Former Watsonville hospital CEO John Friel remembered as a loving family man dedicated to saving the hospital

John Friel was 46 when he first came to save Watsonville Community Hospital in 1991 as CEO tasked with helping to rebuild after the Loma Prieta earthquake. Friel passed away on March 21, 2024, at 79, after battling an illness. 

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