One Of These Health Care Heroes Is Not Like The Others
Shiloh, a 4-year-old trained therapy beagle, was honored along with other volunteers as a 2016 Healthcare Hero. Shiloh visits patients at Sharp Grossmont Hospital's cancer treatment and rehabilitation center, at Sharp HospiceCare LakeView home in La Mesa and in private hospital rooms.
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Healthcare Heroes Sometimes Have Four Legs
A wagging tail, flopping ears and four paws with nails painted in bold blue polish set one honoree apart from the rest last week at a luncheon that celebrated local volunteers. Shiloh, a 4-year-old trained therapy beagle, along with her caretaker, Michael Colombo, was one of a group of five recognized by the Grossmont Healthcare District as a 2016 Healthcare Hero. (Pearlman, 5/24)
In other health care news from across the state —
Ventura County Star:
Ventura Veteran Takes Part In Outdoor Rehabilitation
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Michael Nares reeled in halibut earlier this month as part of an outdoor rehabilitation activity in Alaska intended to bring healing to injured service members. The Ventura resident, who has post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury, participated in the third annual adventure sponsored by Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit that supports the nation's injured service members. (5/25)
The Desert Sun:
Grower Fined After Pesticides Make Valley Students Sick
Six months after more than two dozen students and staff fell ill at Coachella Valley High School due to herbicides drifting from an agricultural field across the street onto campus, the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner's Office has proposed a $5,000 fine for the grower, Amazing Coachella, Inc., which does business as Peter Rabbit Farms. ... Amazing Coachella also used a wintergreen odor mask to cover the smell of the herbicide. (Hwang, 5/25)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Virus At Sage Canyon School Prompts Early Dismissal
Classes ended early at a Carmel Valley elementary school Wednesday after several students and staff came down with nausea and vomiting because of an apparent virus, district officials said. Sage Canyon School Principal William Cameron did not say in an email to parents how many people became ill. (Hernandez, 5/25)