OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland's Highland Hospital received high honors Thursday, it is now home to a Level I trauma center.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee made the rounds at the hospital just ahead of the announcement. Highland is the only adult level one trauma center in the East Bay.
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Lee, surrounded by doctors and nurses, thanked them for their work. But it was a Highland patient who got everyone's attention.
Hugo Campos collapsed at BART and was taken to the hospital. He needed a pacemaker-like device for his heart but he lost his insurance.
"I'm sure the Affordable Care Act has some room for improvement, it can be improved -- but if it weren't for the Affordable Care Act, I wouldn't be here today," Campos told ABC7 News.
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The Alameda Health System and Highland Hospital expect to lose $94 million a year if Obamacare is repealed.
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