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U.S. PROPOSES REAR VISIBILITY RULES FOR VEHICLES TO PROTECT KIDS & ELDERLY
Printer-friendly version Each week, 50 children are backed over by vehicles, resulting in serious injuries and deaths By Miriam Raftery December 5, 2010 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Transportation this week proposed a new safety regulation to help eliminate blind zones behind vehicles. “There hasn’t been an announcement this big since seatbelts and airbags were added
INFANTS MAKE UP MAJORITY OF PERTUSSIS HOSPITALIZATIONS IN COUNTY
Printer-friendly version Babies Are at Higher Risk For Complications from Whooping Cough December 5, 2010 (San Diego)00The pertussis epidemic has resulted in 41 hospitalizations, most of them infants, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced on December 1st. . The total number of whooping cough cases jumped to 960, including two infants who died. Of the 41
TRAGEDY HIGHLIGHTS RISK OF HEAD INJURIES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery December 3, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – The tragic death of Santee resident Bryson Lukacik points up the importance of knowing the danger signs following a head injury–and when to get treatment. Lukacik suffered a head injury while snowboarding but didn’t tell family members at first. He became disoriented and had a lump on
HEALTHY COOKING WITH CHEF BERNARD: DEC. 13 IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly versionDec. 3, 2010 (La Mesa)– Executive Chef Bernard Guillas and Chef de Cuisine Ron Oliver of the Marine Room team up with Sharp HealthCare’s Registered Dietitian Candy Cumming for a live cooking demonstration in La Mesa–along with a discussion on how carbohydrate content of foods can affect your blood sugar. The famed chefs will share cooking techniques, healthy recipes and information
SAFETY TIPS FOR HOLIDAY DECORATING AND WINTER CLEAN-UP
Printer-friendly version November 26, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) –Before you pull out a ladder to put up holiday decorations or clean the attack, please read these holiday decorating and clean-up safety tips from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commison, there were more than 505,000 injuries from rake or ladder use
SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR STROKE PATIENT CARE
Printer-friendly version November 24, 2010 (La Mesa) — Sharp Grossmont Hospital has been awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s "Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award" for applying evidence-based guidelines in providing the best possible care to stroke patients. To receive the award, Sharp Grossmont Hospital achieved 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
FUNDRAISING WITH A HEART: $256,000 RAISED FOR SHARP GROSSMONT’S CARDIAC SERVICES
Printer-friendly version Proceeds from Grossmont Hospital Foundation gala supports heart and vascular center November 22, 2010 (San Diego) — Grossmont Hospital Foundation celebrated its 25th Anniversary Gala, themed “Step to the Beat”, on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina to raise money for Sharp Grossmont Hospital. The event netted $250,000, which will support the hospital’s Heart and
ALVARADO HOSPITAL BOUGHT BY PRIME HEALTHCARE
Printer-friendly version Company is under federal and state investigation for allegations of fraud, high rates of life-threatening infections By Miriam Raftery November 18, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. has acquired Alvarado Hospital, a 306-bed facility east of San Diego State University, from Plymouth Health. But the buyer’s troubled trackrecord raises concerns about the quality of
FOSTER YOUTHS DELIVER FRESH FRUITS & VEGGIES TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Printer-friendly version Youth Learn Agricultural Business; Teach County Employees to Eat Healthy November 12, 2010 (San Diego)–With Thanksgiving right around the corner, several San Pasqual Academy foster youth made their bimonthly delivery today of certified, organic produce to County employees to encourage them to eat healthier for the holidays, which is part of County’s year-round Build Better Health plan. At
HOW WILL HEALTHCARE REFORM IMPACT PEOPLE SERVED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL OR BUSINESS? FIND OUT NOV. 12
Printer-friendly version November 6, 2010 (San Diego) — Are you wondering what provisions of the health reform law are now in effect? Do you know what the Health Exchange is or how it works? Do you have questions about how families can take advantage of these new provisions? Find out November 13th from special guest Herb Schultz, Region IX Director,
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HEALTH RESOURCES
For emergencies, call 911
Hospitals in East County/San Diego inland
Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa)
UC San Diego Health, East Campus (SDSU College area)
(Formerly Alvarado Hospital)
Kaiser Permanente (Mission Gorge/Grantville)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Mental health and crisis help
National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Call 988
San Diego County Access and Crisis Hotline 1-888-724-7240
It’s Up to Us: County’s mental healthcare site https://up2sd.org/topics/mental-health
County’s mental health and addiction recovery site
Native American healthcare
Southern Indian Health Council (5 East County sites)
Health information
California Dept. of Public Health
San Diego County Public Health Clinics
San Diego County Public Health Services
County’s Aging and Independent Services
Grossmont Healthcare District’s Health and Wellness Library
Covered California (Affordable Care Act health insurance)
Food and drug recalls and safety alerts: U.S. FDA
American Academy of Pediatrics
Health and Fitness News
U.S. PROPOSES REAR VISIBILITY RULES FOR VEHICLES TO PROTECT KIDS & ELDERLY
Printer-friendly version Each week, 50 children are backed over by vehicles, resulting in serious injuries and deaths By Miriam Raftery December 5, 2010 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Transportation this week proposed a new safety regulation to help eliminate blind zones behind vehicles. “There hasn’t been an announcement this big since seatbelts and airbags were added
INFANTS MAKE UP MAJORITY OF PERTUSSIS HOSPITALIZATIONS IN COUNTY
Printer-friendly version Babies Are at Higher Risk For Complications from Whooping Cough December 5, 2010 (San Diego)00The pertussis epidemic has resulted in 41 hospitalizations, most of them infants, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced on December 1st. . The total number of whooping cough cases jumped to 960, including two infants who died. Of the 41
TRAGEDY HIGHLIGHTS RISK OF HEAD INJURIES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery December 3, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – The tragic death of Santee resident Bryson Lukacik points up the importance of knowing the danger signs following a head injury–and when to get treatment. Lukacik suffered a head injury while snowboarding but didn’t tell family members at first. He became disoriented and had a lump on
HEALTHY COOKING WITH CHEF BERNARD: DEC. 13 IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly versionDec. 3, 2010 (La Mesa)– Executive Chef Bernard Guillas and Chef de Cuisine Ron Oliver of the Marine Room team up with Sharp HealthCare’s Registered Dietitian Candy Cumming for a live cooking demonstration in La Mesa–along with a discussion on how carbohydrate content of foods can affect your blood sugar. The famed chefs will share cooking techniques, healthy recipes and information
SAFETY TIPS FOR HOLIDAY DECORATING AND WINTER CLEAN-UP
Printer-friendly version November 26, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) –Before you pull out a ladder to put up holiday decorations or clean the attack, please read these holiday decorating and clean-up safety tips from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commison, there were more than 505,000 injuries from rake or ladder use
SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR STROKE PATIENT CARE
Printer-friendly version November 24, 2010 (La Mesa) — Sharp Grossmont Hospital has been awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s "Get With The Guidelines® Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award" for applying evidence-based guidelines in providing the best possible care to stroke patients. To receive the award, Sharp Grossmont Hospital achieved 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
FUNDRAISING WITH A HEART: $256,000 RAISED FOR SHARP GROSSMONT’S CARDIAC SERVICES
Printer-friendly version Proceeds from Grossmont Hospital Foundation gala supports heart and vascular center November 22, 2010 (San Diego) — Grossmont Hospital Foundation celebrated its 25th Anniversary Gala, themed “Step to the Beat”, on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina to raise money for Sharp Grossmont Hospital. The event netted $250,000, which will support the hospital’s Heart and
ALVARADO HOSPITAL BOUGHT BY PRIME HEALTHCARE
Printer-friendly version Company is under federal and state investigation for allegations of fraud, high rates of life-threatening infections By Miriam Raftery November 18, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. has acquired Alvarado Hospital, a 306-bed facility east of San Diego State University, from Plymouth Health. But the buyer’s troubled trackrecord raises concerns about the quality of
FOSTER YOUTHS DELIVER FRESH FRUITS & VEGGIES TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Printer-friendly version Youth Learn Agricultural Business; Teach County Employees to Eat Healthy November 12, 2010 (San Diego)–With Thanksgiving right around the corner, several San Pasqual Academy foster youth made their bimonthly delivery today of certified, organic produce to County employees to encourage them to eat healthier for the holidays, which is part of County’s year-round Build Better Health plan. At
HOW WILL HEALTHCARE REFORM IMPACT PEOPLE SERVED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL OR BUSINESS? FIND OUT NOV. 12
Printer-friendly version November 6, 2010 (San Diego) — Are you wondering what provisions of the health reform law are now in effect? Do you know what the Health Exchange is or how it works? Do you have questions about how families can take advantage of these new provisions? Find out November 13th from special guest Herb Schultz, Region IX Director,
Search by Specific Date
Support community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting — not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine’s local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region.
HEALTH RESOURCES
For emergencies, call 911
Hospitals in East County/San Diego inland
Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa)
UC San Diego Health, East Campus (SDSU College area)
(Formerly Alvarado Hospital)
Kaiser Permanente (Mission Gorge/Grantville)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Mental health and crisis help
National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Call 988
San Diego County Access and Crisis Hotline 1-888-724-7240
It’s Up to Us: County’s mental healthcare site https://up2sd.org/topics/mental-health
County’s mental health and addiction recovery site
Native American healthcare
Southern Indian Health Council (5 East County sites)
Health information
California Dept. of Public Health
San Diego County Public Health Clinics
San Diego County Public Health Services
County’s Aging and Independent Services
Grossmont Healthcare District’s Health and Wellness Library
Covered California (Affordable Care Act health insurance)
Food and drug recalls and safety alerts: U.S. FDA
American Academy of Pediatrics