Festival Offers Free Medical, Dental Care To Those In Need
"It's really one of the only ways where you can have nearly every medical specialty — including pharmacy, dentistry, optometrists — under one roof, and you can pretty much go station to station and have everything addressed head to toe," Dr. Armond Kotikian says.
Glendale News-Press:
'Nearly Every Medical Specialty' Will Be Offered At Annual Glendale Health Festival
For the seventh year, the Glendale Health Festival will provide a day of free, comprehensive health services and education to anyone willing to stop by this Saturday. The event is again courtesy of the Armenian American Medical Society in partnership with the city of Glendale and numerous clubs and associations. Medical staff from Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital will be at many of the screening areas. (Landa, 11/2)
In other health care news from across the state —
The Mercury News:
Love-A-Child Shelter Fends Off Foreclosure
A homeless and recovery shelter that had been on the brink of foreclosure and sale at several points this past summer has found a new financial suitor — an anonymous “angel investor” — meaning it will remain open for the foreseeable future. Love-A-Child Missions had been in nearly constant crisis mode since learning in June that Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund, a Sacramento-based nonprofit, would not grant further extensions on the remainder of a $360,000 loan made in 2008. But Love-A-Child recently enlisted another money source that has made Nehemiah whole, said Yves Mombeleur, the nonprofit’s managing director of lending and capital investments. (Richards, 11/2)
The Mercury News:
Assisted Living Facility With A Touch Of Luxury Opens On Thornton Way
A new three-story assisted living facility in San Jose that promises a luxurious setting for its 92 senior residents held a grand opening last week. Oakmont Senior Living, located on Thornton Way near Valley Medical Center, says it’s not only fully occupied with residents at least 60 years old but already has a waiting list. Senior housing is in high demand as the area’s population of people 65 or older is expected to number 310,000 by 2040, according to the city’s general plan. Developers for projects such as Cambrian Park Plaza have mulled incorporating assisted living quarters into their own plans but so far haven’t. (Baum, 11/2)