A New Chapter for St Joe’s
(Factoids of the week: The busiest airport on the planet is no longer O’Hare, it’s DUBAI. And those cute little “baby carrots” at the market are actually big honkin’ carrots that have been carved by...
View ArticleIntensive Care
The first ten channels on the television in the Super 8 on the Alameda in San Jose were Indian. Bollywood Indian, not tribal Indian. So was the entire staff of the motel, including the studious young...
View ArticleRite Aid is hiring
The Rite Aid in Henderson Center is looking for new employees. You can apply this week at the store: the manager will be back next week to review the applications. Nice folks, good company, Union...
View ArticleA Call From St Joe’s
I had knee replacement surgery at St Joe’s in December. I’m the only person I know who still has operations done locally- everyone else seems to be going to St Helena or elsewhere. Me, I’m stubborn....
View ArticleBrius Not Out of the Woods Yet
Or perhaps we should say, not out of trouble yet. Brius, as you recall, is the outfit that bought the local operations of Skilled Healthcare after they lost their court battle with DA Paul Gallegos...
View ArticleThree Followups: Brius/Redwood Healthcare, Palo Alto and Tragedy at the...
I ran into an employee of one of the facilities involved in DA Gallegos’ lawsuit against Skilled Healthcare as described in this blog a couple of days ago. That person informed me that the employees...
View ArticleLOCAL Resolution Care featured on PBS News TONIGHT
Jonathan Speaker of StreamGuys forwarded the following regarding Dr. Michael Fratkin’s local initiative re: palliative care. Sorry for the short notice! While ResolutionCare has enjoyed a fair bit of...
View ArticleAnd You Think You’ve Got Problems with YOUR Health Plan?
UAL head Oscar Munoz is coming back to work only two months after having a heart transplant. Would you? Read the whole story HERE. END
View Article“You Can Choose Your Doctor”-HAH!
In the current debate over Obamacare, the Republicans keep emphasizing an issue which is irrelevant to those of us in rural areas- the ability to choose a doctor. Paul Ryan seem to think that those of...
View ArticleTrump doesn’t want you to be able to sue nursing homes
Just what we need-another obstacle to justice for nursing home victims. This has a certain resonance in Humboldt, doesn’t it? Read about it HERE
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