Sacramento, UC Davis Reach Settlement In Suit On Payments For County’s Patients
The parties said the settlement stipulates that the county make a payment of $98 million plus interest over a 15-year period.
Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento County To Pay UC Davis More Than $98 Million Under Health Care Settlement
UC Davis Health and Sacramento County said Monday that they have reached a settlement agreement of a pending university lawsuit over county payments for health care administered to county indigent residents and jail inmates. (Glover, 11/20)
In other news from across the state —
Modesto Bee:
Easier Access To Cancer Treatment: Stanford-Emanuel Center Expands In A Big Way
A treatment center at Turlock’s Emanuel Medical Center now has double the capacity for treating patients with cancer. The Stanford-Emanuel Radiation Oncology Center has added a second linear accelerator for delivering doses of radiation to treat malignant tumors. (Carlson, 11/20)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Fire Erupts At Navy Dental Clinic, Four Burned
A fire erupted at Naval Medical Center San Diego on Monday morning, seriously injuring a patient and three staffers. Federal firefighters responded to the alarm at around 10:30 a.m. and confined the blaze to a single second floor room at the Dental Clinic in Building 1 of the sprawling Navy medical complex. It was extinguished by 11 a.m., according to Navy spokesman Miguel A. Alvarez. (Prine, 11/20)
The Press Democrat:
Nurse Turned Petaluma Fairgrounds Into Medical Clinic During Sonoma County Fires
Registered nurse Michelle Patino had no idea that she’d be supervising a mini-hospital when she answered a call for pillows and blankets at the Petaluma Fairgrounds on Oct. 9. Patino, a 43-year-old Petaluma resident, had suited up for her job that morning, but the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center where she works had closed because of the Tubbs fire. She hurried the three blocks to the Beverly C. Wilson Hall at the fairgrounds to donate bedding. She ended up staying for the better part of 12 days. (Lawton, 11/20)
Capital Public Radio:
California Counties Prepare For Legal Cannabis
Wondering exactly how cannabis legalization is going to happen? We talk with the California State Association of Counties about what their plans are to handle the changes in the law this January. (Remington, 11/20)