Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH), American Medical Response (AMR) and the Promenade Temecula have joined forces to promote World CPR Challenge 2016. On Wednesday, May 18, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 p.m., TVH and AMR will be at the Promenade Temecula in the courtyard in front of Edwards Temecula 15 Theater, to provide instruction on Hand-Only™ CPR. Most people who survive a cardiac emergency are helped by a bystander. You could be that bystander. It only takes a few minutes to learn the technique, so do something for you...
FALLBROOK – The American Red Cross is holding two local blood drives this month, one in Fallbrook and one in Temecula. The first one is at Temecula Valley Hospital on Friday, May 13, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Operations Center on the second floor, 31700 Temecula Parkway, Temecula, 92592. The second one is Tuesday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Rd. The American Red Cross is closely monitoring the Zika virus. They ask people not to donate if any Zika virus risk exposures apply t...
Joseph Earl Machado of Fallbrook, Calif. went home to be with our Lord on May 2, 2016. Joseph, better known as Earl, was born on June 2, 1941 to Joseph Carlo and Frances Machado in Santa Monica, Calif. Earl graduated from St. John Vianney High School in Los Angeles, Calif. and attended Santa Monica College. Earl married Kathleen Whalen on April 27, 1963 and they had six children together. Earl and Kathleen lived in Culver City before moving his family to Fallbrook in 1975....
Pierre Joseph Wilfrid Longpre, 77, of Fallbrook, passed away unexpectedly on April 22, 2016, at his home. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 9, 1939, he spent the last 40 years in Fallbrook. He was preceded in death by his life partner, Denis Kastan. Pierre and Denis fell in love at Laguna Beach. They were instrumental in serving food and liquor at the Coast Inn. Pierre was renowned for naming the “Boom Boom Room” there. Pierre traveled worldwide as a chef and later bec...
Sandra Shrader Special to the Village News When it comes to the human body, physical injury is an equal-opportunity possibility. It doesn’t matter whether you are young, middle-aged, or old, an Olympics-bound athlete or an X-Box warrior, there is a reasonable chance that you may need physical therapy at some time in your life, according to Bill Atkins of All Star Physical Therapy in Fallbrook. "The demand for physical therapy services, or rehabilitative health programs, has b...
American Idol fan favorite and season 10 winner Scotty McCreery will perform at the 2016 Temecula Valley Fair on Country Night Saturday, March 19. The main gate opens at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 6:30 p.m. when opening act Kanan Road takes the stage. With McCreery signing on as a headline act, it shows the event is attracting huge names for its sophomore showing, this year at Temecula’s Galway Downs. McCreery burst onto the national music scene at age 17 in 2011, i...
TEMECULA – Heart surgery patients, surgeons, cardiologists, support staff and dignitaries recently shared inspiring stories of courage, trust, and gratitude at a celebration of the 100th open heart surgery performed at Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH). Physicians at TVH performed the milestone open heart surgery on Gale Hollister just 20 months after their first procedure in April 2014. Dennis Frank, TVH Board of Governor’s chairman, commented that “this accomplishment is just... Full story
UPDATE: Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 - The suspect in this case has been identified as Felipe Cortez, 20, of Fallbrook. Cortez was arrested on charges of evading a peace officer with blatant disregard for public safety, resisting an officer, willfully harming a peace officer's canine, willfully interfering with a peace officer's canine, and driving without a valid driver' license. -- D. Ramsey, editor (previous story) FALLBROOK - A man tried to break a Sheriff canine's neck in a tussle at the end of a short pursuit in Fallbrook...
Heaven gained another angel, John William Henker, age 82, on August 31, 2015. After a short stay at the Temecula Valley Hospital suffering from a massive stroke, the skilled staff of Elizabeth Hospice brought him home to Fallbrook. With his loving children Christine and Bill at his side, his body made the beautiful journey to join our loving Lord, family, and friends who preceded him to Heaven. John was well known throughout the community as president of the Ambassador's... Full story
MURRIETA - An Escondido doctor accused of sexually assaulting a patient during surgery at a Temecula hospital was charged Friday, Aug. 21 with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts. John F. McGuire of Carlsbad, 44, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment this afternoon at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta. McGuire was charged with two counts each of sexual penetration of an unconscious victim, sexual battery on a restrained person and attempted lewd acts on a unconscious victim. He's also facing two misdemeanor...
The San Diego County Sheriff's Dept. has come under fire from some members of the community after a deputy used a stun gun to help subdue an uncooperative teenage runaway in Fallbrook on Saturday, June 13. The incident began shortly after 5 p.m. that day when the mother of the boy called law enforcement to bring her 13-year-old son home after he had been missing for a day and a half. The boy had been reported missing, found, and returned home five times prior to that in...
https://youtu.be/OmolKergt6I Photos and video by Joe Fanaselle Two Fallbrook women were taken into custody on the evening of Monday, April 27 following a high speed chase that ended in a foot pursuit in the DeLuz area of San Diego County. Suzanne Steinmeier, 34, and Michelle Rivera, 32, both of Fallbrook were placed under arrest and booked into the Vista Detention Facility. Steinmeier was charged with felony evading and misdemeanor resisting arrest. Rivera was charged with mis...
Fallbrook Healthcare District's first Women of Wellness (W.O.W.) presentation, on April 2, featured Dr. Graydon Skeoch and Dr. Donald Kimes, the owners and operators of A+ Urgent Care, which opened that same day at 617 E. Alvarado St. They explained "Urgent Care vs. Emergency Care" to about 150 women and a few men. Skeoch, who worked in the emergency room of Fallbrook Hospital from March 1995 until it closed on Dec. 20, 2014, said he found out that a community cannot have a fr...
RIVERSIDE - Volunteers will be fanning out across Riverside County on Saturday to raise awareness about human trafficking and how to stop it. The ''Day of Action'' campaign will include the distribution of fliers in the Riverside metropolitan area, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula and parts of the Coachella Valley. Sheriff's Sgt. John Sawyer said volunteers will be placing anti-human trafficking posters in airports, adult book shops, bus stops, hospital emergency rooms, rest stops, truck stops and liquor stores. Under...
A firm that has operated quietly in Temecula for the past four years has tapped the growing demand for human bodies for research, training, and other medical uses. It traces its roots to the mortuary industry. “It did kind of grow out of that,” said Peter Hamilton, vice president of California operations for Research For Life. The company has a dual purpose. It offers a no cost alternative to cremations and scattering ashes at sea. It also helps alleviate a shortage of hum... Full story
‘Dinner with the Docs’ raises funds to help provide services to local seniors...
AGUANGA - A pregnant woman gave birth to a stillborn girl following a crash involving a minivan that slammed into large rocks in Aguanga this week, an officer said today. The 34-year-old woman, whose name was withheld, was more than five months pregnant when she traveled in Jorge Camancho's 1998 Mercury Villager that crashed Monday on Wilson Valley Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Lassig said. The coroner's office called CHP authorities Wednesday to inform them about the stillborn, Lassig said. Camancho, 34, was... Full story
Fallbrook resident Rev. Dr. Bradley “Brad” Paul Resare, who served as senior pastor at Fallbrook United Methodist Church for five years through June of this year, passed away unexpectedly July 13 while on a trip to Key Largo, Fla. to train for his instructor’s certification in scuba diving. Resare’s death was not due to a diving accident. He collapsed after completing an 800-yard swim in a pool and was unable to be revived. “He had been training to do the swim; it had to be... Full story
Fallbrook Healthcare District (FHD) sent out Request for Proposal (RFP) guidelines to 11 hospital management organizations on June 24 in hopes of receiving interest from those who may be interested in operating Fallbrook Hospital or providing some level of service to the community. “The district anticipates response to the Requests for Proposal that will yield strong interest and submissions that will address needs and concerns of the community,” said FHD administrator Vi Dupre. Dupre said that the district asked that the ent...
Change is coming to hospital-based healthcare in Fallbrook, and that will happen sooner rather than later, according to an announcement made June 12 to the Village News by Fallbrook Hospital Corporation (a subsidiary of Community Health Systems) and Fallbrook Healthcare District. "The operation of Fallbrook Hospital, as it is currently, is not viable, not sustainable for the long term," said hospital CEO Kapua Conley. "We need to be more amenable to the times and the hospital is working collectively with the healthcare...
UPDATE - Palomar Health provided this update today, Fri., May 16 at 5 a.m.: All Palomar Health hospitals and emergency rooms are currently OPEN and operational at this time. Below, please find an update for each hospital and San Marcos service locations. Palomar Medical Center – 2185 Citracado Parkway, Escondido All hospital and emergency services are fully operational. The emergency room and trauma service is OPEN and OFF bypass; accepting patients as normal. All...
On March 26 this year, I had knee replacement surgery performed at Fallbrook Hospital by Dr. Brooks of the Fallbrook Temecula Valley Orthopedic Associates group. As expected, the operation was a success and the treatment provided by the hospital and surgical staffs was superb. From the admitting nurse, Rebecca; prep nurse, Danielle; nurse anesthetist, Carol; ward nurses, Leslie and Nosa; and physical therapists, all making regular hourly “roundings”; attention could not have more complete. I do apologize for the names of the...
RIVERSIDE - Patients whose physicians belong to one of six Inland Empire medical groups that contract with Blue Shield of California can expect to see changes in their healthcare services in the coming months. Blue Shield is partnering with Redlands-based healthcare consulting firm Epic Management LP to create an Accountable Care Organization that will focus on identifying ways to optimize outpatient treatment programs to rein in health maintenance organization, or HMO, costs, according to a joint statement released by Epic...
MURRIETA - A Wildomar woman accused of gunning down her boyfriend during a confrontation at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula was charged today with murder. Maria Santos Vihnanek, 31, could face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of killing 49-year-old Keith Rodman of Los Angeles, who fathered her 6-month-old child. Along with the murder count, Vihnanek is charged with child endangerment and faces a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, as well as gun and great bodily injury...
TEMECULA - A man was fatally shot in a hotel room during an outburst of domestic violence at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, and a woman was somehow injured, deputies said today. Sheriff's dispatchers received a 911 call at 11 p.m. Friday about a man with a number of undisclosed gunshot wounds found in the lobby. The victim who was described as a man in his 50s was taken to Temecula Valley Hospital where he later died of his injuries, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Raymond Huskey said. The man's name was not releas... Full story
