A private hospital consulting firm could be paid close to $2 million for helping to keep Riverside County Regional Medical Center profitable. The county Board of Supervisors approved two contracts Tuesday with Huron Healthcare that could keep that company on the county’s payroll until at least 2017, according to a …
Read More »Hospital planned for Murrieta
A 50-bed rehabilitation hospital will be built in Murrieta. Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth plans to begin construction during the third quarter of 2016, according to a company statement. The two-story, 54,000-square-foot facility will treat patients recovering from major injuries, illnesses and surgeries. The hospital, which will provide about 300 construction jobs …
Read More »IE medical clinic to get bigger
Riverside Medical Clinic, the largest private provider of ambulatory care in the Inland Empire, is expanding. The company has partnered with Humana Inc. and will open two new primary care practices in Riverside County, said Ruthan Smith, vice president of marketing for Riverside Medical. Both facilities are currently under construction …
Read More »SB says no to medical marijuana
San Bernardino will continue to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Following a closed session Monday, city council members announced the city will continue its prohibition rather than consider allowing regulated dispensaries, according to a report in the San Bernardino County Sun. In fact, the city plans to get even more aggressive …
Read More »Nurses stage protest
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center nurses protested today outside the San Bernardino County Government Center regarding stalled contract negotiations. The nurses, all members of the California Nurses Association, maintain that the delay at the Colton hospital is putting patients there in harms way, according to a report in the Inland Valley …
Read More »CBRE to look for medical tenants
CBRE Group Inc. has been chosen to market a new 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Riverside. The building, Riverbrock Medical Plaza, is part of Riverside Community Hospital’s multi-million dollar expansion project that began during the spring of 2013, according to a statement released Tuesday by CBRE Group. Riverbrock Medical Plaza, …
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