Medical

Riverside University Health System-Medical Center has been ranked the top hospital in California for social responsibility. The medical center in Moreno Valley was awarded the top spot among 257 acute care hospitals for 2026-‘27 by the Lown Institute Hospitals Index, an independent healthcare policy institute in Needham Mass. RUHS-MC was …

The High Desert hospital that filed for bankruptcy in September and is being managed by Riverside County has been given $3 million from the state of California to help keep it open. Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe recently received the grant from the California Department of Health Care Access and …

Ontario-based Prime Healthcare, a nationwide chain of physician-led hospitals, recently purchased a hospital in Illinois. The company acquired Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, a 214-bed acute-care facility that serves the south side of Chicago, for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board unanimously …

A High Desert hospital is now accepting Kaiser Permanente members admitted to the hospital and need inpatient, overnight medical care. Kaiser Permanente San Bernardino County has agreed to provide physicians from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, according to a statement released …

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 …