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 is currently experiencing a major surge in patients seeking care and testing through the Emergency Department. “Due to the impact of this major surge on hospital operations, we are asking the community to please utilize all local urgent cares and retail pharmacies for non-emergent Covid-19 testing,” said Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented time among our communities and in our healthcare system. Thank you for your assista... Full story
Temecula Valley Hospital dedicates bench to man who lost his life to COVID-19...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The new 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation GOT Publishing has Fallbrook residents Karen Langer Baker as the chief executive officer and Jack Kovic, who is John Kovic on legal documents, as the treasurer. GOT Publishing specializes in children's videos and books, and Major Market has agreed to carry the books. The mission of GOT Publishing is to provide reading programs to beginning readers. The on-line content is free for the parents and youth...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn. – Universal Health Services Inc. announced Nov. 1 that it has entered into a binding agreement for a strategic alignment with Riverside Medical Clinic located in Riverside County. Serving the community for over 85 years, Riverside Medical Clinic is a premier multi-specialty physician practice that employs more than 180 physicians and advanced practice providers in seven physician offices located in Murrieta, Eastvale, Jurupa, Temescal Valley and Riverside. In addition, the clinic operates a m...
NCFPD PIO John Choi wants to remind everyone to slow down and drive carefully in the rain. "We've had several accidents this morning. In less than an hour we've had four traffic collisions. People need to be reminded to drive carefully," said Choi. One vehicle went over the side and hit a metal power pole on SR 76 near Ramona. There were minor injures and that patient was transported to Temecula Valley Hospital. On S. Mission Rd and Sterling Bridge at 7:35 am there was a solo... Full story
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2021. Temecula Valley Hospital is one of only 132 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes Temecula Valley Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that Temecula Valley Hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlin...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital is proud to welcome Dr. Robert J. Jackson, vascular neurologist to the medical staff as Stroke Medical Director. As a native to this region, Dr. Jackson was born and raised in Fallbrook. After high school, he attended UC Berkeley as an undergraduate with a major in Integrative Biology. Following his undergraduate studies, Jackson spent three months in Santiago, Chile doing medical research and shadowing in an underserved urban medical commun... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Forty-three veterans from Fallbrook were recognized by Congressman Darrell Issa on Aug. 2 at a Vietnam Veteran Commemoration and Service Pinning event in Temecula. Issa held similar events on Aug. 9 in Escondido and El Cajon. At the three sites, 340 Vietnam veterans were honored with 641 people in attendance. The total attendance at the Temecula event was 215, with 96 veterans recognized. Fallbrook resident Wayne Taylor, who served in th...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital is growing and looking for individuals who have a passion for helping others to join the team. The hospital is hosting a Job Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 3-6 p.m. and will be interviewing for all positions, including: · RNs · Cath Lab · Surgical Services · Security · Imaging/Respiratory/Pharmacy/Clinical Lab/OT, PT and Speech · Certified Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Technicians · Housekeepers, Food Service Workers, Cooks, Registered Dietitians, Patient Access Coordinators, Transpor... Full story
"The vision of the North County Fire District is to have the safest community possible," said Capt. John Choi, spokesman for the department. Meanwhile, the mission statement of the Foundation for Senior Care is to "provide programs and resources enabling seniors to enhance their well-being and give them a more meaningful life," noted Patty Sargent, its executive director. Like many Fallbrook organizations, they are partnering in order to offer enhanced services for area...
Each year the San Diego High School Sports Association honors a male athlete and a female athlete from each San Diego Section member as a Senior Student-Athlete. The award is given to seniors based on athletic, leadership, and academic criteria. Brady Hoff was selected as Fallbrook High School's male Senior Student-Athlete. "I'm completely honored to have won that award," Hoff said. "It definitely is an honor. It definitely has been a long four years, and the amount of work I...
There are reasons for sending two or three fire units to a traffic accident or residential medical emergency. To some it may seem excessive, but for a person in distress, the help is their lifeline. They will certainly appreciate the multiple flashing lights and sirens that bring the needed support. "Fire engines have two to three people and ambulances have a paramedic and an EMT," said Captain John Choi of the North County Fire District. "Are five people needed? Absolutely!...
RIVERSIDE – The number of coronavirus patients under intensive care in Riverside County is now fewer than a dozen, though five additional virus-related deaths were reported today. According to the Riverside University Health System, 54 people countywide are hospitalized with COVID-19, unchanged from Monday, and 11 of those patients are in ICUs, down three from a day ago. The ICU count is the lowest since RUHS began publishing COVID-19 hospital data in April 2020. The agency s... Full story
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital received an "A" grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Temecula Valley Hospital's achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns an "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" grade to all general hospitals across t...
In an ironic twist, Temecula living trust attorney Paul Hanks survived a harrowing near-death hiking accident and four days in the desert. He said, "I felt death!" He told his story with conviction, fear, pain, excitement and the will to live. He survived five days in Joshua Tree National Park with no water, a prickly pear cactus and a serious head injury. Hanks has hiked most of his adult life. "I like to get remote," he said. "Get out there alone. I chose Joshua Tree to...
On April 10, North County Fire Protection District responded to a basic traffic collision that occurred on Old Highway 395 at Dulin Road, resulting in a brief road closure. According to John Choi, the NCFPD Public Information Officer, there were multiple vehicles blocking traffic on the roadway, but there were no life threatening injuries reported. On April 11, a three vehicle pile up occured on East Mission Road at Stage Coach Lane resulting in a traffic delay. The NCFPD responded to the call at 4:31 p.m., and when they...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital announced Wednesday, April 7, that it received certification from DNV as a comprehensive stroke center, reflecting the highest level of expertise for the treatment of serious stroke events. “With stroke care, you must have the best clinicians and resources, but also the ability to act quickly because of the time-critical nature of these events,” Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said. “Receiving this Comprehensive Stroke Certification validates all the efforts we have pu...
POMONA - A man and a woman were taken into custody today in Pomona after leading authorities on an hours-long pursuit that began in Murrieta and spanned four counties. Riverside County sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol units began pursuing a dark-colored pickup truck driven by a supposedly armed man suspected of murder, according to multiple broadcast reports. The man led authorities south to Escondido in San Diego County before returning to Riverside County.... Full story
Coronavirus hospitalization levels in Riverside and San Diego counties have mostly stabilized and even slightly increased at one hospital, per data released March 22 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to the data, which is a compilation of statistics from hospitals across the nation for the week preceding March 12, individuals with COVID-19 made up 4% of patients at Temecula Valley hospital, 6% of those at Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers...
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Universal Health Services Southern California Medical Education announced it has received $1.125 million in CalMedForce awards to increase access to health care and address physician shortages. Of the total grant, $225K will support Emergency Medicine Residency Program training, $225,000 will support Internal Medicine Program training and $675,000 will support Family Medicine Program training. The local residency program will help increase access to care i...
Coronavirus hospitalizations in southwestern Riverside and northern San Diego counties have now dropped to such a level that COVID-19-positive patients make up less than 10% of hospitalizations at most local medical facilities. The data, based on statistics from hospitals across the nation for the seven days preceding March 5, show individuals with COVID-19 now make up 4% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital, 6% of those at Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers in...
DigiFest, the "digital arts experience" that bills itself as the Temecula Valley's biggest digital media festival and competition, is preparing to head into its fifth year – and its second one in a virtual setting as the pandemic continues. The event, hosted by JDS Creative Academy, features competitions for anyone who works in digital media in several categories. "We reach out to students, amateurs, adults, professionals who work in digital media – that covers everything fro...
Coronavirus hospitalizations in northern San Diego and southwestern Riversidencounties now stand at their lowest points in months, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Per a data release from March 8, which is based on statistics from hospitals across the nation for the seven days preceding Feb. 26, individuals with COVID-19 now make up just 10% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital and 11% of those at Southwest Healthcare System (which includes Inland Valley and Rancho...
The slide continues – for the fifth straight week, federal data shows across-the-board declines in the numbers of coronavirus patients at Temecula Valley and North County hospitals. Data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Feb. 28, showed the percentage of patients who were coronavirus positive dropped to 16% at Temecula Valley Hospital from 21% in data released the week before, Feb. 21; 13% at Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers in Wildomar a...
As has been the story for weeks now, coronavirus hospitalizations are continuing an extreme decline from the heights of the brutal third wave of the pandemic as vaccines continue to roll out to more and more members of the public. Those with COVID-19 are making up a much smaller share of patients in local hospitals these days – data released on Feb. 21 by the HHS department showed 21% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital were coronavirus-positive in the week before the report, as well as 17% at Southwest Healthcare S...
