Tag Archives: Medical

Apple Valley has responded to the potential loss of Providence St. Mary Medical Center, the 213-bed facility that has served the High Desert town since 1956. Last week, Providence Southern California announced it has partnered with Kaiser Permanente and will move the facility at 18300 Highway 18 to a hospital …

Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona has been named one of the top patient-recommended hospital in the United States. At least 93 percent of the rehabilitative care hospital’s patients would “definitely recommend” the facility to family and friends,” according to a recent survey by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers …

Cigna, the global healthcare provider, and Oscar Health Inc. are now offering medical insurance to small businesses in eight California submarkets, including the Inland Empire. Covered employees will have access to virtual doctor visits 24 hours a day seven days a week with no co-pay, low cost prescription medicine, behavioral …

Final approval has been given for the construction of UC Riverside’s School of Medicine’s Education Building II. The University of California Regents recently gave the last approval needed to begin construction, vote which includes a construction budget, final design plans and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, according to a …

BioLife Plasma Services, a subsidiary of the global pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., will open a plasma donation center in Moreno Valley. Collections are scheduled to begin this weekend at the facility at 23727 Sunnymead Blvd., according to a statement. “With plasma donations lower than usual throughout the pandemic …

The State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority and the Riverside County Emergency Management Department have established an oxygen depot at an undisclosed location in the county. The depot is made up of two large oxygen tanks that will be available to hospitals in Riverside County and surrounding counties, according …