Medical

Kaiser-Permanente has presented an estimated $2.7 million in health grants to 32 nonprofits in Riverside County. The donations are meant to help in high priority areas, including high-quality health care and health equity, mental and behavioral health services, food and nutrition, and housing stability according to a statement released by the …

Prime Healthcare, the Ontario-based healthcare network, will purchase a hospital in Illinois. Franciscan Health Olympia Fields will become part of Prime Healthcare on or around May 1, according to a statement released by the Inland Empire company. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board recently voted 8-0 to approve …

Efforts to save Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe received another assist recently from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. On March 3, the board voted 4-0 to give a $3.4 million “expansion loan” in support of the Palo Verde Healthcare District, which owns the hospital, to the California Department of …

A Blythe hospital that filed Ch. 9 bankruptcy protection in September when it was close to shutting down will remain open for at least six months. The Palo Verde Healthcare District’s board of directors recently approved an agreement with Riverside County that allows the county to take control of Palo …

Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar will open a seven-story tower in March. The seven-story structure will expand the medical facility’s supply of licensed acute care beds from 120 to 202, according to a statement on the hospital’s website. Cost of the expansion was not disclosed, and an exact opening date …

Prime Healthcare Foundation in Ontario has added a hospital to its portfolio. Central Maine Healthcare is the 21st hospital in the nationwide health system, according to a statement released by Prime Healthcare Feb. 16. The transaction includes one medical center, two hospitals, a community center, a cancer care center and …