Bidders Vie To Run Petaluma Valley Hospital
In other news, Loma Linda University Health's downtown campus is set to open in July and Indio bans medical marijuana related businesses and cultivation.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Health Care Providers Vying To Operate Petaluma Valley Hospital
Two bidders are vying for the right to operate Petaluma Valley Hospital, following a series of public meetings to gather input on four proposals, the Petaluma Health Care District announced this week. St. Joseph Health, which is the current hospital operator, and Prime Healthcare Services, a for-profit hospital management company with headquarters in Ontario in San Bernardino County, both move on to the next stage of review. The district currently is engaged in a 60- to 90-day evaluation of potential bidders. (Espinoza, 1/20)
The San Bernardino Sun:
Giant Health Care Complex To Open In July In Downtown San Bernardino
The downtown campus of Loma Linda University Health is expected to open in July with dental, primary and specialty care, a school for training in several entry-level health fields, a pharmacy and vegetarian restaurant, officials said Tuesday. The 150,000-square-foot, $68 million facility, officially called Loma Linda University Health — San Bernardino, will house San Manuel Gateway College, funded in part with a $10 million gift from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and an expansion of the Social Action Community Health System, located at 1455 E. Third St. in San Bernardino. SACHS has become the largest provider of heath services in San Bernardino and the second-largest teaching health center in the nation, officials say. (Steinberg, 1/19)
The Desert Sun:
Indio Becomes Second Desert City To Ban Medical Marijuana
Indio has become the second city in the Coachella Valley – behind Indian Wells – to completely ban medical marijuana-related businesses and cultivation within its borders. Indio previously rejected a proposal that would have allowed medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within the city, as well as a request to allow medical marijuana delivery services within city limits. (Rumer, 1/20)