Presbyterian Hospital Earns Franklin Award


(05/02/2012)
The Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., earned the 2012 Franklin Award of Distinction for exceptional hospital and health system case management.

Physician Supervision No Longer Required for Registered Nurse Anesthetists


(04/04/2012)
California law no longer requires a physician to supervise certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), a state appeal court ruled in March.

Plans Under Way to Replace Aging NorCal Hospital


(01/11/2012)
Designs are under state review on the new Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, Calif. to replace the original

Kaiser Ontario, Calif. Hospital Opens Doors


(12/07/2011)
The Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center opened its doors in early November, bringing more jobs to the Inland Empire in California. The 386,000-square-foot hospital combines cutting-edge technology with a sustainable, “peaceful, patient-centered” atmosphere.

Work on New Kaiser Project Begins


(04/25/2011)
Construction is under way on a new 108,000-square-foot hospital annex building to precede construction of a new main hospital and laboratory renovations at Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in Harbor City.

Calif. Passes Quake Safety Extension For Hospitals


(04/15/2011)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Healthcare facilities under a tight deadline to make retrofits to meet state earthquake-safety requirements, now have the option to receive an extension of up to seven years.

Hospital System to Connect Doctors to EHRs


(04/12/2011)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sutter Health, one Northern California’s largest systems of hospitals, clinics and affiliated medical groups, announced it is investing more than $50 million to help connect independent Northern California physicians to its Epic Systems Corp. electronic health record system.

$103 Million Project Begins in California


(03/16/2011)
HBE Corp. started construction of a new $103 million hospital in Goleta.

Treatment, Technology a Focus at Mission Bay

By Michelle Brunetti
(01/25/2011)
But by 2014, the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will have parlayed a decade or more of vision and planning into a world-class medical facility with the opening of three breakthrough hospitals: Children’s, Women’s Specialty and Cancer.

Calif. Governor Proposes $1.7 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal


(01/12/2011)
Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing $1.7 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, as part of his plan to close the state’s $25.4 billion budget deficit over the next 18 months.