Dr. Nikki Mittal gives a big thumbs up, a quick jab later, she’s the first staff member at Riverside University Health and among the first in the country to get protection against a potentially deadly virus: COVID-19. “I feel very honored and lucky to be the first person to have gotten the vaccine not only […]
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RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A planned 10-day work stoppage by nurses at Riverside Community Hospital stemming from an impasse in negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement prompted Riverside County supervisors Tuesday to request that the union put off strike plans amid the coronavirus surge. “This is not the time for a strike,” Board of Supervisors Chairman […]
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County leaders got together for a virtual briefing about the crisis brought on by the pandemic on Friday afternoon. At center stage: a looming hospital strike. “If there is a strike what could happen is we would have to direct patients from that specific hospital to another hospital that’s already overburdened and overworked that has […]
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Erin Teran is a nurse at Desert Regional in Palm Springs. On Thursday she posted on Facebook with an update to her followers. “The hospital is so full and busy, and we’re tired. So remember everyone, wear your mask,” said Teran on her Facebook page. Typically nurses work under a 1: 4, nurse to patient […]
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As Eisenhower Health receives federal aid this week, local Tenet hospitals are awaiting a different form of help. JFK Memorial Hospital and Desert Regional Medical Center are a part of the Tenet Healthcare system which has its own response and they started asking for traveling nurses weeks ago, according to Tenet officials. “The difference between […]
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The California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family program works with farmers, ranchers, packers and shippers to get California farm products from the field to food banks throughout the state. Farm to Family donated pre-packed boxes of fresh produce to healthcare employees at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital and their families on Wednesday. These […]
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Three John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital nurses were honored Monday at the New York Stock Exchange closing bell. Patricia Gates, Rosa Sanchez and Anabell Sanchez are ED Nurses at JFK. Today we recognize Patricia Gates, Rosa Sanchez and Anabell Sanchez from Tenet Healthcare’s JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio, CA. https://t.co/Ss80Qf8cvn — NYSE 🏛 (@NYSE) May […]
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Riverside County is calling on all willing residents, especially those with medical expertise, to support response efforts for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and other group medical care sites are particularly in need for workers willing to care for COVID-19 patients. This request goes out to all physicians, both active and […]
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