Doctors in at least one OC hospital, UC Irvine Medical Center, are ringing alarm bells of crucial supply shortages and a lack of adequate response by administrators to a local outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Tag: UC Irvine Medical Center
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
County to Hold Hearing on Mental Health Services
In a move that’s being welcomed by public health advocates, two Orange County supervisors are inviting the public to help them identify problems with the county’s massive array of mental health services.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Curtin: UCIMC Residents Deserve a Fair Housing Stipend
Even doctors at UC Irvine Medical Center struggle to find affordable places to live.
Posted inCanyons, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Angel Stadium Incidents Spark Probe of Ambulance Firm
Officials say that in two cases the stadium’s private ambulance service improperly transported fans with serious injuries.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Committee Delays Decision on Private Paramedics
The panel wants to wait for closer examination of a death, among other issues.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Major Problems Found at UCI Irvine Dialysis Center
Surprise inspection finds chairs and walls spotted with blood,
nurses who didn’t wash their hands and rusted out equipment.
Posted inInvestigative, Top Stories
State Releases Flawed Hospital Infection Data
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
County Holds the Line While Indigent Healthcare Costs Skyrocket
The Great Recession has forced record numbers of adults to arrive in local hospital wards as indigents, but Orange County has thus far refused to pay its share of the increased burden.
