Prospect Medical Group, a Los Angeles-based independent physicians association, will buy part of Vantage Medical Group, also an IPA, which serves the Inland Empire and San Diego counties. The transaction is expected to close this summer, according to a statement. Prospect Medical will purchase CalCare IPA and Los Angeles Medical Center …
Read More »IEHP donates masks
The Inland Empire Health Plan has donated approximately 45,000 surgical masks to local health organizations to help with the shortage of such equipment during the COVID-19 crisis. The Community Health Association Inland Southern Region, San Bernardino County Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Riverside University Health System and Loma Linda …
Read More »Device would make it easier, and safer, to treat patients with serious viral diseases
Two local manufacturers and a physician are trying to get federal government approval of the Patient Isolation Unit, which has its origin in the Ebola virus outbreak of several years ago. Two Inland Empire manufacturers and a physician have developed a see-through protective enclosure that allows doctors and nurses to …
Read More »ARMC to hold health expo
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton is scheduled to hold its 13th annual 5K Walk/Run & Health Expo March 21. The event, which publicizes the fight against obesity and other diseases, is scheduled to start on the medical center campus and makes its way through nearby neighborhoods, according to a …
Read More »Casa Colina to host fundraiser
Casa Colina Hospital, the famous rehabilitative facility, will host its annual Tribute to Courage Gala March 7 at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel and Conference Center in Pomona. The event, the Pomona hospital’s largest fundraiser of the year, pays tribute to the courage and perseverance of those recovering from a serious …
Read More »Casa Colina recognized for Medicare, Medicaid programs
Casa Colina Hospital has received a five-star rating in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality report for 2020. The Pomona hospital is among nearly nine percent of hospitals nationwide to receive five stars—the highest possible score—out of more than 4,500 Medicare-certified hospitals surveyd, according a statement. The …
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