Thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers walked off the job Oct. 14, beginning a five-day strike regarding safe staffing, equitable pay and benefits, and a stronger voice for frontline caregivers. The strike involves an estimated 31,000 pharmacists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, midwives, physician assistants, rehab therapists, speech language pathologists, dietitians …
Read More »Hospital announces major expansion
Riverside Community Hospital has announced a $912 million expansion that will include an 11-story tower for patients and a parking garage. The tower will cover 459,496 square feet and will include labor and delivery, postpartum and antepartum, a pharmacy, radiology, and an endoscopy suite, according to a hospital statement. It …
Read More »Adolescent health unit opens
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has opened an adolescent behavioral health unit. The facility, which began operations this month, offers separate care for adolescent patients, according to a statement on Arrowhead Regional’s website. The behavioral health unit officially opened Aug. 7 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Andrew Goldfrach, Arrowhead Regional’s …
Read More »RUHS gets nod for social responsibility
The Riverside University Health System-Medical Center has been recognized for its social responsibility. The Lown Hospital Index placed the medical center on its 2025-’26 honor roll, which was published June 24, according to a statement on Riverside County’s website. The index ranks more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals on their approach …
Read More »UCR health to expand
UC Riverside Health will undergo a major expansion that will include an outpatient diagnostics center. The project, announced June 3 during an on-campus gathering, will cover 21 acres at Valley Springs Parkway and Gateway Drive in Riverside, with the possibility of future expansion, according to a statement on the university’s …
Read More »LLUCH to open pediatric urgent care in Fontana
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital has leased space at a Fontana shopping center that it will use for pediatric urgent care. The 8,400-square-foot facility at Highland Village is expected to open early next year, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. Progressive represented the landlord in the transaction, …
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