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Kaweah Delta announces visitor policy modifications, restores elective surgeries VISALIA, CA – Due to a continued decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations, Kaweah Delta has restored elective surgeries and effective Monday, Oct. 19, the Medical Center will modify its visitor policy. “Things have changed. The pandemic has had its peaks and valleys. We’re experiencing a valley right ...
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Kaweah Delta kicks off employee flu vaccination season to protect patients VISALIA – Employees lined up today as Kaweah Delta kicked off the first day of its employee flu vaccination season in an effort to keep patients and visitors safe from the flu this year amid COVID-19. “Getting the flu vaccination and taking all the preventative measures we’re taking with COVID, will help ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta set to host Sept. 30 virtual seminar on cold/flu season in the time of COVID VISALIA – This cold and flu season, the world also faces COVID-19. To help people prepare and stay well during this time, Kaweah Delta is hosting a free virtual wellness chat on Wednesday, Sept. 30. This seminar will take place from 6-7 p.m. LIVE on Kaweah Delta’s social media channels and will ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta moves Visalia COVID-19 specimen collection site, unveils rapid testing VISALIA – Kaweah Delta has opened a new COVID-19 specimen collection site in Central Visalia and begun offering rapid COVID testing to Tulare County residents in Visalia and Exeter. “We want to significantly improve testing in Tulare County. We may see the positivity rate decrease with increased ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Visalia Medical Clinic offers rapid COVID-19 testing for patients, community VISALIA – Visalia Medical Clinic is now offering rapid testing for people with and without symptoms of COVID-19. The rapid COVID-19 test is available to patients of Visalia Medical Clinic and to individuals who see a provider at: QuickCare, 5400 W. Hillsdale Ave. in Visalia Sequoia Prompt Care, 1110 S. Ben Maddox ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta’s next online town hall set for Thursday, Oct. 1 VISALIA – As Kaweah Delta continues its efforts to better engage with the community, especially amid COVID-19, it will hold its next town hall on Thursday, Oct. 1. Questions can be submitted now at www.kaweahdelta.org/townhall for the town hall, which will take place online and on Kaweah Delta’s social media channels ...
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María Rodríguez Ornelas
VISALIA – A safe Labor Day isn’t just about grabbing the sunblock or being safe on the roads or in the water anymore. In a county that continues to be on the state’s watch list for its COVID-19 cases and positivity rate, local health care and public safety officials came together this week in a live press conference to provide the latest updates on COVID-19 and to encourage ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta granted extension of its military healthcare workers Kaweah Delta urges community to limit social gatherings for the Labor Day holiday VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Medical Center has been granted a 14-day extension of the military healthcare team that is assisting the local hospital in its care of COVID-19 patients. “This is a celebratory moment for us,” said Gary Herbst, ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
By Gary Herbst, Chief Executive Officer of Kaweah Delta Living through COVID-19 has been an unprecedented experience and there have been an abundance of questions. In this unimaginable and ever-changing time, we are working hard to answer questions and provide factual, meaningful information. One question, that we hear consistently, is about how hospitals are doing financially during this time. ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Visalia hospital caring for 83 COVID-19 patients, shares info, urges community to stay safe VISALIA – With COVID-19 numbers on the rise across the nation and throughout the State, Kaweah Delta Medical Center, the largest acute care hospital in Tulare County, announced Friday it was caring for 83 COVID-19 patients - the highest number since the inception of the pandemic. “These are ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Visalia hospital caring for 81 COVID-19 patients, shares info, urges community to stay safe VISALIA – With COVID-19 numbers on the rise across the nation and throughout the State, Kaweah Delta Medical Center, the largest acute care hospital in Tulare County, announced Thursday it was caring for 81 COVID-19 patients - the highest number of COVID-19 patients the hospital has cared for to date. ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Visalia hospital Chief Executive Officer answers community’s COVID-19 questions VISALIA – Why has the Department of Defense sent a team to Kaweah Delta? What is Kaweah Delta’s plan when beds fill up? Is Kaweah Delta cancelling urgent, non-essential surgeries? Does Kaweah Delta send out COVID test results by mail? What is the average age of hospitalized patients? These are just ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
A new device at Kaweah Delta is saving lives, protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19 VISALIA – Thanks to community donations, Kaweah Delta is using a new device to help save lives, which is also helping protect healthcare workers from being exposed to COVID-19. Kaweah Delta is the first hospital in Tulare County to purchase the Lucas 3 Chest Compression System, an automatic CPR device, ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta’s next online town hall set for Thursday, July 30 VISALIA – As Kaweah Delta continues its efforts to better engage with the community, especially amid COVID-19, it will hold its fourth in a series of five town halls on Thursday, July 30. Questions can be submitted now at www.kaweahdelta.org/townhall for the town hall. Due to COVID-19, the town hall will take place online ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta set to welcome military this week to care for COVID-19 patients VISALIA – As the number of COVID-19 patients being cared for at Kaweah Delta Medical Center reached an all-time high of 68 patients on Tuesday, the hospital’s chief executive officer has invited the military to lend a hand. Kaweah Delta has accepted the U.S. Department of Defense’s offer to send a team ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Visalia hospital Chief Executive Officer answers community’s COVID-19 questions VISALIA – Is Kaweah Delta Medical Center at capacity? Are all COVID-19 designated beds at the Medical Center full? Is the hospital requiring members of The Lifestyle Center, its fitness center, to wear face masks? Is the hospital profiting off COVID-19 patients because it gets paid more for COVID-19 ...
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María Rodríguez Ornelas
VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Health Care District has received a grant from the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) for $2.4 million for upgrades to pediatric equipment at the Visalia hospital and rural clinics in Exeter, Woodlake, Dinuba and Lindsay, Sequoia Health and Wellness Family Medicine Clinic, Court Street Urgent Care as well as upgrades and construction at the new ...
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María Rodríguez Ornelas
Tulare-Kings COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition – Working together for you. MEDIA CONTACTS: Carrie Monteiro Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (559) 624-8007 Cmonteiro1@tularehhsa.org Laura Florez-McCusker Kaweah Delta (559) 280-9374 Lflorez@kdhcd.org Kimberley Pryor-DeShazo Sierra View Medical Center (559) 788-6104 Kdeshazo@sierra-view.com Gabriela Ornelas Adventist Health ...
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María Rodríguez Ornelas
New campaign will raise funds for equipment to help stroke, spinal cord injury, amputation and various other diagnoses regain mobility. VISALIA – The community and Kaweah Delta employees are approaching their final days to contribute to the Kaweah Delta Employee Relief Fund, which is expected to raise approximately $110,000 to help employees who saw a reduction in hours or were furloughed ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
VISALIA – As Tulare County continues re-opening, the largest hospital in the county cared for a record number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital this week, and completed a project that will allow it to isolate up to 86 COVID-19 positive patients in the future. “Unfortunately, as the County continues to open up and after every holiday, we expected to see a higher outbreak rate and ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
The Lifestyle Center set to re-open on Friday, June 12 VISALIA – The Lifestyle Center, a division of Kaweah Delta, has announced that it will re-open on Friday, June 12, after securing approval from the State and the County. The medically-based fitness and rehabilitation facility will re-open at 4:30 a.m. on Friday in the first step of its phased re-opening plan. Initially, the center will ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta Chief Executive Officer answers community’s COVID-19 questions Visitor policy changes, capacity for second wave, hospital challenges and more discussed. VISALIA – Are there any updates on the no-visitor policy? Given the recent protests, how well equipped is Kaweah Delta to handle a surge of patients? What is the status of antibody testing for employees? As the number of ...
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Kaweah Delta re-opens essential services as Tulare County works to re-open for business VISALIA, CA – As Tulare County works to re-open businesses and places of worship, Kaweah Delta Health Care District is working to bring essential services back online in the safest possible way. On Monday, June 1, Kaweah Delta will continue its phased re-opening approach by bringing its Cardiac ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
The Lifestyle Center provides update to members on re-opening VISALIA – The Lifestyle Center, a division of Kaweah Delta, announced today that it will not re-open until the State gives fitness facilities the green light to open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “At the end of the day, we are committed to your health and well-being,” said Patrick Tazio, Director of The Lifestyle Center, ...
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Laura Florez-McCusker
Kaweah Delta kicks off elective surgery with 38 patients, all test negative for COVID-19 VISALIA, CA – Kaweah Delta’s first day back at elective surgeries post COVID-19 was a busy one with all of its 38 patients testing negative for COVID-19 prior to surgery. “As a team we were excited to get back to work and help patients, some who have put off surgeries due to COVID-19, but ...
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