Three more international Tellys awarded to MedWatch

Community Medical Centers’ award-winning health television show, MedWatch, won three bronze 2009 Tellys for its health and medical education segments.

The international Telly Awards honor outstanding local, regional and cable television commercials and programs, as well as video and film productions. More than 14,000 entries are submitted each year from 50 states and 30 countries.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

California Endowment grant to enhance multi-cultural patient care

The California Endowment awarded Community Regional Medical Center a generous grant to measure and evaluate the hospital staff’s cultural competency – and eventually to better educate caregivers about patients’ perceptions and cultural practices. The grant was sought last year as a way to help enhance patient care.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Community's longtime security officer dies at work, is mourned

For more than 20 years, Community Regional Medical Center security officer Tim Slaton kindly and gently kept the peace, was a stickler for perfection and kept things light with his quirky humor. A heart attack downed him shortly after midnight June 20 as he worked his usual post in the hospital’s main lobby. Despite quick response from medical staff he died at age 59.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Community Regional celebrates quarter-century of cardiac services

Hundreds of cardiac surgeries are performed each year in downtown Fresno’s Community Regional Medical Center. These surgeries are part of the scheduling routine every day – but that was not the case a mere 25 years ago.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Reinhardt family contributes to Clovis expansion

Walt Reinhardt is passionate about health care in Clovis – and he’s turning the passion into action as Clovis Community Medical Center embarks on its lofty growth plans. The Reinhardt family made a $150,000 pledge to Clovis Community to support emergency department expansion.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Fresno Heart & Surgical gets top patient experience rating again

For the second year in a row, Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital has been named among the nation’s top 5% in patient experience by HealthGrades. Only two other hospitals in California have achieved a similar distinction.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Volunteers’ payoff is big, even without a paycheck

While the current economic situation has been challenging in recent months, it brought a silver lining of more volunteers to Community Regional Medical Center. And volunteers say their time helping patients and hospital staff sharpens their job prospects and lets them try out new occupations.

Monday, June 08, 2009

Hearst Foundations help launch one-of-a-kind neuroscience institute

The Central California Neuroscience Institute at Community Regional Medical Center received a $100,000 grant from the William R. Hearst Foundations to be used for outpatient care in the East Plaza Medical Office Building currently under construction on the hospital’s campus.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Car show supports Terry’s House

The Belmont Country Club provided a fairway home to the event, which in part benefited Community Regional Medical Center’s Terry’s House — a convenient and affordable lodging facility for families to stay in while their loved ones receive critical care.

Monday, June 08, 2009