Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona has received the Healthgrades 2019 Patient Safety Excellence Award, which recognizes hospitals that do an outstanding job preventing their patients from sustaining injuries and complications during their treatment. The award puts Casa Colina among the top 10 percent of hospitals regarding patient safety data as …
Read More »RUHS medical center adds emergency beds
Riverside University Health System has added five beds to its emergency department and trauma center. The beds, which were added to keep up with increased demand for service at the health system’s medical center in Moreno Valley, brings the number of emergency and trauma beds at the hospital to 45, …
Read More »Health center to open
A community health center that will provide medical and behavioral health services to Riverside County residents was scheduled to open Monday in Jurupa Valley. The Jurupa Valley Community Health Center at 8876 Mission Blvd. will replace a smaller clinic a few doors down the street, according to a statement. The …
Read More »Trauma volunteer sought
The Riverside University Health System and its trauma intervention program are seeking volunteers who will provide emotional support to anyone who has suffered trauma from injury or sudden death. Local police, fire, medical and hospital personnel also call on TIP volunteers to help victims of assault, fire and motor vehicle …
Read More »Tribe makes major donation to children’s hospital
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $25 million to the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Tribal Secretary Ken Ramirez presented the gift at the 26th annual Children’s Hospital Foundation Gala, which was held Thursday at the Riverside Convention Center, according to a statement. “San Manuel is grateful …
Read More »New medical center lab will help heart patients
Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley has opened a catheterization laboratory that will expand heart and neurovascular care in that part of the Inland Empire. The $4.3 million facility includes imaging equipment that shows the heart and other cerebrovascular structures and technology that tracks blood flow, according …
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