ACCMA Sends Govenor Newsom a Letter Urging Him to Sign AB 2271 October 2, 2024 Advocacy, Legislation ACCMA sent a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to sign Assembly Bill ( AB) 2271, which will forgive over $17 million in state loans and protect approximately 400,000, mostly low-income Medi-Cal and Medicare patients, who rely on St. Rose Hospital’s services. ACCMA members include physicians who practice at St. Rose Hospital and understand the need to keep the hospital open. St. Rose is the only safety-net healthcare provider with emergency and maternity care services in southern Alameda County. Closing the hospital would result in even more crowding in our emergency rooms and longer wait times. Additionally, it would further exacerbate the disparities in timely access to care for Medi-Cal patients and availability of providers who are able to serve them.