The newsroom includes access to Council Connect, our twice-monthly newsletter on Hospital Council’s work. Key articles and issues of interest, along with the President’s Message, are included below.
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Student Inspired to Become a Nurse After Life-Threatening Infection
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At Community Regional, Hulsey was able to receive an advanced level of neuro care to treat her rare infection, and she was inspired to become a nurse during her two-month recovery.
Care Provided to Unhoused Patients at Homeless Encampments
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UC Davis Health partners with Sacramento County Health Center to deploy “street medicine teams” that offer comprehensive primary care services to unhoused populations.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Saves 64-Year-Old from Amputation
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Butte County’s only multi-chamber facility applies Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to “promote wound healing,” saving patients from amputation and life-threatening injuries.
Advanced Cardiac Care Saves Restaurateur
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If it wasn’t for the advanced cardiac care available at Clovis Community, Aaron Vasquez likely wouldn’t have survived his heart attack.
Surgeon Provides Alternative
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A new minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) might just make valve replacement, open-heart surgery, and the use of a heart-lung machine a thing of the past.
Fearless in the Face of Cancer
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“I kept giving her the medicine, but the fevers were not going away,” said Cooley, Peyton’s mother. “I began noticing bruises on her legs and she looked really pale. My mom ‘gut feeling’ told me something was really wrong.”
Hip Replacement Helps Golfer Get Back on the Green
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When golfer David Woo first felt the pain in his hip, he figured he had just overexerted himself.
Lifesaving Care Gives New Mom Another Chance at Life
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Doctors at the Monterey Peninsula emergency department made a rare diagnosis that led to lifesaving care at UCSF Health.
Infant’s RSV Exposes Life-Threatening Heart Defect
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A pediatric nurse expresses gratitude after his co-workers save his daughter’s life.
Nevada County Search and Rescue Volunteers Receive Essential Donation
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Tahoe Forest Health System’s donation of an automated external defibrillator to Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue will be a great tool to help the all-volunteer organization assist patients who are in cardiac arrest.
