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A $1 million plan to help the community heal in the wake of Covid …

WEBAbout one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, an organization with a mission to help people die peacefully, the Hospice Giving Foundation of Monterey, invited mental …

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CHOMP Prepares To Become an Insurance Provider, Finalizes …

WEBThe foundation so far has spent about $3 million developing the plan, including staff, research and legal costs. “It is a considerable undertaking to develop and …

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County Health Officer Edward Moreno has become a household

WEBDr. Edward Moreno was appointed as Monterey County’s health officer in 2013, inheriting a long list of responsibilities. Those include overseeing the public health …

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Medical providers see a lot of promise in how telemedicine works.

WEB(left) For many patients at the Big Sur Health Center, with a patient population that stretches over 100 miles, there’s an accessibility benefit to telehealth.

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Civil Grand Jury tells the county to make fixes after faulting early

WEBMonterey County Public Health Officer Dr. Ed Moreno announced on March 17, 2020, the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a shelter in place order in the …

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Salinas Valley Health signals it's open to exploring taking over

WEBSalinas Valley Memorial Hospital is the cornerstone of the district’s health care system, represented by a five-member elected board.

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With a pricey expansion underway, CHOMP battles a nurses union.

WEBAndrew Stevens is a former Yosemite ski instructor and mountain guide-professions for which he was a union member. He''s now a nurse manager in transitional …

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In 25 years as CHOMP’s CEO, Steve Packer has led a big …

WEBWeekly: One of the big public-facing events in health care in the past 25 years is the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.Has it led to major changes? Packer: …

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Covid-19 testing and vaccinations are key to protecting the

WEBA health care worker takes a sample for a Covid-19 PCR test during a drive-through testing clinic in 2020.

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New effort launches to track prescriptions and stop addiction.

WEBNew effort launches to track prescriptions and stop addiction. Taryn Yudaken. Dec 8, 2016. 0. Dr. Reb Close, left, and Dr. Casey Grover, right, have spent countless …

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County, labor pressure area hospitals to lower some of the highest

WEBFaced with an employee health insurance plan profusely bleeding red ink because of high hospital costs, Monterey County is putting together a managed care …

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Salinas Valley Health and Anthem Blue Cross reach agreement on …

WEBFour months ago, thousands of Salinas Valley Health patients with Anthem Blue Cross insurance suddenly found themselves out-of-network and in a quandary …

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Prescribe Safe-led coalition asks teens for help in stopping …

WEBSusan Swick, executive director of Ohana, CHOMP’s center for child and adolescent behavioral health, says “peer feedback becomes jet fuel” to teens more so …

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WEBThe Monterey County Eldercare Guide was produced as a volunteer effort by the Health Professionals Task Force of the Senior Living Associates Group of Monterey …

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Sun Street Centers plans a home for sober living and intensive …

WEBA rendering of Sun Street’s planned addiction recovery facility – including transitional housing – to be built on Calle Cebu in Salinas, adjacent to its existing …

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Montage Health launches a fund for teachers to seek grants …

WEBPatients and providers agree that even with health insurance, the costs of health care can be inordinately expensive. That is something that Dr. Steve Packer, …

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Watsonville hospital’s leaders ‘cautiously optimistic’ as bond …

WEBWhile the efforts staved off the closure, the hospital’s new operators say the job is far from finished. The healthcare district’s board decided to place the bond …

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County seeks restraining order against a former employee.

WEBCynthia Girard-Berry, human resources manager for the Monterey County Health Department, was at lunch with colleagues at Eagle Restaurant in Salinas on …

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