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It’s official: Community Hospital in Long Beach reopens for patients

WebThe facility opened on Monday, Jan. 4, with 11 intensive care beds and space for 40 other patients as hospitals across the region scrambled to manage the ongoing …

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New health department dashboard offers data about HIV in Long …

WebFolks in Long Beach now have a resource to explore how HIV impacts the community. The city’s Department of Health and Human Services recently announced …

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Long Beach eases mask mandate, aligning with the state and new …

WebLong Beach recorded 628 confirmed new cases since last week, according to health data from Thursday, Feb. 24. In total, the city has recorded 124,146 confirmed …

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Free flu vaccines available at Long Beach’s clinics through October

WebLong Beach will offer free flu vaccinations to all residents at city-run sites and clinics through October, the city announced on Tuesday, Oct. 3 — while supplies last.

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Downey laboratory to get $33 million expansion, upgrade

WebJan. 10, to spend more than $33 million to renovate and expand the laboratory run by the county DPH. “We have one of the leading public health laboratories in the nation right …

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St. Mary’s in Long Beach is owned by a new $29 billion healthcare …

WebIn the wake of this month’s $29 billion merger between Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health, doctors at Long Beach’s St. Mary Medical Center — until …

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Community colleges can ease healthcare worker shortage, say …

WebCommunity colleges can ease healthcare worker shortage, say speakers at at El Camino summit Many job opportunities exist in the industry, but first, educators need …

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Healthcare workers picket AHMC hospitals over staffing issues

WebThe situation prompted nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians, licensed vocational workers and other healthcare workers to picket the medical center on …

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Long Beach Health Lab to run tests for West Covina in search of

WebThe Long Beach Public Health Lab offers a comprehensive range of tests for a variety of human infectious diseases. They include testing for: –Bacterial infections …

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Long Beach appoints interim successor for health department …

WebLong Beach has appointed a new leader to the temporarily helm of the Department of Health and Human Services, the city announced on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

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Long Beach’s new mental health crisis team to begin rolling out in

WebA new program to divert some Long Beach police calls to a team of mental health workers could launch as soon as mid-April, city officials said. The city’s …

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Officials call systemic racism in Long Beach a public health crisis

WebThe reason health officials seemed to tacitly OK the protests, beyond protecting First Amendment rights, became clearer later that month: On June 23, the City …

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Long Beach to launch new approach to address street homelessness

WebThe REACH teams will initially operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and then expand to the weekend as additional staff are hired, Colopy’s memo said. The …

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Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests …

WebThe protests stem from the conflict that started Oct. 7 when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking roughly …

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Tuberculosis outbreak at Long Beach hotel to lead to public health

WebA tuberculosis outbreak at a Long Beach hotel has caused the health department to declare a public health emergency, though the City Council will need to …

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Senior living: Should you supplement your traditional Medicare

WebPart A: Helps pay for inpatient hospital stays, skilled-nursing care, hospice and home care. Part B: Helps pay for doctor visits, surgery, lab tests, medical equipment …

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Health department Director Kelly Colopy announces exit from …

WebKelly Colopy, Long Beach’s top public health official, who helped guide the city through the coronavirus pandemic and step up its efforts to address the local …

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UCLA to create new campus safety office in wake of …

WebUCLA Chancellor Gene Block announced a newly created Office of Campus Safety Sunday to administer policing and emergency management in the aftermath of …

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Walmart closes health centers, telehealth unit as costs rise

WebWalmart is abandoning its plan to build out a network of low-cost health clinics due to escalating costs and reimbursement challenges. The retailer said Tuesday that it …

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How tiny radio station KCLA is calling Los Angeles from its San …

WebThis is not the first time San Pedro has had a radio station to call its own. But it has been many years, er, decades. Radio historian Jim Hilliker told me the story long …

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Blake Treinen returns for the Dodgers bullpen, but Evan Phillips …

WebLOS ANGELES – There’s never a dull moment for the Dodgers’ bullpen, from early-season struggles and injuries, all the way to its recent success.

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California legislators misunderstand basic economics. Taxpayers …

WebCalifornia’s Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024, also known as Senate Bill 1497, would supposedly hold fossil fuel polluters accountable for the climate …

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Harbor-UCLA orthopedics chief was fired for accepting improper …

WebHarbor-UCLA orthopedics chief Dr. Louis Kwong was fired for ogling the genitalia of anesthetized Black male patients, inappropriate sexual banter with female …

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Rich Archbold: Beverly Joy O’Neill honored at Long Beach Day …

WebOn Sept. 8, 1930, a cute, redheaded baby girl was born at Long Beach’s former Seaside Hospital. Her parents, Flossie and Clarence Lewis, were so happy, they named …

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