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When former City Attorney Joe Fletcher left the city’s employ
last week, he walked with a total of $333,779 in severance pay and
unused vacation and sick leave.
In a 15-minute inaugural address, Brown says now is no time for
partisanship, compares state’s challenge to that of his
great-grandfather.
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California health officials comply with a new state law that
requires the reporting of infections contracted in hospitals, but
they warn the public against putting any stock in them.
Orange County labor is front and center in Jerry Brown’s
inaugural festivities. But questions remain as to how the
relationship will play out over the next four years.
Investors in $2.4 million scheme thought their money was going
toward a product that would combat obesity in children.
A five-year-old infection-control program has produced dramatic
results among those most vulnerable, officials say.
If healthcare workers take five steps as easy as washing their
hands and wearing sterile gloves and gowns, they can virtually
eliminate one of the most lethal infections among their sickest
patients.
The California Department of Public Health is required to report
data from acute-care hospitals on four hospital-acquired
infections.
Reporting that begins Jan. 3 will give consumers information
about the occurances of four types of life-threatening and
all-too-common hospital-acquired infections.
California has been slow to mandate reporting of
hospital-acquired infections. But a new reporting law, spurred by a
mother who lost her son to an infection, could lead to significant
improvements.
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The pets in this story may already have homes. These are the animals waiting at the shelter today.
Adoptions at OC Animal Care are by appointment. Give the pet ID when you contact the shelter. Listings come from OC Animal Care and update every two hours.
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