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Donor disgust: Clovis car dealer announces halt to Valley Children’s support
Fallout from Valley Children's executive compensation controversy continues to roll down to donors of all stripes.
April 17, 2024
Report: Billion-dollar Valley Children’s Hospital skimps on charity care
Another report points to perks generated from the hospital's controversial naming rights deal for Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium.
March 25, 2024
Amid uproar, Smittcamp says she backs Valley Children’s CEO’s $5.1mil salary, Carmel home bonus
Fresno County’s top prosecutor, and a Valley Children’s board member, doubled down on the higher-than-normal salaries for the hospital's CEO and executives.
April 17, 2024
New Madera hospital operator faces lawsuit from community group
Part of the lawsuit centers on the hospital’s lack of a labor and delivery room.
March 20, 2024
“An absolute disgrace”: Arias, Bredefeld call for a state probe into Valley Children’s over high salaries
Two Fresno City Council members are calling on Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate how Valley Children’s has spent taxpayer funds in the wake of reports of sky-high executive pay.
March 22, 2024
Bains bill to help wandering seniors passes through Public Safety Committee
The bill has another stop in a committee before it heads to the Assembly floor.
March 19, 2024
Valley Children’s response to execs’ sky-high salaries? The Valley should be so lucky.
A Bay Area PR expert tasked with confronting Valley Children's Hospital's controversy of higher-than-normal salaries took to radio to make the case for the pay rate.
March 22, 2024
Medi-Cal millionaires: Valley Children’s execs boast eye-popping salaries backed by taxes, donors
The Valley's go-to philanthropy is led by a $5 million man and carries a roster of highly-paid executives – including the Mayor of Clovis – earning far-and-away more than larger hospitals, all while serving some of America's poorest patients.
March 22, 2024
CRMC faces extremely high volume of patients, stretching emergency room thin
The hospital is urging the public to not visit the emergency room to deal with non-emergencies.
March 12, 2024
CDC drops five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendation
Effectively, the CDC is now treating COVID-19 like any other disease.
March 1, 2024