Valley Children’s Hospital confirms that a pediatric patient died from COVID-19 complications earlier this week. The hospital could not release further details on the patient’s gender, ethnicity, age, or circumstances surrounding the death, due to federal and state privacy laws. However, the California Department of Public Health confirmed Friday the COVID-related death...
Valley Children’s Hospital Confirms Pediatric Patient Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Valley Children’s Hospital confirms that a pediatric patient died from COVID-19 complications earlier this week. The hospital could not release further details on the patient’s gender, ethnicity, age, or circumstances surrounding the death, due to federal and state privacy laws. However, the California Department of Public Health confirmed Friday the COVID-related death...
Bredefeld Leads Call for School Reopenings. Hospital Urges Caution.
Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld says schools should reopen based on the data. Valley Children's Hospital says schools should remain closed, based on the data. In fact, "data" was uttered at least 34 times by the speakers at an hour-plus City Hall news conference organized Thursday morning by Bredefeld. Bredefeld...
Estate of Fresno Accountant Gifts $4M to Valley Children’s Hospital
The estate of accountant Donald Emil Gumz continues to bless greater Fresno — this time with a $4 million gift to Valley Children's Hospital. The donation will be recognized in a new outpatient center planned at the healthcare campus in Madera County. “Mr. Gumz’s generosity was driven, in part, by...
More Military Teams Help Valley Hospitals as COVID-19 Takes Toll on Staff
Hospital staffing amid the coronavirus pandemic is a big challenge in the Valley. In response, the Fresno County Office of Emergency Medical Services is asking the state for more help. That's on top of the military boots on the ground the Valley has already received. Another military team arrived in...
Valley Children’s Hospital Says It’s Seeing More Kids With COVID-19
Like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube, Valley Children's Hospital is tired of hearing a narrative that kids aren't affected by COVID-19. Todd Suntrapak, president and CEO of Valley Children's Healthcare called statements that youngsters don't get the coronavirus or suffer consequences "a disservice to our children." Though...
Update: National Guard Flyover Will Salute Front Line Workers in Fresno and Across California
Four F-15C Eagle fighter jets, with the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno will perform a series of flyovers across a large swath of California, beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The pilots will fly in salute to healthcare workers, first responders and everyone on the front...
These Clovis Student Volunteers Step Up During COVID-19 Crisis
Juniors and seniors in Kelly Eichmann's patient-care pathways classes at Clovis East High School are used to going twice weekly to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and doctor's offices. They help out while learning about the different careers they might have someday. After area schools were closed last month by the...
Want to Help in COVID-19 Fight? This Is What Local Hospitals Need.
The team at Community Medical Centers says it is overwhelmed by the outpouring of donations and support during this unique and challenging time of COVID-19. Can't Accept Homemade Food Items "Some of the items brought to Community's donation center from generous donors include hand sanitizer, bleach, cleaning products, gloves, medical-grade...
Valley Children's Kids Day Goes Digital Because of Coronavirus
Coronavirus concerns caused Valley Children's Hospital to cancel this year's Kids Day fundraiser in which 8,000 volunteers would have sold copies of The Fresno Bee. But the giving will continue Tuesday with "Kids Day: Digital Edition." “This year’s Kids Day may take the volunteers off of street corners but it...