A press release from Kaweah Delta Hospital Medical Center celebrates the birth of a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Kaweah Delta Medical Center has 47 new beds available in the event of a COVID-19 surge; 23 of those beds opened this week to care for Kaweah Delta’s littlest patients. After years of planning and construction, […]
A Message from Randy Dodd, President, Adventist Health Tulare Walk through our hospitals, and you’ll notice something: silence. Our hospital corridors, usually bustling with caregivers and patients, have been unusually empty these past few weeks. Many of the beds in our inpatient units have gone unfilled. The number of patients suffering from heart attacks, strokes […]
The Source LGBT+ Center joins 170 organizations speaking to government and health care providers regarding care for marginalized communities. As we move further into population level interventions and continue to grapple with care shortages and economic harms as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the undersigned LGBTQ+ and allied organizations call upon public health authorities, […]
A Kaweah Delta press release gives updates on surge predictions, PPE changes, inpatient testing, and more As the number of cases rise in Tulare County, many people have questions about COVID-19. In a virtual video-conference call this week, Gary Herbst, Kaweah Delta’s Chief Executive Officer, answered questions from Tulare County residents. Question: What are the […]
A Press Release from Sierra View Hospital and Tulare County Health Department Sierra View District Hospital (SVMC) has been selected by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), along with other hospitals throughout the state, to receive an Abbott point-of-care instrument, also called an ID NOW machine, in order to strengthen testing capabilities located in […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Delta As more daycare centers close their doors, Kaweah Delta is repurposing its medically-based fitness facility to offer child care for children of its employees who are caring for the community during COVID-19. After receiving approval from the State, Kaweah Delta reopened The Lifestyle Center (TLC) this week to offer […]
An Opinion Piece by Jerrold Jensen The Visalia Unified Board of Trustees has unanimously agreed to not submit plans for a new high school to the State Department of Education. It had to be a tough decision and they deserve positive recognition for cleaning up the mess left behind by the previous administration. Measure A […]
Dear VRM Family and Friends, First and foremost, we cannot adequately express how grateful we are to have you join us on this journey, so thank you from the bottom of our heart. Without your prayers, encouragement and generosity, the disadvantaged and vulnerable men, women, and children in our community would not have a safe and healing environment […]
Even in the best of times, child welfare systems in California are beleaguered, underfunded, and stressed. There are too few social workers for foster children and their troubled birth families, and these caseworkers are often overworked within a huge bureaucratic system. Juvenile Dependency judges will have caseloads of 500 children, and children’s attorneys are likewise […]
In this crazy time Courtney Passmore, a Central Valley native and owner of Courtney’s Confectionery, has taken the opportunity to bring positivity to the situation with her Quarantine Care Kits. These kits are a box of the tastiest goodies from her new business, Courtney’s Confectionery, along with affirmations to lift you up and activities to […]