Now that most pandemic restrictions on houses of worship have been lifted, the Sikh Institute of Fresno looks much like it did pre-COVID. On a recent Sunday at this 3-story, salmon-colored temple known as a gurdwara, people stream in and out of the main worship hall, some wearing traditional saris …
Read More »Los Banos fourth-graders learn role of rural health clinics
On Thursday Nov. 16, 2017, fourth-graders at Miano Elementary School in Los Banos took a tour of Memorial Hospital Los Banos Rural Health Clinic. They learned the role rural health clinics play in Central Valley communities. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »These clinics treated thousands of Merced residents. Now they’re under investigation.
Horisons Unlimited Healthcare is a Merced area clinic that is being investigated by various state and federal agencies, according to court documents. The clinic closed its doors in August and filed for bankruptcy in May. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Health group’s mobile clinics aim to bring mammograms to more Merced women
A pink bus can solve the problem for women in Merced County who haven’t received a mammography screening in more than a year. Life Saving Images, an organization focused on … Click to Continue »
Read More »If GOP defunds Planned Parenthood clinics, health centers can’t handle patient flood
Contrary to recent claims by House Majority Leader Paul Ryan, R-Wis., experts say the nation’s community health centers don’t have the staffing or funding to handle the estimated 400,000 people … Click to Continue »
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