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Urgent care center opens

Riverside University trauma center receives level one designation

One of the Inland Empire’s oldest medical groups has opened an urgent care center in Beaumont. Beaver Medical Group’s facility at the Sundance Corporate Center, 839 N. Highland Springs Ave., has digital x-ray machines and onsite phlebotomy services, according to a statement. The company, which plans to hire more physicians, …

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SB County sets up temporary care sites

San Bernardino County is establishing alternate care sites in response to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Each treatment site is meant to help local hospitals forced to deal with too many patients, according to a statement on the county’s website. One site has been established at parking lot 14 …

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First phase of medical center expansion begins

Medical Doctor Stethoscope

Groundbreaking was held recently at the future home of the Diagnostic & Treatment Center at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Moreno Valley. The 95,000-square-foot project is part of a three-phase, 20-year expansion of the medical center that the city council approved in May, according to a statement on the city’s …

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Military doctors help Riverside County fight pandemic

A group of doctors and nurses are providing support to medical personnel at Eisenhower Health hospital in Rancho Mirage. The doctors, physician assistants, critical care nurses and respiratory technicians arrived at Eisenhower Health Thursday and will help with the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a statement by Riverside County. The medical …

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Inland IPA to join larger network

Prospect Medical Group, a Los Angeles-based independent physicians association, will buy part of Vantage Medical Group, also an IPA, which serves the Inland Empire and San Diego counties. The transaction is expected to close this summer, according to a statement. Prospect Medical will purchase CalCare IPA and Los Angeles Medical Center …

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IEHP donates masks

The Inland Empire Health Plan has donated approximately 45,000 surgical masks to local health organizations to help with the shortage of such equipment during the COVID-19 crisis. The Community Health Association Inland Southern Region, San Bernardino County Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Riverside University Health System and Loma Linda …

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