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Community Health System scores early win over Santé in 2020 doctor walkout lawsuit
A Fresno County judge weighed in on one portion of the complex lawsuit centering on the brief, but chaotic walkout of Fresno doctors from its largest hospital during COVID.
Adventist Health inks deal to reopen shuttered Madera hospital
After closing at the start of the year, Madera Community Hospital has found an operator to reopen the key rural hospital.
Kaiser Permanente employees to launch picketing as contract expiration nears
The nonprofit hospital giant is facing a strike of more than 85,000 employees across multiple unions.
Community Health strikes new deal with Anthem
Anthem customers will now be able to use Community once again after the lengthy negotiation period draws to a close.
Fresno hospital claims romantic ties of doctor group execs fueled 2020 doctor walkout
A 2020 walkout of Community Health's neurosurgeons threatened Community Regional Medical Center's Level 1 trauma status. A new filing expands on what fueled the walkout.
Madera hospital board knocks Caballero over reopening claims
Madera's now-closed hospital says a $150 million loan program created by the state will not solve its long-term issues. Now, it's targeting their State Senator.
Caballero: Despite hospital rescue law, Madera Community Hospital has no reopening plan
Without a plan in place, the hospital will not be able to take advantage of a new loan program for financially distressed hospitals.
Legislature OKs Soria’s loan program for struggling hospitals
The program comes after Madera Community Hospital had to shut its doors over a COVID-affected financial collapse.
It Takes a Village: Patient-centered care improves older Californians’ mental health
With changes across the Valley and California, we need to reorient how we approach mental health services.
New Calif. bill seeks to embrace pain treatment alternatives to opioids
A new bill seeks to promote alternatives to addictive prescription drugs in managing pain.
