Medical

Construction has begun on a medical office building at the Kaiser Permanente facility in Victorville. The facility, called High Desert Medical Offices 2, will cover 8,700 square feet next to the healthcare provider’s facility at 14011 Park Ave., according to a report originally published in the Victorville Daily Press. The …

Dr. G. Richard Olds, dean of the new UC Riverside School of Medicine The new medical school’s 50 students began classes Aug. 12, after a week-long orientation that ended with a ceremony during which each student was presented with a white coat, according to a published report. Medical school classes were …

Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta has been certified to treat victims of severe heart attacks. The hospital is the fifth medical facility in Riverside County authorized to treat heart attacks, along with Riverside Community Hospital and three hospitals in the Palm Springs area, according to a published report. The certification …

Officials with Riverside Community Hospital discussed that facility’s expansion during a recent town hall meeting. The renovation includes construction of a seven-story tower with private rooms and space for more patient beds, according to a published report. The expanded facility, which is expected to create about 300 jobs, will also …

A local Native American tribe has helped the Riverside County Regional Medical Center Foundation purchase a device that makes it easier to conduct MRI exams on young patients. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians donated $20,000 for the purchase of an MRI-compatible anesthesia machine, which doctors use to administer …

The chief executive officer and managing director of Corona Regional Medical Center has stepped down. Kevan Metcalfe’s resignation was announced last month in a hospital statement, according to a published report. No reason was given for his departure. Metcalfe, 58, became chief executive of the 160-bed acute care hospital and its …