Desert Care Network CEO Michele Finney and Eisenhower Health COO Ken Wheat donated blood at LifeStream’s Rancho Mirage Donor Center, spokesperson Lee Rice with Eisenhower Health.
This year the competition takes place at a critical time of need, as summer is one of the most challenging times for blood collection. With the ongoing blood shortage, the goal of this two-month initiative is to benefit patients in need who are in peril without a safe, ample blood supply.
If you’ve noticed longer hospital wait times- you’re not alone. Palm Springs resident Mark O’Connor recalled his visit to Eisenhower Health on Tuesday. “I waited a total of 4 hours before I said this isn’t getting any better,” said O’Connor. “It was very busy.” More hospitals patients means longer wait times. Not just for hospitals- […]
A vaccine clinic operated by Curative at the Palm Springs Convention Center is closing June 30 and the team operating there is being converted to a mobile unit that will serve the Coachella Valley. In addition, a testing site operated at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds is closing June 30. “The vaccine site at the Palm […]
The Family Medicine Residency Program at Desert Regional Medical Center, in collaboration with The Joslyn Center, is offering a limited first-dose COVID-19 Moderna vaccination clinic on Friday, April 9, 2021 at The Joslyn Center, in Palm Desert, from 8am-4pm. This clinic is limited to 500 vaccinations, and everyone must have an appointment. To register, please […]
Riverside County is hosting a coronavirus vaccine clinic Thursday in Thermal. The clinic will be held from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tameka Gym at 66725 Martinez Road. This clinic will be held for those in phase 1A, phase 1B and individuals from ages 16-64 with underlying medical conditions or […]
The Curative vaccination site at the Palm Springs Convention Center has an excess number of COVID-19 vaccine doses Tuesday — and has been given permission to distribute them to residents who live or work (with proof of employment) in Riverside County who are 16 years of age or older. Those under 18 years of age […]
