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CRMC Resolves Dispute With Physician Provider, at Least for Now

A labor dispute that threatened Community Regional Medical Center's level 1 trauma status and impacted patient care for about two weeks is temporarily resolved. The issue came to a head when CRMC’s contract with Central California Faculty Medical Group covering 28 physicians in 12 specialties ended Aug. 31. Six of these physicians are...

CRMC Won’t Lose Level 1 Trauma Status as Two Neurosurgeons Arrive

A threat to Community Regional Medical Center's level 1 trauma center designation ended one day before it would have been stripped. Fresno County EMS Director Daniel Lynch had given the hospital a 5 p.m. Friday deadline to restore 24-hour on-call neurosurgical services. At least two neurotrauma patients had to be...

With Creek Fire Blazing, Labor Dispute Prevents Full CRMC Trauma Services

Despite a weekend of negotiations, and in the shadow of the Creek fire, Community Regional Medical Center and its physician provider — Central California Faculty Medical Group —still haven't come to a resolution. This means anyone with head trauma requiring neuro-surgery after hours must be sent to another level 1 trauma center as...

CRMC Contract Dispute Drags Into Labor Day Weekend, No Neurosurgical Services

It's unclear if Community Regional Medical Center will have doctors to provide care for anyone suffering a head injury that requires surgery over the busy Labor Day weekend. What is clear? There's still no agreement between the hospital and its physician provider — Central California Faculty Medical Group — to treat new...

CRMC Hopes to Restore Level 1 Neuro Trauma Services After Contract Lapses With Doctors

Community Regional Medical Center is diverting patients with head trauma after a contract with several dozen physicians lapsed Monday. Listen to this article: Twenty-eight physicians in 12 specialties lost the funding they need to continue serving patients at Community Medical Center, according to a news release from the Central California Faculty...

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