HIV-AIDS clinic to stay open Nov 12, 2009
West said county health officials hope to explore various cost-saving options, including possibly forming a partnership with Adventist Health for providing HIV care. The county is still in the early stages of discussions, and it has yet to sit down with Adventist Health officials, she said. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Report: Central Valley stillstruggling Oct 24, 2009
He used Adventist Health as an example. The nonprofit health care provider is one of the county's largest private employers and is building a new hospital in Hanford. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Cultivating health: Kings County's largest employers offer wellness programs for workers Oct 20, 2009
Kings County's largest employers -- the county and Adventist Health of Central California -- are no exception. While county employees are offered monetary incentives and aerobics classes, those at Adventist Health have access to a cafeteria full of healthy options and free access to preventive care ... At Adventist Health there are no aerobics classes, but discounts on gym memberships are available to all employees. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
When a good night's rest is just a dream Oct 17, 2009
Mike Tidwell, manager of the Adventist Health Sleep Apnea Center, explains the use of the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP mask used to treat sleep apnea. (Apolinar Fonseca/The Sentinel). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Hospitals fear swine flu, bar visits by kids Oct 16, 2009
Adventist Health Central Valley Network, which operates hospitals in Hanford (Kings County) and Selma (Fresno County), has restricted visitors under 15 years old. Children's Hospital Central California in Fresno, which has had a longtime policy of limiting visitors under 12 at the start of the annual flu season in November or December, enacted its restrictions this year on Sept. 11. (San Francisco Chronicle)
3 hospitals tighten down against H1N1 Oct 14, 2009
Adventist Health has tightened visitor restrictions at its three hospitals to stop the spread of H1N1, also known as swine flu ... Adventist Health operates three area hospitals: Central Valley General Hospital in Hanford, Hanford Community Medical Center and Selma Community Hospital. (Fresno Bee)
Visitor restrictions tightened at Adventist Health hospitals to protect patients from flu Oct 14, 2009
Adventist Health Central California Network has tightened visitor restrictions at its three hospitals -- Central Valley General Hospital, Hanford Community Medical Center and Selma Community Hospital -- to increase protection for patients and visitors from H1N1, or swine, flu. "We've put these restrictions in place because they are crucial to keeping our patients safe," said Kathy Palusko, director of infection prevention and control for Adventist Health Central Valley Network. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Delta extends lease agreement with Atlanta airport Oct 6, 2009
Adventist Health may buy Kingsburg hospital. The Kingsburg District Hospital may change owners if a proposed deal with Adventist Health is approved. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
More classes offered for Spanish medical interpreters Aug 25, 2009
"Cindy DeLain, dean of nursing and allied health at COS, said the college just graduated its first class of 12 interpreters.DeLain said the program plays to a strength in the San Joaquin Valley - home to many people who speak both Spanish and English. She said officials likely will look at expanding the program to other languages after a few years.Christine Pickering, a spokeswoman for Adventist Health Central Valley Network based in Hanford, said interpreters play an important role in ensuring... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
County remains in grip of high unemployment Aug 22, 2009
Three organizations -- First Baptist Church, the Adventist health clinic and the adult school -- administer food distribution programs in the town. When they do, long lines of people form, Sopp said. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Adventist gives hospital board deadline Aug 20, 2009
Adventist Health has given the Kingsburg hospital board written notice that it will terminate its current management agreement with the hospital Sept. 30 unless Adventist has a signed letter of intent from hospital officials to operate the hospital. Since October 2008, Adventist Health has been providing management and accounting services and now also human resources, physical therapy, laboratory and nutritional services at the 35-bed hospital, basically running the facility ... Adventist Health... (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Adventist Health makes offer to operate Kingsburg Hospital Jun 30, 2009
The Kingsburg Hospital board met Monday night and announced that Adventist Health has made an offer to operate the hospital and acquire its Rural Health Clinic ... The ultimate decision of whether Adventist Health becomes the hospital's operator will be decided by voters in the hospital district ... Adventist Health has been providing management services to the hospital since October 2008. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Lemonade, a silk purse anyone? May 17, 2009
Physicians from Adventist Health offered their weekly "Fitness Facts," and pastors from Koinonia Christian Fellowship gave us words of hope and inspiration. But that still wasn't all. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Plant diet goes back to Eden, Adventist says May 9, 2009
His talk, "Living Longer and Better: The Health Experience of California Seventh-day Adventists," is based on research conducted for more than 50 years at Loma Linda University, a Seventh-day Adventist health science school. The Seventh-day Adventist Church teaches the importance of holiness in one's lifestyle, Beeson says, particularly in diet. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Mercy rates high for heart bypass surgery Apr 10, 2009
San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, a hospital affiliated with Roseville-based Adventist Health, and Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside did worse than expected. The high volume of cardiac cases at Mercy General Hospital, coupled with our dedication to providing the highest qualify of health care services, has brought us this exceptional result, Doris Frazier, vice president for cardiovascular services at the hospital, said in a press release that credited Mercy doctors and their... (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
From a sadness, gifts to others Mar 23, 2009
"With Grant's Gift, Wheeler and her husband, Kevin, 36, a school psychologist, have donated almost 300 baby blankets to hospitals in California and Oregon so that stillborn babies can be cradled in them. The Wheelers intend the blankets as keepsakes for grieving parents.A VIRAL INFECTIONAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in every 115 American pregnancies ends in stillbirth - defined as naturally occurring fetal death after 20 weeks' gestation. The Wheelers, who live... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Help break the cycle of poverty Mar 21, 2009
It was made possible by the cooperation and collaboration of two major health care organizations in Kings County, Adventist Health and Family Health Care Network, and many of the other family, youth and children' s services agencies that have been contributors to the action team process. If we are to successfully deal with issues of poverty, to develop strategies that will help eradicate it from our communities, we should look to the history of barn-raising. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Kettleman City may receive medical clinic Mar 17, 2009
On Tuesday, supervisors are scheduled to consider approving an initial agreement for the lease of the Kings County Clinic building in Kettleman City to the Adventist Health hospital, which runs indigent clinics across the county. In other business, supervisors will hold a study session at 9:25 a.m. to discuss the county's master fee ordinance. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Continue reading Mar 12, 2009
It is nearing the end of a six-month contract with Adventist Health, which began in Oct. 15, 2008. Adventist Health is providing management and accounting services to the local hospital ... At the end of the six months, Adventist Health and Kingsburg District Hospital will decide the hospital's future. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Word on the Street: Medical plaza joins hospital in Hanford Mar 9, 2009
The 60,000-square-foot, three-story complex is a $20 million joint venture among Adventist Health, a nonprofit organization that operates Central Valley General Hospital and Hanford Community Medical Center, Fresno-based developer G.L. Bruno Associates and a consortium of local physicians, said Christine Pickering, Adventist's marketing director. Pickering said construction is expected to begin this summer with the goal of opening in mid-2010, about the same time as the new hospital being built... (Fresno Bee)
Hospital taking shape Feb 19, 2009
Already, 35 to 40 new physicians, who are now working in affiliation with Adventist Health, which will operate the new hospital, have been recruited in the past five years. Some of that growth can be attributed to the attraction of the new facility, according to Douglas Lafferty, vice president of facilities development and construction for Adventist Health. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Foreclosure strikes lot at citys auto mall Feb 19, 2009
joseantonio wrote on Feb 18, 2009 2:01 PM:" I would not go to this hospital for anything other than the common flu. If you need anything performed, I would go to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia or any of the fine hospitals in Fresno. New hospital or whatnot, they are still run by the same corrupt people of Adventist Health. ". Advertisement. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
