To help meet the blood demands in the Central Valley, Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) is partnering with Central California Blood Center on their “Valley United” campaign and hosting a blood drive this month. The local hospital invites the public and SVMC healthcare workers to donate blood to help make an impact on the lives […]
Visitor policy changes, capacity for second wave, hospital challenges and more discussed. Are there any updates on the no-visitor policy? Given the recent protests, how well equipped is Kaweah Delta to handle a surge of patients? What is the status of antibody testing for employees? As the number of cases rise in Tulare County, many […]
Sierra View Medical Center’s (SVMC) Emergency Department (ED), located in Porterville, remains open to serve emergency needs for non-COVID related issues, especially for conditions where early diagnosis and treatment can be lifesaving, such as a stroke or heart attack. SVMC is well prepared to handle all non-COVID emergencies, as well as COVID-19 cases in a […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Delta Kaweah Delta has joined the Mayo Clinic and hospitals across the country in a study that is working to determine whether plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 can effectively help others recover from the virus. As part of the uscovidplasma.org study, a small number of COVID-19 patients […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Delta As the number of people in Tulare County with COVID-19 continues to rise, Kaweah Delta will begin voluntary antibody testing for its team next week, with plans to then offer the test to first responders in the area. Kaweah Delta will begin to first test its staff, along with […]
Preparation and collaboration has been crucial in the required restructuring of the intensive care unit (ICU) at Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) to continue providing care during the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic. Quickly developing methods to manage admitted COVID-19 patients in a designated COVID-19-specific ICU and devising a process to eliminate the potential of infecting a […]
Over the course of these past several weeks, the Emergency Department (ED) at Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) has been on the forefront of safety implementation and crafting a set of rapidly evolving protocols to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and keeping patients safe. To ensure the utmost safety for patients, the community, and […]
People who have COVID-19 symptoms or need to be seen for coughs, fevers, sore throats, etc., but whose doctor is unable to see them, can now get care without leaving their cars. Kaweah Delta’s new Curbside Care program, which is available daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Kaweah Delta Urgent Care, 1633 S. […]
Robyn Icenhower & Associates Signs of Hope Campaign will be donating to the Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation-Covid 19 Relief Fund. Earlier this month, Robyn Icenhower & Associates provided lawn signs to local residents that display messages of hope by placing them in front yards throughout Tulare County. With messages like “BETTER TOGETHER”, “HOPE” and “VISALIA […]
A local Visalia-based non-profit, Living Water World Missions, is funding and staffing the installation of at least three water purification systems in Guatemala at regional hospitals for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in that country. Living Water World Missions (LWWM) was founded in Visalia in December 2012 after installing about a dozen water systems in […]