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Legislation in Response to Lineage Fire Awaits Action by Newsom
Two state lawmakers and local elected officials who represent Boyle Heights urged Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday to sign bills aimed at supporting residents impacted by the June 17 Lineage Logistics warehouse fire, and prevent a similar disaster from occurring elsewhere across California. Mayor Karen Bass, Assemblyman Mark González, D-Los Angeles,...
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Tackling issues in health care for local LGBTQ+ communities
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs is known around the world as a welcoming place for the LGBTQ community. But even in a place where acceptance and visibility are high, health disparities have not disappeared. On Wednesday, a special event presented by Desert Oasis Healthcare at the Mizell Center...
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Bloomington's Cedar House Breaks Ground on 70 New Beds Amid Fentanyl Crisis
Cedar House Life Change Center broke ground last month on a 70-bed expansion of its Bloomington campus, a project aimed squarely at a problem that has plagued San Bernardino and Riverside counties for years: people seeking addiction treatment often wait 30 to 60 days just to get a bed. The new two-story building will add meeting rooms, visitation rooms and office space to a facility that, before construction began, already operated 125 residential beds and delivered more than 62,000 hours of care in 2023.
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[Updated] Southern California powerhouse 24 Home Care to lay off 738
Effective Sept. 15, 24 Home Care, based in El Segundo, CA, plans to lay off 738 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) issued by the California Employment Development Department. The firm, which supports aging adults, veterans, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, notified the department...
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Nurses strike at 4 Prime hospitals across 3 states
Nurses and healthcare workers at four hospitals operated by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare hospitals held one-day strikes Sept. 3, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, confirmed to Becker’s. The walkouts covered more than 2,200 nurses and healthcare workers at West Anaheim (Calif.) Medical...
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DAP Health expanding Palm Springs campus to increase access to care
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A major expansion is underway at DAP Health’s Sunrise Campus in Palm Springs, with new and renovated spaces expected to expand health care services for patients across the Coachella Valley. Construction on the multi-phase project began in May and includes a new campus entrance, expanded laboratory services, a new women’s The post DAP Health expanding Palm Springs campus to increase access to care appeared first on KESQ .
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Escondido warns Prop 44 threatens community health clinics
ESCONDIDO — The City Council unanimously agreed to oppose Proposition 44, a statewide ballot measure that local health care leaders say could force community health centers serving underserved populations to close. The council voted Aug. 26 to oppose the measure after hearing from Dr. Rakesh Patel, chief executive officer...
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Nurses protest at Kaiser Permanente’s Hollywood hospital
More than 300 nurses from Kaiser Permanente’s Los Angeles Medical Center demonstrated outside the hospital on Sunset Boulevard on Sept. 1, calling for improved working conditions and better staffing. The demonstration was one of 22 protests at Kaiser Permanente hospitals throughout California on Sept. 1 organized by the California...
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Sarpong named Kaiser Fontana COO
Richard Sarpong is the new chief operating officer at Kaiser-Permanente Fontana Medical Center. Sarpong has more than 15 years experience as a hospital executive, most recently, as safety and quality officer for Kaiser Permanente San Bernardino County, according to a statement released by the health care provider. In Fontana, Sarpong...
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Kaiser outpatient medical building approved in Redlands
REDLANDS, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente has received approval for the first new building in its planned Redlands medical campus expansion, moving the project another step closer to construction. The Redlands Planning Commission unanimously approved plans Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a three-story, 113,000-square-foot medical office and ambulatory surgery center at...