Former Fresno State footballer gives generously to Dan Brown Legacy Fund

Brian Panish sees himself as a champion for the underdog, as the guy who will help even the playing field for those in need. The southern California attorney took on that role first in the 1970s playing defense on the Fresno State football team, then later fighting in the courtroom for victims of personal injury and product liability cases, and most recently by helping those in the Fresno area afflicted with brain, spine and nerve damage or disease.

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Shuttle service now back at Community Regional

When the shuttle bus service at Community Regional Medical Center’s 58-acre campus came to a stop due to the downward spiral of the economy, several hospital volunteers found a way to get it rolling again.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Clovis Community among six California hospitals chosen for cardiac study

Clovis Community Medical Center is one of six hospitals statewide chosen to study the safety and effectiveness of elective angioplasties in hospitals that do not have open heart surgery on site. It’s a move that cardiologists say is overdue and is really about accessibility and convenience for patients and for doctors. 

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Patient with brain cancer paints from the heart

Artist Patrick Lacey presented Community Regional Medical Center’s CyberKnife^® team with one of his “plein air” oil paintings entitled, “Roeding Eucalyptus Groves”. See video

Friday, August 27, 2010

UCSF trauma educator and surgeon remembered

Steven N. Parks MD, Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chairman of the UCSF Fresno’s department of surgery at Community Regional Medical Center died at home on Aug. 21, 2010. He was 67. Dr. Parks was credited with establishing a standardized system of trauma care in the central San Joaquin Valley.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Community Regional provides unique treatment for stroke patients

Retired Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Cecil Mc Reynolds says he wakes up every day grateful for Community Regional Medical Center and the interventional neurologist who removed a clot from his brain.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Clovis hospital project promises jobs, better care

By BoNhia Lee, The Fresno Bee
When construction of the five-story bed tower at Clovis Community Medical Center is finished, it will be the tallest building in the city. But size isn't the most important part of the hospital expansion. With its enlarged campus -- now taking shape along Highway 168 -- the city's only acute-care hospital is expected to boost medical services and create hundreds of jobs.

Monday, August 09, 2010

Fresno treats English patient's kin like royals

By Barbara Anderson / The Fresno Bee
Marina Hambly was a continent away from her London home, vacationing with her family at Yosemite National Park, when her husband had a massive stroke. While he recovered in a Fresno hospital, people took extraordinary steps to give Hambly and her 11-month-old daughter a home away from home. Read more in The Fresno Bee

Thursday, August 05, 2010

California HealthCare Foundation pledge will boost patient education and outreach

Patients and their families at Community Regional Medical Center and Community Behavioral Health Center will benefit thanks to a $100,000 pledge from the California HealthCare Foundation.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Community Regional Medical Center verified for top trauma care

Community Regional Medical Center was notified it has received verification as a Level 1 trauma center by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Tuesday, July 27, 2010