Medical

The UC Riverside School of Medicine is slated to receive $25 million in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2020-2021 fiscal year budget, which was unveiled earlier this month. That money will allow the school, which welcomed its first class in 2013, to expand enrollment, increase its operational support and double – from …

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, in partnership with San Bernardino County, has expanded its service for California’s Whole Person Care program. The program, which is provided by the Department of Health Services, combines health, behavioral health and social services in order to improve a patient’s health and well-being, according to a …

A grand opening ceremony was held Oct. 24 at the City of Hope’s cancer treatment center in Upland. The 25,000-square-foot facility offers medical oncology and infusion and has nine cancer specialists, 25 exam rooms, two procedure rooms and 23 infusion chairs, including two chairs in private rooms, according to a …

A bill sponsored by Sen. Connie M. Leyva, D-Chino, that will protect hospital patients and reinforce nurse staffing requirement has been signed into law. SB 227, which Gov. Gavin Newsom approved Saturday, requires the state Department of Public Health to conduct surprise visits to hospitals to inspect for compliance with nurse …

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved an agreement with the domestic workers union employed by the county. The contract with United Domestic Workers AFCSME Local 3930 locks in the preset wage of in-home support service workers, which was increased to $12 an hour in January, according to a …

The Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Foundation is scheduled to host its sixth annual Gala & Award Dinner next month. The event, a fundraiser for the 456-bed teaching hospital in Colton that’s operated by San Bernardino County, is scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Doubletree Hotel …