Earlier this year, Jeff Gambord realized he couldn’t remember the last time he had a physical exam. So he requested his medical record from Coalinga State Hospital, the psychiatric facility where he’s been a patient since 2006. Gambord learned it’d been more than a year, and he was curious if …
Read More »Medical Care At Corcoran State Prison Receives Poor Rating From State Watchdog
Medical care at California State Prison, Corcoran received a poor rating in a recently published state watchdog review. Now, prison advocates worry that doesn’t bode well for the quality of care during the pandemic. Corcoran’s medical care received a rating of “Inadequate,” the lowest rating possible, in a report published …
Read More »School Health Care Workers Weigh In On Students Returning To Campus – COVID-19 Update For April 9
The end of the pandemic may finally be approaching: With 1.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in the San Joaquin Valley, 15 percent of adults have now been fully vaccinated, and another 12 percent have received at least one dose. Meanwhile, all Valley counties have now advanced out …
Read More »Congressional Candidates TJ Cox and David Valadao Talk Health Care, Water and Energy
David Valadao is fighting to win back the congressional seat he narrowly lost to Congressman TJ Cox in 2018. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with both candidates about some of the key issues facing the district. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202002/Cox-Valadao.jpg
Read More »In The Studio: Making College Work After Foster Care
Many students struggle to transition from high school to college, but that challenge is intensified for students coming out of the foster care system. At UC Merced, the Guardian Scholars program provides resources for these students that allow them to reach graduation at rates approaching the general student body. FM89’s …
Read More »By Forgiving Doctors’ Student Loans, State To Improve Access To Care For Valley Residents
Earlier this month, the state of California announced it’ll forgive student loans for hundreds of medical providers. The move should benefit underserved patients in the San Joaquin Valley. Michael Galvez is a pediatric hand surgeon and plastic surgeon at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera. Between a bachelor’s degree, medical school, …
Read More »Pete Buttigieg Answers ‘Hardball’ Questions In Fresno, Ranging From Impeachment To Foster Care
A fourth generation walnut farmer and a dad who adopted through the foster system were among those asking presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg questions at a live taping of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” this evening. The taping was on Fresno State’s campus, where Matthews and audience members asked the Indiana-based …
Read More »Pete Buttigieg Answered ‘Hardball’ Questions In Fresno, Ranging From Tariffs To Foster Care
A fourth generation walnut farmer and a dad who adopted through the foster system were among those asking presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg questions at a live taping of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” this evening. The taping was on Fresno State’s campus, where Matthews and audience members asked the Indiana-based …
Read More »What One Man’s Brush With Death Reveals About Access To Health Care
About five years ago, Jesus Gomez spent a month in the hospital. As he pulls out his phone to show me photos, he stops and smiles. “They’ll scare you,” he jokes. Gomez scrolls through pictures of his head and torso covered in red splotches and thick brown scabs. “If they …
Read More »Drug Shortages And Underground Hospitals: Valley Doctor Delivers Medical Care In Syria
Ever since the Arab Spring in 2011, the Middle Eastern country of Syria has been in a near-constant state of civil war. As a result, residents there rely heavily on aid workers from non-governmental organizations for medical care. And the president of one of those NGOs, the Syrian American Medical …
Read More »Care4All Campaign Seeks to Address Health Care Costs And Accountability
Before we look ahead to the midterm elections, we’re taking a quick look back at some health care legislation passed at the end of the legislative session in September: Specifically, a campaign known as Care4All, aimed at universal health coverage that’s more affordable and accountable . Of around two dozen …
Read More »To Change A Culture, Health Care Educators Say Best Practices Start With Students
It’s probably obvious that hospitals can be high stress environments, and it’s not just patients who can get agitated and upset. Sometimes it’s also co-workers. Last week, we heard about how some see tolerating violence in health care as part of the job. In the latest installment in our series …
Read More »On The Way To The Governor’s Desk: A Bill To Improve Medi-Cal Quality Of Care
California’s legislative session ends on Friday, which means it’s a marathon week in Sacramento as state lawmakers rush to pass bills and get them onto Governor Jerry Brown’s desk to be signed into law—or else wait until 2019 to reintroduce their legislation and begin the process all over again. Assembly …
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