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May 22, 2013

Health Calls: Local News

Visalia Students to Get Glimpse of Life as Doctors

Doc Band, a program put on in partnership with Kaweah Delta Medical Center, the Tulare County Office of Education, the Visalia Economic Development Corporation, Visalia Unified School District and Central Valley Christian Schools, will give two classes of pre-selected Visalia high school students a glimpse into what healthcare providers such as doctors and nurses do each day... Read more..
Kaweah Delta offers tours of helipad on Thursday, May 16

Don’t miss your chance to explore Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s helipad and the SkyLife helicopters that will be landing on it. It will help members of your news team familiarize themselves with how Kaweah Delta trauma staff and SkyLife Aeromedical Transportation of Central California will be working together to save lives. ... Read more..
Kaweah Delta to host May 16 helipad completion celebration

Kaweah Delta Health Care District will celebrate the completion of its helipad on Thursday, May 16, in Visalia... Read more..
Lifestyle Center continues free wellness series

VISALIA – The Lifestyle Center, the only medically-based fitness facility in Visalia, will continue its year-long wellness series on Thursday, May 9, to help people stay healthy.... Read more..
The Lifestyle Center hosts free nutrition series

VISALIA – The Lifestyle Center, the only medically-based fitness facility in Visalia, will continue its free Nutrition & You series on Thursday, May 16, with a class on dining out healthier. ... Read more..
Kaweah Delta receives accreditation for psychiatry residency program

VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Health Care District has been accredited to offer a psychiatry residency program. ... Read more..
Kaweah Delta Receives Accreditation for Psychiatry Residency Program

VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Health Care District has been accredited to offer a psychiatry residency program.... Read more..
Kaweah Delta to break ground on fourth rural clinic on April 16 in Visalia

Kaweah Delta Health Care District will break ground on its fourth rural health clinic on Tuesday, April 16, in Visalia. ... Read more..
Kaweah Delta to host April 17 seminar on home safety for the aging

Kaweah Delta Health Care District will host a free Wellness & You seminar on home safety for the aging on Wednesday, April 17, in Visalia.... Read more..
Kaweah Delta to host March 20 seminar on Colorectal Cancer

VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Health Care District will host a free Wellness & You seminar on colorectal cancer and how to prevent it on Wednesday, March 20, in Visalia. ... Read more..
Rawhide Jumpstart, the Change Your Life Project

Visalia Rawhide and California Fitness Academy team up to promote Healthy Living!... Read more..
Dentistry From The Heart Providing First 100+ People with Free Dental Care

Fresno, CA –January 12, 2013 – Dr. Shawn Anderson’s Willow Dental Group will host a free dental care event through Dentistry From The Heart (DFTH) supporting residents in need by providing free dental services to the first 100 people.... Read more..
Call for Nominations for Hands-On Hero Awards

First 5 Tulare County is accepting nominations in five categories for the annual Hands-On Hero Awards.... Read more..
Kaweah Delta now performing new application of daVinci® surgery

Single-site gall bladder surgery is now being performed at Kaweah Delta Medical Center and is the latest application of the district’s robotic surgery system... Read more..
Limb Loss Awareness Day

April is limb loss awareness month. San Joaquin Valley Rehabilitation Hospital is hosting an Educational Health Fair on April 14th.... Read more..
Clinical Dermatologist Joins Visalia Medical Clinic Staff

Visalia Medical Clinic has added clinical dermatologist Laine Koch, MD, to its staff.

Dr. Koch moved to Hanford in June with her husband and, after delivering their first baby, she began looking for a work opportunity.

“I had heard about Visalia Medical Clinic and it came highly recommended,” Dr. Koch recalled. “The clinic offers a lot of flexibility and great resources to be able to run the kind of clinic I want to run.” ... Read more..
Hey Ladies, This New Phone's For You

(thisismynext.com) And just like that, the long rumored HTC Bliss — herein known as the Rhyme — is official. Yep, after months of following the “lady phone” (our internal name for the handset), HTC and Verizon are finally announcing the details of their female-aimed Android smartphone.... Read more..
Amber Alert: Baby Abducted in Fresno County

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 10 month old boy. The Fresno County Sheriff's Department says Elijah Jayden Rivas was taken from his mothers house at 7:30 on Saturday night. Deputies believe the babies father Edgar Ramos is responsible. ... Read more..
Bra Banner Gets Bodacious Boost from Rocker Royalty

Spreading breast cancer awareness is a concern for everyone-- even celebrities. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne each signed a pink bra and contributed it to the "Bra Banner of Hope" project. The autographed bra will be displayed along with other decorated bras in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.... Read more..
Back to School Means Vaccinations

The new school year is here and parents have more to tackle than just the school supply list - it's time to get the vaccinations up to date. Stefani Booroojian has the story in this To Your Health report.... Read more..