Hospital Staff Preaches Kindness — And Healthy Habits — To School Kids
A doctor and nurse from Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital took part in an anti-bullying initiative put on by the nonprofit Kids for Peace and sponsored by Dignity Health.
In other news from across the state —
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres Switch Healthcare Providers After 36 Years
The organization’s contract with Scripps Clinic expired at the end of 2016. UC San Diego Health, led by new head team physician Catherine Robertson, has become the Padres’ medical arm. Scripps had partnered with the Padres for well over three decades. Through the years, the clinic’s physicians treated such franchise luminaries as Gwynn, Trevor Hoffman, Ken Caminiti and Jake Peavy. (Lin, 1/25)
San Jose Mercury News:
Palo Alto Teens Ask City For Vapor Intrusion Policy
Students from Gunn High School’s Investigative Medicine Club are again petitioning Palo Alto city officials to deal with toxins seeping from plumes into buildings. Brent Han asked the City Council on Monday to adopt a citywide vapor intrusion policy that requires testing when buildings are constructed or situated over toxic plumes. (Lee, 1/25)