On Sunday, President Trump announced the FDA is giving emergency use status to convalescent plasma. The treatment has already been used on more than 60,000 patients but now that number will dramatically increase. Angela Hoyt was the first convalescent plasma donation in the Coachella Valley from a former COVID patient. “This is one way I […]
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Even during this challenging and uncertain time, there are so many silver linings occurring in our valley and one of them is the sight of the BAM, Behind a Miracle, vans! The free service brings cancer patients who cannot afford transportation to Eisenhower Medical Center for their cancer treatments.
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RANCHO MIRAGE (CNS) – Federal medical personnel will begin arriving at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage Wednesday to assist the Coachella Valley hospital, which is experiencing staffing woes due to an influx of COVID-19 patients. The roughly 20-person team, which includes doctors, physician assistants, critical care nurses and respiratory technicians — all active military members […]
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A team of federal doctors and nurses are arriving at Eisenhower Health hospital Thursday to support the facility as the hospital copes with the influx of coronavirus patients. The team of doctors, physician assistants, critical care nurses and respiratory technicians assigned to Eisenhower is part of a state of California request for federal support to […]
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“So, my day begins at about 4:45.” Andrew Kassinove is the Chief of Staff at JFK Medical Center and the Medical Director of the Emergency Room. “Get here by 6,” Kassinove said. “Then take over from the doctor getting off who’s been here since 9 o’clock the night before, then I started seeing patients.” From […]
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Volunteers are so special and during the coronavirus pandemic most haven’t been able to put in any hours. The over 600 Volunteers at Eisenhower Medical Center didn’t let that stop them. Instead they found a different way to continue to help. This is their Silver Lining with Sandie Newton.
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The state will look hard at the data and projections about when it’s safe to reopen. Since the beginning, Eisenhower Health’s epidemiology team has been calculating projections of COVID-19. That information is disseminated to leaders like Congressman Raul Ruiz. In the beginning, the numbers were grim but lately, research is revealing hundreds of lives have […]
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A new morning ritual is helping frontline workers at Eisenhower Medical Center cope with the intense stress of the job. A twenty minute guided meditation is helping the hospital employees take better care of their patients and themselves. “I thought we should start off with a quick guided meditation and then we can follow up […]
