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 …
Read More »Kaiser-Permanente donates to RivCo nonprofits
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 …
Read More »Prime Healthcare expands portfolio
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 …
Read More »Riverside makes more money available to Blythe hospital
Efforts to save Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe received another assist recently from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. On March 3, the board voted 4-0 to give a $3.4 million “expansion loan” in support of the Palo Verde Healthcare District, which owns the hospital, to the California Department of …
Read More »Six-month reprieve allows High Desert hospital stay open, sort out problems
A Blythe hospital that filed Ch. 9 bankruptcy protection in September when it was close to shutting down will remain open for at least six months. The Palo Verde Healthcare District’s board of directors recently approved an agreement with Riverside County that allows the county to take control of Palo …
Read More »Riverside County hospital to expand
Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar will open a seven-story tower in March. The seven-story structure will expand the medical facility’s supply of licensed acute care beds from 120 to 202, according to a statement on the hospital’s website. Cost of the expansion was not disclosed, and an exact opening date …
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