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Not only are times tough for businesses in general, but they've also been tough for plastic surgeons as people shun more expensive beauty and health procedures for less expensive ways to get the body they've always wanted. Read Full Artice...
Attorneys representing Valley Health System's bondholders' interests say the Hemet-area doctors group that wants to buy hospital district assets, including its two hospitals, haven't shown that they have the money to complete the sale.
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Patrick Brilliant arrived at the helm of Riverside Community Hospital mere months before extensive construction should start to reshape the facility. Read Full Artice...
A stent manufactured at Abbott Laboratories in Temecula used to treat coronary artery disease has been approved for use in Japan. Abbott announced Friday that the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved its Xience V stent. Read Full Artice...
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. expects to report higher revenues for 2009 than it the previous year and will probably meet or exceed its earnings forecast, company officials told analysts Wednesday.
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Plodding along a seemingly recession-proof track, health care development in the Inland Empire continues to inspire optimism among economists and industry experts who identify the sector as a significant engine in regional growth. Read Full Artice...
When fires loomed large near southwest Riverside County in 2007, Dave Rutan got a familiar phone call.
On the other line was an alert his company had created -- a recorded message, essentially a 911 call in reverse, to warn him about the fire. Read Full Artice...
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. Wednesday reported a quarterly profit of $63 million equating to 55 cents per share, according to a statement released before the start of the day's trading. Read Full Artice...
Ontario's HMC Architects and a Chinese firm, Shunde Architectural Design Institute, teamed up to win a hospital design competition in China's Shunde District of Foshon. Read Full Artice...
University of La Verne Associate Professor Christine Broussard recently received a $203,538 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in recognition of the ongoing research on potentially harmful chemicals found in plastic containers. Read Full Artice...
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has chosen Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy to be its exclusive provider of Specialty Disease Management services for IEHP members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Crohn's Disease, beginning Nov. 2, 2009. Read Full Artice...
Arrowhead Medical Center in Colton revamped an underground tunnel connecting two buildings to encourage employees to walk it for exercise. Read Full Artice...
Victor Valley Community Hospital has appointed Sue Thomas-Channel and Dr. Y. Joe Kwon to the hospital's governing board of directors. Read Full Artice...
Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta will be completed on schedule, even if health care legislation is adopted containing a clause that would effectively prohibit new doctor-owned hospitals from opening, Murrieta and Loma Linda officials. Read Full Artice...
Murrieta Economic Development Director Bruce Coleman can't help get excited when he looks at the shrub-covered hills and plains east of Interstate 215. Read Full Artice...
r B. Maya Kato has joined the ear, nose and throat practice of Michael R. Gatto, M.D. and Associates in Palm Springs as a specialist in otology, neurotology and skull-base surgery. Read Full Artice...
Felice L. Loverso, president and CEO of Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation in Chino, was presented the Unsung Heroes Award for Human Development at The Getty Center in Los Angeles. Read Full Artice...
The Valley Health System board of directors Tuesday approved the sale of its assets, including two hospitals, to a doctors group for an estimated $162 million. Read Full Artice...
Family Service Association recently opened a new child development center in Riverside and is expanding services at another Riverside site and in Hemet. Read Full Artice...
