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Throughout the pandemic, we’ve relied not just on the medical providers based at our local hospitals, but also traveling nurses who move from place to place, filling in wherever help is needed. One such nurse, Grover Nicodemus Street, is a military veteran based in Colorado. So far during the pandemic, …
Read More »Fresno ICU Nurse Reflects On Nine Months Of Treating COVID Patients
Amy Arlund, a registered nurse who works in the ICU at Kaiser Fresno Medical Center, spoke with Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock in May about the loss of one of her colleagues to COVID-19. With ICU capacities in the Valley now at the breaking point, Schock checked back in with …
Read More »Fresno ICU Nurse On Safety Concerns Following The Death Of A Colleague From COVID-19
This week the staff at Kaiser Fresno Medical Center said goodbye to Sandra “Sandy” Oldfield, a registered nurse at the hospital who died of COVID-19 after treating an infected patient. On Wednesday evening, hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor her memory. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with …
Read More »This Fresno Nurse Is On A Mission To Help Frontline Workers And Local Restaurants At The Same Time
Tali Whelan is a registered nurse. “I have worked the long 12-hour shifts in the past, and so I know how difficult it can be to be on your feet for so long and constantly on the go,” said Whelan. She normally works in a dermatology office, but right now, …
Read More »Nurse Fire (Solano County)
Nurse Fire: Updated: November 09, 2018 11:56 am County: Solano County Location: off Highway 12 and Nurse Blue Road, Suisun City Acres Burned – Containment: 1,500 acres – 90% contained ***This is not a CAL FIRE incident.
Read More »This Merced nurse went to help in Puerto Rico. Now she’s going to Washington D.C.
Food is hard to find. There’s no clean water. Most people don’t have a roof. Others remain without electricity. People are sleeping on wet mattresses covered in mold. Deadly illnesses … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced nurse goes to D.C to talk about aftermath of Hurricane Maria
Olivia Lynch, 36, was one of the 60 nurses sent to Puerto Rico to assist with disaster reliefs by the Registered Nurse Response Network, an organization with National Nurses United. She is going to Washington D.C on Thursday to speak to members in Congress about what she saw and what …
Read More »Merced nurse retires after 60 years of service in the community
Mary Ellen DuPertuis knew Merced when the population was just 18,000, not the more than 80,000 today. She knew Merced when there were close to no specialty doctors and when … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nurse suspected of killing 13 patients, most in their 80s
The victims all had surgery at state-run hospital in Italy Most of the patients suffered severe hemorrhaging during procedures The nurse was the only person present at all of the surgeries … Click to Continue »
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