6/24/2010 - Over 2 million cribs recalled amid safety concerns WASHINGTON – More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled Thursday amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs.
Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so ...[ Read More ]
6/21/2010 - The number of whooping cough cases increase in Tulare County When Suzanne Starbuck's 3-month-old baby Sawyer started coughing until he was blue in the face, she knew something was wrong.
"It started out just like a common cold," Starbuck said.
The coughing fits came periodically, and never happened when ...[ Read More ]
5/11/2010 - Kaweah Delta director, nurse Margaret Foley dies at age 87 Margaret Foley, who spent two decades in nursing at Kaweah Delta hospital and another two decades on the health district's board of directors, died of cancer Sunday, her family said.
She was 87.
Foley cited health reasons when she stepped down ...[ Read More ]
4/29/2010 - Board of Directors Zone II Appointment At last evening’s Board meeting, the Board interviewed nine candidates for the Board Zone II seat. After much deliberation, the Board unanimously voted to appoint Lynn Havard Mirviss to the Kaweah Delta Board of Directors Zone II seat.
Below are ...[ Read More ]
4/29/2010 - Sibling Visitation Policy Modified Today, Kaweah Delta modified the no-children visiting policy to provide for the visitation of siblings with the mother and new baby in the Mother Baby Unit in the Acequia Wing. With further input from the Medical staff and the community, effective i...[ Read More ]
4/7/2010 - Visalia hospital uses Apple Technology to improve service FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) - Doctors in Visalia are using some of the latest technology from Apple to help take care of their patients.
Kaweah Delta Medical Center is using smart phones like the iPhone to allow doctors and staff to access the hospital'...[ Read More ]
3/10/2010 - Foley leaves Kaweah Delta health district board After 20 years on the Kaweah Delta Health Care District board of directors, Margaret Foley resigned this month, citing health reasons.
The board voted Monday to appoint her replacement by April 29 and will accept resumes until March 30. Candidate...[ Read More ]
3/9/2010 - Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors Position Open VISALIA, CA. The Board of Directors of Kaweah Delta Health Care District is seeking someone to serve as a member of the Board for the remainder of the term of Margaret Foley, Zone II, who resigned from the Board on March 1, 2010.
The term runs th...[ Read More ]
3/1/2010 - Your thumbs: Visalia Senior Pride aids lifeline It's not often that an organization receives a phone call from a group wanting to give it money. Yet year after year, Visalia Senior Pride contacts Kaweah Delta Lifeline and offers financial assistance. Through its continued generosity, Kaweah Delta ...[ Read More ]
2/22/2010 - Kaweah Delta offers CPR classes Chest compressions can be the difference between life and death, and that's the message that emergency medical technician Mark Walker preaches when teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation these days.
"People are so reluctant to get involved becaus...[ Read More ]
1/27/2010 - Kaweah Delta Medical Center upgraded to Level III trauma center Kaweah Delta Medical Center is now a Level III trauma center.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved the change in Kaweah Delta’s status after its expansion of its emergency room and intensive care unit as well as the addition of more su...[ Read More ]
12/31/2009 - Kaweah Delta Asthma Project Receives Funding Senator Barbara Boxer’s appropriation request for a second year of funding for Kaweah Delta Health Care District’s Asthma Outreach Project has been approved.
Ten years ago, the San Joaquin Valley won the dishonorable designation of having the wors...[ Read More ]
12/9/2009 - Kaweah Delta Shares Good Will With Employees Through The Giving Tree Project In November of this year Kaweah Delta Health Care District kicked off its first ever “Giving Tree” Project. This project was formed to reach out to Kaweah Delta families who were in need of assistance during these though economic times. The tree was...[ Read More ]
5/29/2009 - Acequia Wing Mother-Baby Unit will be opening the doors on May 27 The first babies and their families have arrived on the Mother Baby Wing just after 8 am this morning.
Kaweah Delta Medical Center-Acequia Wing Mother-Baby Unit has passed state inspection and will be opening the doors to its brand new Rose Rui...[ Read More ]
5/12/2009 - Kaweah Delta Receives Funding for Asthma Outreach Project The title of two documents sums it up for our Valley residents who suffer from asthma and related respiratory problems: Struggling to Breath: The Epidemic of Asthma Among Children and Adolescents in the San Joaquin Valley and Gasping for Air: Why we ...[ Read More ]
5/11/2009 - National Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Appreciation Week The biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) and Clinical Engineers of Kaweah Delta Health Care District will join medical technology professionals from across the country in observing National Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Appreciation Week, May 1...[ Read More ]
4/27/2009 - Acequia Wing Grand Opening - Friday, May 1st On Friday, May 1 the new Kaweah Delta Medical Center will hold its grand opening event for the Acequia Wing
Three years in the building, the six story Kaweah Delta Medical Center Acequia Wing is ready for its public debut. On Friday, May 1 at 4:3...[ Read More ]
4/1/2009 - New Kaweah Delta Exeter Pediatric Clinic Open House Tomorrow! April 2, 2009 we will be celebrating the opening of the new Kaweah Delta Exeter Pediatric Clinic which is located at our Exeter Health Clinic, 1014 San Juan Ave., Building C, Exeter, CA 93221. Ceremonies and a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of Comme...[ Read More ]
3/24/2009 - ED Expansion Open for Business Today the California Department of Public Health (licensing) conducted their site survey of our new Acequia Wing emergency department expansion. We have been approved to begin seeing and treating patients. The new E.D. will open tomorrow morning at...[ Read More ]
3/2/2009 - CHA Re-Launches SaveMyEmergencyRoom.com Advocacy Website To help educate patients, consumer advocates, community leaders and elected officials about the critical issues impacting emergency room (ER) services in California, CHA has revised and re-launched its advocacy website www.SaveMyEmergencyRoom.com.
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2/13/2009 - Kaweah Delta Opens Short Stay Rehabilitation Unit When Margaret had her knee replacement surgery at Kaweah Delta Medical Center everything went as scheduled. But being 82 Margaret needed more time to recover and get back to her independence. Until now she would have been moved to a free standing s...[ Read More ]
1/10/2009 - More Precise Treatment for Cancer Patients Doctors using radiation to treat cancer patients at Kaweah Delta's Sequoia Regional Cancer Center in Visalia soon will be using new technology to more precisely aim radiation at tumors.
The center will begin using image-guided radiation therapy, o...[ Read More ]
1/1/2009 - Tulare County's New Year's Baby born at Kaweah Delta Hospital On January 1, 2009, Eenang See and Matthew Moore welcomed their newborn son, Tyler Moore, into the world at 2:46 a.m. at Visalia's Kaweah Delta Medical Center. Both mom and baby are doing great. Baby Moore weighed 6 pounds, five ounces and is 20 inch...[ Read More ]
12/15/2008 - New Transitional Rehabilitation Unit to Open In direct response to physician’s request and a clear community need, Kaweah Delta is opening a new 16 bed transitional unit at the Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Hospital.
Typical diagnoses for patients include hip and knee replacements, hip fractur...[ Read More ]
12/4/2008 - KD Rehabilitation hospital receives 3 year accreditation with commendations CARF International announced today that Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Hospital has been accredited for a period of three years for its inpatient rehabilitation program. The latest accreditation is the sixth consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the...[ Read More ]
11/24/2008 - Hospital staff worked hard to save patient Thumbs up to Kaweah Delta Medical Center and the employees of 3 North. The staff of 3 North are the most caring and loving staff I've ever met.
My wife had the misfortune of spending much time in the hospital this year but very fortunate to have s...[ Read More ]
11/13/2008 - Stroller Strides raises money to support new moms program Thumbs up!
Joelean Lambrecht, the owner of Stroller Strides, a fitness program for moms and dads and fun for baby, organized a fundraiser to give back to the Paradise House. The Paradise House is a new mother's resource for assistance in caring for ...[ Read More ]
11/7/2008 - Kaweah Delta Medical Center new cogeneration plant is up and running Kaweah Delta Medical Center new cogeneration plant is up and running.
“Cogeneration” is the process by which Kaweah Delta generates it's own electricity via an engine/generator system and reclaim the heat produced by the engine generator to produce...[ Read More ]
10/13/2008 - EP Cardiology Lab Opens In an effort to continually provide state-of-the-art care for its patients, Kaweah Delta Health Care District announces the opening of its new electrophysiology lab at Kaweah Delta Medical Center.
Now, cardiology patients who require the services ...[ Read More ]
9/10/2008 - Guest Commentary A recent Times Delta article (Kaweah Delta Gets Low Rating in Study, Gerald Carroll, 8/22/.2008) reported Medicare statistics that suggest Kaweah Delta has an excessive number of patients who die 30 days after hospitalization from heart failure. A he...[ Read More ]
9/1/2008 - Study Shows Breastfeeding Gap in Tulare County Hospitals Visalia. A report issued this week for the year 2007 by the University of California at Davis Human Lactation Center and the California WIC Association ranks California hospitals in terms of new mothers who breastfeed while in the hospital.
The an...[ Read More ]
8/27/2008 - Sign the Fight Back Express and Stand Up 2 Cancer Kaweah Delta Health Care District and Sequoia Regional Cancer Center are partnering with The American Cancer Society to host the Fight Back Express in Visalia on Thursday, September 4, at 3 pm. The bus will be parked at the Sequoia Regional Cancer C...[ Read More ]
8/25/2008 - Laurel Court: The Start of Something Wonderful Kaweah Delta Hospital and Quail Park Retirement Village announced today that they have broken ground on their new 32,000 square foot, Memory Care Residence on Kaweah Delta’s West Campus, directly to the East of the Lifestyles Center.
Laurel Court,...[ Read More ]
7/28/2008 - Hospital Guild Outstanding in Giving Money and Time Giving money away makes people feel great, helping others makes people feel needed, making blankets for babies warms a person’s heart, and giving people direction helps a person feel important. Where do you find all these emotions in one job title—K...[ Read More ]
7/25/2008 - Freedom From Smoking Sessions 2008 Time: Wednesday's @ 6:00 p.m. (New Session beginning the first Wednesday of every other Month)
Where: The Lifestyle Center l 5105 W. Cypress Ave. l Visalia, CA 93277
What: A seven-week tobacco cessation course adapted from the American Lung Ass...[ Read More ]
7/8/2008 - Kaweah Delta considers building helipad Kaweah Delta Medical Center's aspirations to earn a trauma designation depend on the hospital's ability to provide speedy care to critically injured patients.
In a rural county with vast expanses of countryside, helicopters are crucial to transpo...[ Read More ]
7/8/2008 - Child saved after almost drowning Tulare toddler's uncle resuscitated him after pool incident on Friday.
It was supposed to be a typical Fourth of July filled with barbecue, swimming and fireworks.
But for Jennifer Wirth and her family, Friday's holiday turned into near tragedy. ...[ Read More ]
5/15/2008 - 5,000th Open Heart Surgery Performed at Kaweah Delta Medical Center Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Frederick Mayer will be performing the 5,000th open-heart surgery procedure at Kaweah Delta Medical Center on May 16th, 2008.
Kaweah Delta, in collaboration with the local physician community, first responded to the demand for ...[ Read More ]
5/14/2008 - Kaweah Delta’s Magnet Recognition Program® Kick off Kaweah Delta is embarking on a Journey to Excellence in Nursing Care. On Wednesday, May 14, the entire hospital community will learn about the Magnet Recognition Program® and requirements to achieve Magnet Status. “This is at least a two year journey...[ Read More ]
5/13/2008 - Kaweah Delta Receives Accreditation From College of American Pathologists Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia, California, has been awarded an accreditation by
the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists
(CAP), based on the results of a recent on-site inspection.
The laboratory...[ Read More ]
4/5/2008 - New Leaf Metabolic Assessments now offered at The Lifestyle Center Measuring your Resting Metabolic Rate is a simple 12-minute assessment that is now offered at The Lifestyle Center in Visalia. The New Leaf system provides the highest level of accuracy and the capacity to determine your caloric burn rate at rest. Th...[ Read More ]
3/25/2008 - Kaweah Delta Board Approves Name Change On Monday, March 24, Lindsay Mann, CEO of Kaweah Delta Health Care District, presented a proposal to the Board to change the organizations name, which, was approved. The organization name will NOT be changed from "Kaweah Delta Health Care District", ...[ Read More ]
3/21/2008 - Kaweah Delta Talent Show LIVE at the Visalia Fox Theatre Kaweah Delta Health Care District will be holding their second annual Talent Show on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fox Theatre in downtown Visalia, CA.
Employees will be performing great acts like…singing, guitar playing, ra...[ Read More ]
2/21/2008 - “Aqui Entre Nos” Diabetes Retreat 2008 With funding from the Dinuba Alta Family Health Clinic and Bayer Pharmaceuticals and in partnership with the Visalia Health Care Center, Family HealthCare Network, Clinica Vida Sana, Promotora’s Network, California Diabetes Project and other local he...[ Read More ]
2/11/2008 - Visalia Pursues Trauma Site Kaweah Delta Hospital could soon become the central San Joaquin Valley's second trauma center, providing a new destination for the most critically injured patients.
The Visalia hospital would fill a 110-mile gap between Community Regional Medical...[ Read More ]
1/29/2008 - Breast Feeding Initiatives at Kaweah Delta Hospital get a Boost With a recent increase in internal initiatives to increase breastfeeding rates, Kaweah Delta Hospital got a boost from the California Department of Public Health. Kaweah Delta is one of four hospitals in the San Joaquin Valley to be chosen to receive...[ Read More ]
12/13/2007 - Intensive Care Unit staff donate toys to CASA Instead of buying each other gifts for Christmas, the staff on the Intensive Care Unit at Kaweah Delta Hospital decided to give gifts to the children of the CASA organization.
"These kids have nothing to call their own. The kids that we have gath...[ Read More ]
12/4/2007 - Kaweah Delta Hospital holds "Hospital Cheer" events Kaweah Delta Hospital began a new tradition this year with "Holiday Cheer" events throughout the month of December. On December 3, 6, 11, 12, and 18, different groups throughout the area will be performing Christmas carols outside the front doors of ...[ Read More ]
12/3/2007 - Light Up A Life Hospice of Tulare County invites community members to participate in its annual "Light Up A Life" ceremony and memorial service, which is intended to celebrate the joy of remembrance. It will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Charter ...[ Read More ]
11/20/2007 - Kaweah Delta Urgent Care Extends Hours on Court Street Walk-in On Saturday, November 10, Kaweah Delta Urgent Care, located at 1633 S. Court Street in Visalia, extended its hours to Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-8pm.
Kaweah Delta Urgent Care is a walk-in clinic for those seeking immediate medi...[ Read More ]
11/6/2007 - Exercise and the Stress Connection By Kala Donnelly Exercise Physiologist, CPT, CSCS
The winter holidays can be filled with busy schedules, parties, shopping and laughter, but there can also be tension and stress. For many people, the holidays mean time off from regular activities,...[ Read More ]
11/6/2007 - Are you Losing Calcium When You Sweat? Many of you are aware of the fact that exercise can help prevent osteoporosis. However, a new study indicates that you may be losing ground if you aren’t refueling your body with calcium.
The study found that men and women lose significant amounts ...[ Read More ]
10/18/2007 - Digital Mamography at Sequoia Imaging Center In 2005, the Breast Center at Sequoia Imaging, part of the Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, Calif., transitioned to a completely digital facility with the installation of two Hologic Selenia™ systems. Shortly after, they also began provi...[ Read More ]
10/16/2007 - Get Ready for a Busy Flu Season Get Ready for a Busy Flu SeasonBy Kathy Wittman RN, CIC, Kaweah Delta Health Care District
MYTH: “The flu isn’t a serious disease.”
Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs, and it can lead...[ Read More ]
10/9/2007 - Sequoia Regional Cancer Center: MAMMOSITE RADIATION THERAPY Sequoia Regional Cancer Center in Visalia, offers women diagnosed with breast cancer more options than ever before. MammoSite Radiation Therapy was cleared by the FDA in 2002 and since then more than 32,000 women throughout the country have been trea...[ Read More ]
10/9/2007 - KAWEAH DELTA RECEIVES $525,000 GRANT FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION Kaweah Delta Health Care District has been awarded a $525,000 three-year grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health to implement the Salud es Vida (Health is Life) Program. In partnerships with Alta Family Healt...[ Read More ]
9/28/2007 - FREE Family Health Education and Fitness Night in Dinuba A FREE Health Education and Fitness Night for the whole family will be held on Thursday, October 18, from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at the Dinuba Rose Ann Vuich Park located at the corner of El Monte Way and McKinley Way. This event is part of the Seventh Annua...[ Read More ]
9/28/2007 - New Dialysis Center will open to patients On Monday, October 1, 2007, Kaweah Delta's brand new, state-of-the-art and modern Dialysis facility will open to patients. Located on our West Campus at 5040 W. Tulare Ave., Visalia, the new 12,000 square foot facility is replacing the less than 4,00...[ Read More ]
8/27/2007 - $500,000 Donation from Heart Spectacular Foundation $500,000 Donation from Heart Spectacular Foundation
to Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation's North Expansion Project
The Heart Spectacular Foundation, a non-profit organization, led by founder and president Tracie Hunt-Mayer, will donate $500,000 to...[ Read More ]
8/22/2007 - New mom gets FREE breast pump worth $300 Today marks the first day of World Breastfeeding Week and Kaweah Delta is celebrating by giving our first mom a free Ameda breast pump worth more than $300. Rina Navarro, age 24, gave birth this morning to her first child, a baby boy. KD's breastfeed...[ Read More ]
7/18/2007 - Self Defense Workshop available at The Lifestyle Center For women ages 16 & up!
A Self Defense Workshop is available Thursday, August 2nd at The Lifestyle Center located at 5105 W. Cypress Ave. in Visalia, CA from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Cost is $15 for members and $25 for guests.
General Class Forma...[ Read More ]
7/17/2007 - Kaweah Delta Board approves new dementia/alzheimer's facility On Monday, July 9, the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board approved plans to expand the current Laurel Court dementia and alzheimer's unit, which is part of Quail Park. Plans call for development of a new facility that will be built on Kaweah De...[ Read More ]
6/18/2007 - Brahms' lullaby to welcome babies born at Kaweah Delta Hospital More than 4,000 babies a year are born at Kaweah Delta hospital. In celebration, Kaweah Delta Hospital began announcing the arrival of our newborns with the playing of Brahms' lullaby on Monday, June 11. Babies born between 8am and 8pm will be announ...[ Read More ]
5/21/2007 - Kaweah Delta Renal Nurses Awarded Western Regional Chapter of the Year In only it's third year, the San Joaquin Valley chapter of ANNA (American Nephrology Nurses' Association) was awarded the Western Regional Chapter of the Year at the Annual ANNA conference held in Dallas, TX in April. The chapter covers the area from...[ Read More ]
3/29/2007 - New Physicians at KD: Philip Reidel, M.D.
Specialty: Neonatology
Phone: (559) 624-2245
Neil Donner, M.D.
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Phone: (559) 624-2213
3/1/2007 - Parking structure on Acequia nears opening Work crews are finishing up construction on the $13 million, five-level parking structure along Acequia Avenue near Kaweah Delta Hospital's north addition, which is going up next to it, city and hospital officials said.
"We're right on schedule," ...[ Read More ]
