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Looking Into Hidden Agendas Behind The Proposed Plan To Save The Potter Valley Project
Who is the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District and what do they want with water from Northern California — and Potter Valley specifically? Why have they suddenly expressed interest in buying the Potter Valley Project from PG&E? Are they really interested in helping out local farmers in Mendocino County? Or do they have a hidden agenda?
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Sacramento Life Center Receives Grant to Enhance Patient Care Through New Electronic Health Records System
Founded in 1972, Sacramento Life Center provides free medical care and comprehensive support services to low-income women, teens, and families facing unplanned or unsupported pregnancies. Photo courtesy of Sacramento Life Center. SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – Sacramento Life Center (SLC) is proud to announce it has received a generous grant from...
hoodline.com
Sacramento Shock As UC Davis, Methodist Land On Medicaid Danger List
Sacramento’s hospital safety net just landed on a national watch list, and it is not the kind of list anyone here wanted to make. UC Davis Medical Center and Methodist Hospital of Sacramento have been flagged among California facilities that could be financially vulnerable if federal Medicaid cuts move forward. The warning comes from a national analysis of hospitals that lean heavily on Medicaid and have recently posted negative margins, raising fresh questions about whether services, staffing or programs could be trimmed in the years ahead.
San Francisco Examiner
SF 49ers tap Sutter Health as official health care provider
The San Francisco 49ers and Sutter Health are teaming up to provide health care access and resources to Northern California residents. The Bay Area sports franchise on Wednesday announced that the nonprofit system is now the organization’s official health-care provider. As part of the new relationship, the 49ers and Sutter Health employees will work together to provide people throughout the region with expanded access to screenings, as well as educational courses and assistance with navigating cases that require special care. Visitors to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will see a slew of changes during the upcoming season. The football stadium will be getting upgraded first-aid stations, as well as nursing pods for mothers and a dedicated sensory room designed for individuals with developmental disabilities. The 49ers will also bring Sutter Health patients and their families into 49ers Wish, a program launched with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation that supports people with life-threatening medical conditions. Every year, the 49ers and Sutter Health employees will also build a Community Fitness Zone in new locations like parks and school playgrounds. The spaces are designed to promote recreation in family-friendly atmospheres through games and other physical activities. Each fitness zone will also provide Northern
davisvanguard.org
Op-ed | Encampment Sweeps Disrupt Care for Sacramento Street Medicine Patients
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every weekend, and most weekdays, Sacramento Street Medicine teams can be spotted walking the streets of Sacramento carrying large red backpacks filled with medical supplies. Medical volunteers, community health workers, health care providers and patient navigators travel on foot into encampments, usually deep into wooded areas, riverbeds or the heart of downtown Sacramento.
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Real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities. Residents can suffer
By the time she was hospitalized in 2020, Pearlene Darby, a retired teacher, had suffered open sores on both legs, both hips, and both heels, as well as a five-inch-long gash on her tailbone. She died two weeks later at age 81 from infections and bedsores, according to her death certificate. Her daughter sued the nursing home, alleging it had left Darby sitting in her own feces and urine time and again.
plumassun.org
Seneca Healthcare welcomes new medical provider
Seneca Healthcare District announces the addition of Grace Vondra to its medical staff at the Lake Almanor Clinic. SHD said Vondra will be taking over the established practice of Lori Koehler, “continuing the high‐quality, compassionate patient care Lori has provided to the community.”. Vondra brings nearly two decades...
ABC10
Kaiser Permanente opens new sports medicine center in downtown Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente has opened a new sports medicine center at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento Downtown Commons, offering specialized care for injuries related to sports, exercise and everyday activities. The 20,700-square-foot facility opened Monday and provides care for athletes and active individuals of all ages, sports and...
CBS Sacramento
Sacramento crematorium plan faces scrutiny as neighbors raise health concerns
A proposed crematorium in Sacramento, which sits within 1,000 feet of homes and an elementary school, is drawing concern from nearby residents who say they fear potential health and air quality impacts.
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Sutter Health opens integrated cardiology, oncology center
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health opened a cardiology and oncology center in Castro Valley, Calif., expanding access to specialty care in the region. The Castro Valley Cardiovascular and Oncology Care Center houses both services in one location to support more coordinated care. The site aims to reduce travel for patients and improve access to diagnostics and treatment. It will also work with nearby Eden Medical Center, also in Castro Valley, to support continuity of care, according to an April 8 news release.
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Dr. Toussaint Mears-Clarke on hidden diabetes
Dr. Toussaint Mears-Clarke has built his career at the intersection of medicine, mentorship and community advocacy. As a board-certified family physician and Fellowship Program Director at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, he trains the next generation of doctors while treating patients who are often navigating a health system that was not built with them in mind. A graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine with an MBA and a fellowship from the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Mears-Clarke brings both clinical rigor and deep personal investment to his work. On Health IQ, he sat down to talk about one of the most quietly devastating diseases in America.