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The Hospital Association of Southern California is scheduled to hold its annual TeamSTEPPS Collaborative Conference today at the Marriott Riverside. The one-day event brings together healthcare professionals from throughout the region and teaches them how to build teamwork principles into their daily work routines, according to a statement. TeamStepps Collaborative, …

Loma Linda University Medical Center has been recognized for its work in bariatric surgery. The medical center has been named a Blue Distinction Center for its efforts in that form of elective surgery, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. That designation is given to medical facilities nationwide that deliver …

Children of aging parents have a tough road ahead of them once Mom and Dad begin to lose their independence. Fortunately, they can find the necessary support for their parents and themselves if they choose the right kind of assisted living community. First, it’s important to note that an assisted …

Riverside County might take $1.5 million budgeted for UC Riverside’s medical school and use it on the county-owned hospital in Moreno Valley. The money would be diverted to pay for equipment at Riverside County Regional Medical Center, which has a history of financial problems, according to a report in The …

Los Angeles County has proposed establishing a trauma center in Pomona. The facility, which would serve that city as well as the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley, is being planned by the County Department of Health Services, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. If approved …

Members of the union that represents doctors and dentists at University of California health care clinics are scheduled to walk off the job today at several campuses, including UC Riverside. The planned four-day strike by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists is meant to call attention to alleged unfair …