Hospital Press Room

Hospital and county officials are touting the early signs of financial progress at Natividad Medical Center, including a positive cash balance at fiscal year's end for the first time in more than two decades.

Natividad still has an operational deficit, but the public hospital's interim management team is promising even more substantial, long-range fiscal improvements.

Since Roxanne Segobia was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 14 years ago, she has devoted herself to managing the disease, watching her diet, monitoring her blood-sugar levels, and injecting insulin when necessary.

But the 37-year-old accountant-clerk says she still finds its difficult to manage her bloodsugarlevel for one main reason: a lack of exercise.