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 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...
Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs
The last several weeks have been exceptionally hard on Community Medical Centers staff as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the Central Valley. At one point last week, over 200 employees either had the virus or were in precautionary self-isolation. That number is now down to 116 but the demands...
CMC Gift Benefits Clovis Institute of Technology and Future Security Guards
Community Medical Centers require more than doctors and nurses to keep their hospitals running smoothly. Security guards are necessary, too. CMC made a donation Wednesday — not only to the futures of aspiring students but to the future of their security force. The gift of a security car to the...
Want to Help Your Child Manage School Stress? Tune in Thursday
Distance learning, which students across Fresno County will resume when their new school year starts this month, has created anxiety, depression, and other emotional responses from kids, leaving many parents searching for help. A webinar hosted by Community Medical Centers' Health Watch in partnership with ABC30 will answer parents' questions...
Taxpayers Helped Make it, So Why Does Remdesivir Cost $3,200 a Patient?
Valley hospitals can barely keep the potential life-saving COVID-19 drug remdevisir in stock. And, when they can get it, the cost is $3,200 per patient. Fresno-based Community Medical Centers was completely out of remdevisir for 24 hours a few weeks ago. Visalia-based Kaweah Delta Medical Center — which is in...
Who Will Go to the Front of the Line for COVID-19 Vaccine?
The National Governors Association says the availability of a future COVID-19 vaccine will likely be limited due to manufacturing constraints. The NGA issued a memorandum Monday telling state leaders that difficult decisions concerning vaccine allocation and prioritization will occur. Meanwhile, shortages of the antiviral drug remdesivir may give an early indication...
Urgent Reminder: 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure
The best way not to catch COVID-19? Community Medical Centers says it's when we all wear face masks and stay at least 6 feet apart from each other. CMC has released a graphic showing how the risk of infection is diminished with the use of face masks and social distancing....
Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure
The best way not to catch COVID-19? Community Medical Centers says it's when we all wear face masks and stay at least 6 feet apart from each other. CMC has released a graphic showing how the risk of infection is diminished with the use of face masks and social distancing....
Fresno County: 500-700 Daily COVID Tests, but Number Is Likely Higher
The key to relaxing social distancing rules is testing. The question is, when will Fresno County hit the benchmark? Dr. Rais Vohra, interim Fresno County health officer, says, "We're doing between 500 to 700 hundred tests a day in the county." The good news? We may be doing a lot more...