Three Providence Southern California, including Holy Cross Hospital, medical centers are the only hospitals in the state and among just 45 nationwide to make Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2020, officials said Tuesday. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills made the prestigious list for the second straight year; and Mission Hospital, with campuses in ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is set to offer $20 gift cards to individuals infected with the coronavirus if they participate in contact tracing, officials said Tuesday. As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase, Public Health is providing $10 million to community-based organizations, particularly in the hardest-hit communities, to encourage participation with case investigation and contact ...

On Tuesday the Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma’ (DIPG) Advocacy Group in Agua Dulce, announced that a Senate vote had taken place and had unanimously passed the 2020 DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Resolution, officials said. DIPG is the second most common pediatric brain tumor and causes more children to die each year than any other brain cancer, and represents a ...

Providence Holy Cross Hospital received an “A” grade for superior safety from Leapfrog, a nonprofit organization committed to quality and safety in the nation’s hospitals, officials said Tuesday. The independent Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade measures achievements in protecting patients from harm and in providing safer health care. Grades are given in spring and fall each year, according to officials. ...

While many Santa Clarita businesses are closed during the coronavirus pandemic, the Santa Clarita Valley Child and Family Center remains open to those who are in need of help, officials said Wednesday.  As restrictions increase to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, including the closures of schools and businesses, it is natural for people to experience more fear, anxiety, ...

Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriff’s personnel are under self-quarantine after being exposed to a patient who later died from COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, officials said Thursday. Like much of the world, the Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriff’s Departments are adapting to the challenges caused by the recent outbreak of coronavirus, according to a statement from officials ...

Two additional cases of coronavirus, COVID-19, have been reported in Los Angeles County, bringing the total number to 17, with one being the first “community transmission” case, officials said Tuesday. Of the most recent individuals in Los Angeles County, one case traveled through Japan; however, the other case has an “unidentified source of exposure,” according to the Los Angeles County ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital unveiled a new technology for the betterment of patients on Wednesday, officials said.  AvaSure’s TeleSitter Technology is a system that is designed to connect caregivers more closely with patients and families while improving the quality of care delivered, according to Henry Mayo officials. This new technology is part of Henry Mayo’s “Fall Prevention Program,” which is ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County, the department said Sunday. The person infected with the virus is not from L.A., but is a returning traveler from Wuhan City, China and is now receiving care at a local hospital, according to Public Health officials. “The infected person ...

Los Angeles County Supervisors are raising concerns about what they’re calling an “insufficiency” of mental health funding for students as provided by California’s Mental Health Student Services Act. The MHSSA, passed in 2019, established a statewide grant program allowing county mental health departments to partner with local schools to create campus-based mental health services with the goal of reaching and ...