to the Required Skilled Nursing Facility, Emergency Room and Acute Care Beds; June 26, 2025

Half Moon Bay Main Street Dignity Health Urgent Care 6-Month Pilot Program Ended on May 31st, 2025 Leaving Coastsiders Medically Adrift as Seton Coastside Remains Closed; June 12, 2025

Midcoast Community Council Chair Does Extensive Seton Coastside Research to Find Out Why They Cut Down Trees, Exposed 12 Light Poles, Paved Over MWSD Water Lines; State Lawsuit Looms; June 5, 2025

Seton Coastside Medical Applies for After-the-Fact Permit for Illegally Installed Lights; New Lights Will Comply with the New Design Review Standards Requiring a 2,200k Color Rating Limit; May 21, 2026

After Facilities Totaled by Storms, Seton Coastside Medical Center Reconstruction Project Brings Facility up to Acute Care Building Code Standards while Restoring ER and Skilled Nursing Beds; March 19, 2025

Seton Coastside to Open within 100 Days with Skilled Nursing, Emergency Room and Possibly an Urgent Care ~ Waiting for County Permit Approvals; January 23, 2025

Dignity Health Urgent Care Half Moon Bay Clinic is Now Open; This is a Generational Opportunity: Use it or Lose it; November 15, 2024

Dignity Health Medical Group Expands Half Moon Bay Clinic to Offer Urgent Care Services on Main Street ~ Please Fill Out SURVEY to Show Interest; October 31, 2024

SURVEY. Do You Want Urgent Care on the Coastside? This Survey is Imperative and Please Attend Community Conversation at Oceano to Show Interest (Also Zoom); October 24th, 2024

Rep. Eshoo and Supervisor Mueller Applaud California Attorney General for Holding Seton Coastside Owner Accountable; October 2, 2024

San Mateo County Health Sends Letter Demanding AG Comply with Laws and Provide Standby Emergency Room to Serve Seton’s Skilled Nursing Facility, and Urgent Care; September 19th, 2024

SETON Comes to Half Moon Bay City Council Offering Urgent Care; Some Demand Full Emergency Room Regardless of Cost; To Be Agendized with More Data; September 11th, 2024

MCC’s Toutant and HMB’s Penrose Get the Scoop on Seton Coastside with a 2.5 Hour Tour ~ Plans to Reopen as Skilled Nursing Facility and Possibly Urgent Care with Xray and Labs; August 15th, 2024

San Mateo County to Expand Urgent Care Services on Main Street Half Moon Bay in Partnership with Dignity Health Medical Foundation with $480k for a 9 Month Pilot; June 24th, 2024

Age-Friendly HMBC Explores Better Coastside Healthcare Access by Considering Pooling Resources between Dignity, Stanford, Kaiser, Seton with a Pilot Program Lab Testing and Treatment Center; April 25, 2024

Supervisor Mueller Grills AHMC, Owners of Seton Coastside, on 9 Month Closure When No San Mateo County Permit has Been Pulled and When No Damage Occurred to Emergency Room; March 28, 2024

SMCo Supervisor Mueller Looks for Full Transparency from AHMC for the Closure of the Emergency Room at the Coastside Seton Medical Center; March 26, 2024

Supervisor Mueller Looks to San Mateo County Health Chief, Louise Rogers, for a Feasibility Study to Bring Urgent and Emergency Care to the Coastside; July 27th, 2023

HMB Council Member Rarbach Suggests Extending Sequoia Health Care District Boundaries to Coast so We’d Have Urgent Care; April 21st, 2022

Will AG Becerra Approve the $40 Million Seton Hospital Deal With AHMC?; July 6, 2020

We Need Your Voice ~ Seton Coastside Update by Judy Macias; March 18, 2020

Seton Coastside Medical in Moss Beach is on the Edge of Extinction; February 10, 2020

Will Strategic Global Management Buy Seton Coastside Medical Center?; September 3, 2019

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More on Dignity Health Urgent Care on Coastside Buzz

EXPANDED HOURS. Dignity Health Urgent Care Half Moon Bay Clinic is Now Open; This is a Generational Opportunity: Use it or Lose it; May 12, 2025

Brews and Views ~ A Discussion with Ray Mueller about HMB’s New Dignity Health Urgent Care Clinic; January 29, 2025

Dignity Health Urgent Care Half Moon Bay; November 14, 2024

Dignity Health Medical Group Expands Half Moon Bay Clinic to Offer Urgent Care Services on Main Street ~ Please Fill Out SURVEY to Show Interest; October 31, 2024

San Mateo County to Expand Urgent Care Services on Main Street Half Moon Bay in Partnership with Dignity Health Medical Foundation with $480k for a 9 Month Pilot; June 24, 2024

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