Valley Children’s Healthcare Snapping Up Land For Its Specialty Clinic
The health system has several development projects in the hopper including more clinics and a pediatric primary-care office.
Fresno Bee:
Valley Children's Has Plans To Build Clinics In Fresno, Visalia
Valley Children’s Healthcare is on a land-buying spree. The Madera County-based pediatric health system has bought 4.4 acres at Herndon Avenue and First Street in Fresno for a 50,000-60,000-square-foot specialty clinic, hospital spokeswoman Zara Arboleda said Tuesday. The Fresno clinic, which could open within three years, will include laboratory and imaging services and office space. In Visalia, a 6.25-acre site at Highway 99 and Caldwell Avenue will be an outpatient specialty center to serve children in Tulare County. Valley Children’s is in escrow for the property. (Anderson, 4/17)
In other news from across the state —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Family Files Claims Against City, County Over Death Of Son After He Was Jailed
The family of a mentally ill man is suing the Sheriff’s Department and San Diego police, contending he died as a result of injuries he received while in the county jail. Paul Silva, 39, died on March 28 at UCSD Medical Center. He had been taken there by deputies on Feb. 22, suffering from brain damage and other injuries. His death came less than two days after he had been taken to the jail by San Diego police. Silva lingered in a coma for nearly five weeks before he was removed from life support by his family, said Eugene Iredale, one of the family’s lawyers. The family filed claims against the county and city on April 13, and plans to pursue a lawsuit in federal court. (Moran, 4/17)
Sacramento Bee:
Water Along The Lower American River In Sacramento Shows High Levels Of E. Coli, According To New Weekly Testing
Water at one of Sacramento’s most popular public beaches regularly records E. coli levels far higher than what federal regulators recommend as safe for recreational use. Tiscornia Beach, at the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers near Discovery Park, recorded E. coli levels in February that were seven times the threshold set by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to new weekly testing by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. (Fletcher, 4/17)
Capital Public Radio:
United Way Campaign Aims To Help Children Aging Out Of Foster Care
The United Way California Capital Region is accepting donations this week in person and online to help provide some basics for foster children who are aging out of the system and have little-to-no support. The non-profit's Women United group is putting together gift baskets this week and hopes to have luggage, towels, and toiletries for 375 kids. (Moffitt, 4/17)