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Warm up your holidays with this winter favorite Summer squash lovers rejoice! Winter squash has made its return and is lining the shelves of the produce aisle. Squash varieties harvested in the fall are known as winter squash and tend to include darker varieties such as butternut and spaghetti squash. Each type is different in shape, size, color, and flavor but have hard shells and provide ...
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Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board appoints new board member VISALIA – The Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors has unanimously voted to appoint its newest member. Garth Gipson, a financial planner, who was born in Visalia and raised in the Central Valley, was selected by the Board to represent Zone 3 through Dec. 3, 2020. The Board voted unanimously on Gipson’s ...
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Kaweah Delta welcomes 2020 New Year's babies VISALIA, CA – Kaweah Delta Medical Center has delivered its first baby boy and girl of 2020. Liam James Casper was born at 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Kaweah Delta Medical Center to parents Cassandra McCarter and James Casper, of Visalia. He weighed in at 8 pounds and was 20.47 inches in length. Liam’s due date was Dec. 29, but ...
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VISALIA, CA – Kaweah Delta Medical Center has delivered its first baby of 2020. Liam James Casper was born at 12:57 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Kaweah Delta Medical Center. Liam weighed in at 8 pounds and was 20.47 inches in length. His parents are Cassandra McCarter and James Casper, of Visalia. As of 10:19 a.m., four babies have been born at Kaweah Delta on New Year’s day. ...
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Exeter Therapy Specialists set to offer free 2020 physical therapy seminars in Exeter EXETER, Calif. – Exeter Therapy Specialists, a division of Kaweah Delta Health Care District, will begin a series of free seminars on Thursday, Jan. 16, to help people understand and work through injuries with physical therapy. The series, called “Physical Therapy and You” takes place from 7-8 ...
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Kaweah Delta opens Sequoia Health and Wellness Centers to expand healthcare access Ribbon cutting, tours set for Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Visalia VISALIA – On Thursday, Jan. 2, Kaweah Delta will open Sequoia Health and Wellness Centers in an effort to better care for all people living in Tulare County, including those who face obstacles seeking care because they are either new to the area, ...
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From Our CEO: CDPH Reporting Deficiency Explained​ We take our responsibility to care for our community very seriously. When we fall short, we are committed to being open and transparent as long as we can still protect patient and employee privacy. In that vein, we want to make you aware that this fall we received a deficiency from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) because back in ...
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Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board announces newly elected officers VISALIA – The Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors has elected its new officers for 2020 and 2021. During the Board’s December meeting on Dec. 18, Nevin House was elected to serve as President. House, who represents Zone 5, was nominated to serve as President by John Hipskind, M.D., now ...
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Kaweah Delta limits Emergency Department visitors Kaweah Delta continues work to nearly double the size of one of the state’s busiest EDs VISALIA – In response to feedback from patients and community members, Kaweah Delta is limiting the number of visitors a patient can have with them in the Emergency Department (ED). Patients can now choose two visitors to accompany them while they ...
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VISALIA – Kaweah Delta will celebrate the holiday season on Monday, Dec. 9, with a free event featuring Santa, music from local students, and refreshments. The event will take place from 5-7 p.m. inside the Acequia Wing Lobby of Kaweah Delta Medical Center, 305 W. Acequia Ave., Visalia. Parking is available in the parking structure across from the medical center on Acequia Avenue. ...
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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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Kaweah Delta town hall series begins on Thursday, Dec. 12 in Visalia VISALIA – As Kaweah Delta continues its efforts to better engage with the community, it will hold its first of five town halls on Thursday, Dec. 12, in Visalia. The five town halls will be hosted in the five zones that make up Kaweah Delta Health Care District and each will be hosted by the board member that represents the ...
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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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