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Adventist Health adds second robotic-assisted surgery system in Hanford
HANFORD, Calif. (FOX26) — Patients in Kings and Tulare counties could soon have shorter waits for robotic-assisted surgery as Adventist Health adds a second da Vinci Xi surgical system in Hanford. The new system will be housed at Adventist Health’s Kerr Outpatient Center and will complement the existing da...
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‘This is my passion’: Nurses, community members speak out against Grossman Burn Center closure in Bakersfield
With the Grossman Burn Center at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital slated for termination, community members gathered at the hospital Friday morning to voice their frustrations.
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital to close Grossman Burn Center unit June 30, Dignity says
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (9 PM):. A statement from a Dignity Health spokesperson sent to Eyewitness News reads:. In response to economic pressures facing the healthcare industry, and to strategically position Bakersfield Memorial Hospital for long-term sustainability, we have made the difficult decision not to renew our contract with the Grossman Burn Center. This change will be effective June 30, 2026, and will result in the closure of its acute care beds and outpatient programs. This challenging decision, made after an extensive review, revealed consistently low patient volumes within the Burn Center, impacting the efficient utilization of highly specialized staff and resources. Even as this specialized service concludes, our emergency department will continue to provide immediate burn care for patients, ensuring essential access to initial treatment. Bakersfield Memorial Hospital remains unwavering in its commitment to delivering high-quality care to our community for decades to come, by ensuring that our resources are aligned with the most critical and sustainable healthcare needs.
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Bakersfield Ambulance Dispatch Center Staffed 24/7 for Telecommunicators Week
Hall Ambulance Service in Bakersfield, California, says medical emergencies don’t just occur during normal business hours, which is why the Nedra E. Thompson Communications Center is staffed 24/7. As many people are starting their weekend, Communications Supervisor Tabitha Baker and emergency medical dispatchers Alexandria Navarro and Ed Cordova are...
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Lancaster Hospital Wants Race-Bias Showdown On Its Home Turf
Antelope Valley Medical Center is trying to haul a racial-discrimination case out of downtown Los Angeles and back to its own backyard in Lancaster, arguing that the whole dispute is rooted in the Antelope Valley. On April 3, the hospital's attorneys asked a Los Angeles judge to transfer the lawsuit to the Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster. A hearing on that request is set for April 30, 2026. The complaint was filed by three former behavioral-health employees and one current staffer who say they were targets of racially harassing and retaliatory conduct while working in AVMC's behavioral health unit. If the judge signs off, all pretrial wrangling and any eventual trial would play out much closer to the hospital and most of the witnesses.