Potential Surgical Center Location Pits Pilots Against City
Pilots say that the center's location near the Bermuda Dunes Airport's runway endangers patients.
The Desert Sun:
Possible Indio Surgical Center Dangerously Close To Airport, Critics Say
A possible new Indio surgical center is pitting the city against pilots statewide who claim the city is ignoring California land use standards and possibly putting future patients in harm's way in case of a plane crash. The Joint Replacement Hospitals of America is proposed as a specialty surgical center including three operating rooms and 12 inpatient beds that would be part of a network of surgical centers all over California. The entire facility would be part of the planned 81-acre Northgate Crossing development at Indio Boulevard and Jefferson Street, and would be situated on five acres of land south of Indio Boulevard and west of Burr Street. (Rumer, 5/24)
In other news from across the state —
Modesto Bee:
Senior Living Facilities Taking Shape In North Modesto
Two projects in north Modesto will provide more housing options for residents with memory problems and seniors who want to stay independent for as long as possible. El Rio Memory Care Community off Dale Road, east of the Kaiser hospital, is on schedule to open in mid-September with rooms for 72 residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. (Carlson, 5/24)
The Mercury News:
Medical Board Asks Court To Suspend Santa Cruz Neurosurgeon's License Amid Child-Sex Case
Accused child molester and Santa Cruz brain surgeon James Kohut is in jail but has the legal right to practice medicine if released, according to court documents filed by the Medical Board of California. The board, which issues, suspends and revokes medical licenses in California, fears the 57 year old could pose a “danger to the public health, safety and welfare if allowed to continue to practice medicine,” wrote Emily Brinkman, the deputy attorney general of the Medical Board of California. (Todd, 5/24)
The Mercury News:
Homeless Encampment Crisis, Oakland Officials Under Fire To Find Solutions
According to Operation Dignity outreach workers, there are about 200 homeless encampments in Oakland of varying size, the majority concentrated downtown and in West Oakland... As the camps have increased, so have tensions with nearby neighbors who have been bombarding Oakland and county officials with complaints about garbage, sewage, violence, aggressive panhandling and other concerns. (Drummond, 5/25)