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VISALIA, Calif. – U.S. News & World Report has named Kaweah Delta’s Skilled Nursing Program a Best Nursing Home for 2019-20, a distinction shared with only 19 percent of U.S. skilled nursing facilities in the nation. Kaweah Delta’s Skilled Nursing program earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving the highest possible rating for providing short-term rehabilitation to ...
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Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Director Position Open VISALIA – 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 John Hipskind, M.D., Zone III, who is resigning effective Dec. 31, 2019. “It has been my privilege to serve on Kaweah Delta’s Board of Directors for the past 11 ...
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VISALIA – Just in time for winter, a new system called “Flash Valet” is making free valet parking even more convenient at Kaweah Delta Medical Center. Kaweah Delta has recently launched the new system, which is making it possible for patients and visitors to text valet attendants when they are ready to leave the hospital to cut down on the amount of time they have to wait for ...
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VISALIA – To help brighten the Thanksgiving holiday for family members who have a loved one receiving hospice care, Kaweah Delta Hospice today (November 25) delivered fresh turkeys and fixings to 115 patients. The meals, which have been provided to Kaweah Delta Hospice patients for more than 10 years, were provided to patients as a result of a partnership between Kaweah Delta Hospice and the ...
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From Our CEO: Quality Reports By Gary Herbst, Chief Executive Officer Quality of care is always top of mind for us at Kaweah Delta. Our new mission statement includes the statement, “Excellence is our focus.” We want every encounter with our patients to be world class. While that is a high bar to set, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our community. Each fall and ...
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Kaweah Delta Hospice offers free “Grief and the Holidays” workshop in December VISALIA, CA – Kaweah Delta Hospice’s Bereavement Team will present “Grief and the Holidays” workshop in December in Visalia. This free workshop is for those who are experiencing the holidays without a loved one for the first time and will be repeated twice in December. The workshop ...
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VISALIA – Kaweah Delta is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals™ for Cardiac Surgery for three years in a row (2018-2020) and top 5 percent in the nation for cardiac surgery and stroke, according to a recently released national study by Healthgrades. Kaweah Delta is just one of a seven hospitals in California, and the only one in the Central Valley, to receive the distinction as one ...
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Lifestyle Center Fitness Program Coordinator wins national medical fitness award VISALIA – The Lifestyle Center, a division of Kaweah Delta, is sending one of its own to the Medical Fitness Association’s 29 th Annual International Conference where next week, in part due to her work to help people with diabetes in Tulare County, she will be recognized for outstanding individual ...
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VISALIA – Taking a cue from the community, Kaweah Delta has negotiated a new arrangement with Anthem Blue Cross that will alleviate the majority of billing frustrations people experienced after visiting its Urgent Care Centers. Effective Nov. 1, under this new arrangement, people who have Anthem Blue Cross through independent policies or through employers such as school districts, cities, ...
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By Gary Herbst, Chief Executive Officer Kaweah Delta is committed to listening to our community. One area where patients recently told us we needed to improve was in our billing process at our Urgent Care Centers. Resulting from your feedback, we have negotiated a new arrangement with Anthem Blue Cross that, starting Friday, November 1, will alleviate the majority of billing frustrations people ...
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Kaweah Delta set to host its first virtual town hall on Monday, Oct. 21 VISALIA – As Kaweah Delta continues its efforts to better engage with the community, it will hold its first virtual town hall on Monday, Oct. 21. Members of the public are invited to submit their questions for Gary Herbst, Kaweah Delta’s Chief Executive Officer. Herbst will answer questions by video at 3 p.m. ...
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VISALIA, CA – A hip and knee joint replacement seminar will be led by experienced and knowledgeable Orthopedic Surgeons affiliated with Kaweah Delta on Thursday, Oct. 17, in Visalia, including the area’s first orthopedic surgeon fellowship trained in adult reconstruction, which includes total joint replacement. This free seminar aims to help people whose hip and knee pain has kept them ...
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Kaweah Delta Hospice set to host Oct. 5 camp to offer children hope and healing VISALIA – Children who have experienced the death of a significant person in their lives are invited to learn how to cope with grief and find healing on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Kaweah Delta Hospice’s “Good Grief Camp” in Visalia. The free camp, intended for children and a parent or guardian, will ...
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Nearly 1,000 staff flu shots will be given on first day; Public urged to get vaccinations early VISALIA – Kaweah Delta will start its season of vaccinations on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in an effort to keep patients and visitors safe from the flu as part of its requirement that all staff either get a flu vaccination or wear a facemask during cold and flu season. On this first day of vaccinations, it ...
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Transparency & Patient Safety By Gary Herbst, Chief Executive Officer At Kaweah Delta, we are always working to provide the highest level of care to our patients. Our new mission statement reads, “Health is our passion. Excellence is our focus. Compassion is our promise.” These words define our purpose in life and why we exist: to care for our patients and our community. We take ...
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Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Hospital set for Sept. 28 adaptive sports expo Valley Children’s will face El Diamante Strong Academy in wheelchair basketball game VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Hospital invites adults and children who have experienced a spinal cord injury, a brain injury, an amputation or a similar injury to participate in its first ever Adaptive Sports and ...
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VISALIA, CA - Tulare County is one of the most clinically-underserved counties in California. There is one primary care physician for every 2,350 people in Tulare County, a doctor-to-patient ratio that ranks the county 49 th out of 58 California counties. A community needs study conducted by the Coker Group has projected that by 2020 Tulare County will need more than 50 additional primary care ...
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VISALIA – Kaweah Delta staff work daily to save patients who are either showing symptoms of sepsis or battling the life-threatening infection. Throughout the month of September, they will also be taking “Steps Against Sepsis,” a 3K walk that the Kaweah Delta’s Quality and Patient Safety team created to bring awareness to the potentially deadly infection. “Up to 80 ...
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Kaweah Delta staff set for Sept. 13 rally and sepsis awareness walk Sepsis Awareness Month is a chance to bring awareness to a life-threatening infection VISALIA – Kaweah Delta is working daily to save patients who are either showing symptoms of sepsis or battling the life-threatening infection. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, in an effort to educate the community about an infection they may ...
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By Gary Herbst, Chief Executive Officer We have recently learned that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is citing and fining Kaweah Delta Medical Center for an incident that occurred back in 2018 when a guide wire was inadvertently left inside a patient following the insertion of a Vascath catheter to support hemodialysis. Fortunately, the retained guide wire was discovered by ...
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Kaweah Delta adds eight new beds to emergency department, expansion project continues As work continues on its project to nearly double the size of one of the busiest emergency departmentsin the state, Kaweah Delta added eight new beds to its emergency department this week and opened a new area that is helping patients seeking emergency care get quickly screened by medical providers. “This ...
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La lactancia beneficia a la mamá y al bebé Cuando uno se convierte en padre, de repente el mundo cambia y entonces nos vemos comprometidos a proteger a esa preciosa criatura que nos está mirando. La responsabilidad es grande y la mayoría de los nuevos padres no saben ni dónde comenzar. Como doctora y madre de dos niños pequeños, yo digo comience con ...
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Breastfeeding Benefits Mom and Baby When you become a parent, suddenly the world changes and you find yourself vowing to protect that precious baby looking back at you. The responsibility is great and most new parents do not know where to start. As a doctor and a mother of two small children, I say start with breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is one of the best investments in saving lives and improving ...
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Kaweah Delta Mother-Baby Unit staff provide those in need with blessing bags VISALIA – They may care for mothers and babies by day, but Kaweah Delta staff members also gave back to the community. After collecting donations of toiletries and clothing from Kaweah Delta employees, staff members from Kaweah Delta’s Mother-Baby Unit assembled 75 “blessing bags” this week and ...
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Results of three-year study involving local cancer patients will be announced Thursday Patient, participant set to provide feedback on project between Kaweah Delta and UCSF VISALIA – On Thursday in Visalia, the results of a three-year study seeking to improve the quality of life among Spanish-speaking women with breast cancer in rural communities, will be presented at Kaweah Delta by Anna ...
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