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Kaweah Health gets solid marks in latest hospital ranking study

WebOverall, Kaweah Health received a B grade for its spring 2021 rating cycle — the second report in a row the hospital got the good grade — from Leapfrog. The …

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Tulare County's largest healthcare system rebrands itself

WebWith 613 beds, Kaweah Delta Medical Center is the largest healthcare district in California and rests in the heart of Downtown Visalia. On Tuesday, hospital officials …

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COVID-19 update: Evidence shows omicron-fueled wave in Tulare …

WebCOVID-19 update: Early evidence indicates omicron-fueled infection wave has hit Tulare County. After local health officials reported the highly contagious COVID …

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CA sends nurses to Kaweah Health as Visalia hospital remains full

WebAs of Tuesday, Kaweah Health was treating 366 patients and was at 106% capacity. Of those, 93 were COVID patients and 24 were in the ICU. Once COVID …

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Kaweah Health plans to build new $500M, 240-bed wing; bond …

Web0:03. 0:26. Kaweah Health leaders are moving forward with plans to replace the Visalia hospital's aging Mineral King Wing with a nine-story, $500 million building. …

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Adventist Health plans to team with Visalia Medical Clinic, doctors

WebIn November 2022, Kaweah Health partnered with Unitek Learning to start a nursing school and enrolled its first cohort of students to combat the staff shortage at …

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Tulare County moves into the red tier. Here's what that means for …

WebEligible residents can also make an appointment online at www.myturn.ca.gov or by calling the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-833-422-4255 or 1-833-4CA …

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Visalia Medical Clinic offers rapid COVID-19 testing for patients

Web1:13. Tulare County residents now have a couple of additional places to get tested for COVID-19. Visalia Medical Clinic is offering rapid testing for people with and …

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The homeless divide: Cities struggle with what to do

WebThe city now is working closely with Self-Help to rehabilitate a property on Encina Street. The project would house the chronically homeless and mentally ill …

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BREAKING: Tulare County hits orange tier, set to loosen restrictions

WebAs of Tuesday, Tulare County's COVID-19 daily case rate is 3.1 per 100,000 population, and the positivity rate is 1.8%. The county scored 2% in the state's Healthy …

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Parents, here's where you can get your children the Covid-19 vaccine

WebThousands of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in children ages 5 to 11 have arrived in Tulare County, and parents can schedule …

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California hospitals are not ready for an Omicron winter

WebStill, most health officials are expecting heavy traffic at hospitals. COVID cases in the state requiring hospitalization have jumped 15% since the beginning of …

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California's Newsom proposes universal health care

WebCurrent law extends Medi-Cal coverage to undocumented immigrants over age 50 and under age 26. This new proposal would fill in the gap for adults of all ages at …

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Coronavirus pandemic fuels spike in local crisis care calls for help

WebTulare County’s Behavioral Health Crisis Team responded in 2021 to some 5,600 calls for help. The agency is seeking community input to boost services.

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Valley fever cases on the rise in Tulare County.

WebIn 2021, CDPH reported 317 cases of Valley fever in Tulare County, a rate of 65.8%. The county doesn't have finalized case numbers for Valley fever for 2023 or …

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Former Tulare hospital CEO Benny Benzeevi pleads no contest

WebFormer Tulare hospital CEO Dr. Benny Benzeevi pleads no contest to corruption charges Despite admitting to six felonies, defendant unlikely to get jail time, …

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Tulare County now No. 1 in US unsheltered homeless

WebThe county is also No. 2 in the nation for homeless people, those who don't fall in the chronic category, who were unsheltered — 823 or 78%. Vallejo/Solano County …

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Shuttered California pain clinic operator investigated for fraud

Web0:04. 1:24. HANFORD — On May 13 of last year, the cellphones of thousands of California residents undergoing treatment for chronic pain lit up with a terse text …

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Abortion is legal in California; Central Valley residents face access

Web0:00. 1:15. While abortion remains legal in California, the 3,070,000 people in the Central Valley have few options when it comes to reproductive health. One of the …

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