Hardworking, compassionate, opinionated, and ahead of her time. Organized, too. Those are the marquee words describing Jill Blosser Robinson, who loved volunteering as much as she loved her family and business. She died last month after a long illness at the age of 78. I'm proud to have known her...
Children's Hospital Goes All in With 128-Bed Mental Health Unit
A new hospital is coming to the Central Valley dedicated to behavioral health services. Valley Children's Healthcare announced Wednesday morning a partnership with Universal Health Services creating more beds for behavioral health services for both children and adults. VCH officials say the new facility will increase pediatrician behavioral health access by...
ABC30 Telethon for Valley Children's Brings in $219,068
A telethon Thursday by a Fresno television station to raise money for Valley Children's Hospital pulled in $219,068, the Madera County medical center said Friday. The "Futures Worth Fighting For" event by ABC30 included special reports and features at the hospital throughout the day. And you did it! A record...
Valley Children's Again Ranks Among the Nation's Best
Valley Children's Hospital received its most impressive scorecard ever in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospital list released Tuesday. The hospital is nationally ranked for 2019-20 in five pediatric specialties: diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, neonatology, orthopedics, and urology. Click on the links above to...
Valley's Own Tiny Baby Remains an 'Amazing Story'
Imagine a baby born only 24 weeks into his mother's normal 40-week pregnancy, weighing only 12.7 ounces. That's the equivalent of a can of soda. Tyson Perez was delivered by cesarean section in August 2011 at St. Agnes Medical Center and rushed to Valley Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit....
It’s a Kids Day Record: $634K Raised for Valley Children’s
The people of the Valley have done it again! Valley Children's Hospital announced Wednesday (March 13) afternoon that this year's Kids Day raised $634,301.82 — a record total for the 32nd annual event. On March 5, more than 8,000 volunteers spread throughout the region hawking special Kids Day editions of...
Kids Day: A Dollar Makes a Difference for Valley Children’s Hospital
Don't forget to have a dollar — or two — in your car Tuesday. Do it for youngsters like Maddox, whose story you can learn about in the video at the bottom of this post. Maddox spent 153 days in Valley Children's Hospital's Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was...
Whose Legendary Voice Backs the Hospital Bond?
It may be one of the greatest chasms, dividing California if not the nation. The bitter dispute has each side clinging to its values, its beliefs, its colors. There is no room for compromise. And, there is only one man who can bridge the gap. One person, so universally loved...
Parks Sales Tax Backers Say Plan Will Pay for 42 Cops
Advocates for a sales tax on the November ballot benefiting Fresno parks said Friday that the plan would allow for the funding of police officers. “If we allocate $5 million for the safety and security of our parks, that could hire 42 additional uniformed Fresno police officers working for Jerry...
Carr for Kids: Superstar QB Helps Open Clovis Clinic
Derek Carr paid another visit to a place of great importance in his life — Valley Children’s Hospital. After lifting the spirits of children at the Madera County facility, he helped with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new pediatric clinic in Clovis on Friday. Carr told the familiar story to Central...