Natividad Medical Center is Safety Net hospital. What is a safety net hospital?
Natividad Medical Center is distinguished from other hospitals on the Central Coast by its mission to provide care to all regardless of ability to pay. Natividad Medical Center is the only Hospital on the Central Coast distinguished by its commitment to provide care to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. Safety Net Hospitals like Natividad Medical Center represent only 6% of all hospitals in California but provide care to 85% of all indigent patients in the state and train more than half of the doctors in California.
