Renton, Wash.-based Providence, a nonprofit, faith-based health system, is closing its outpatient lab service line across multiple California hospitals to strengthen care delivery and partnerships with other lab service organizations, a spokesperson for Providence said in a statement shared with Becker's.Providence has six hospitals in Northern California and 11 hospitals in Southern California.

普罗维登斯的一位发言人在与贝克尔分享的一份声明中表示，总部位于华盛顿州伦顿的普罗维登斯（Providence）是一家非营利、以信仰为基础的卫生系统，它正在关闭跨越加州多家医院的门诊实验室服务线，以加强护理服务以及与其他实验室服务组织的合作。普罗维登斯在北加州有6家医院，在南加州有11家医院。

Los Angeles-based Facey Medical Group is also affiliated with the health system, according to its website.'Providence will maintain several outpatient testing services at the affected acute care ministries that support pathology, cytology, transfusions, and hospital perioperative testing,' the spokesperson said.Inpatient and emergency department testing will also continue, along with lab testing connected to Providence's outpatient departments' patient care. 'All employees who support the outpatient lab service line at affected locations will be retained by Providence and continue working as Providence employees with no changes to their wages or benefits,' the spokesperson said. .

据其网站称，总部位于洛杉矶的Facey Medical Group也隶属于卫生系统这位发言人说，普罗维登斯将在受影响的急症护理部维持几项门诊检测服务，支持病理学、细胞学、输血和医院围手术期检测。住院和急诊科检测也将继续进行，同时与普罗维登斯门诊部患者护理相关的实验室检测也将继续进行。发言人说，“所有在受影响地点支持门诊实验室服务线的员工将由普罗维登斯保留，并继续作为普罗维登斯员工工作，工资或福利不变。”。。