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ECRMC offers free credit monitoring after X-ray theft
Staff WriterAfter the loss of thousands of X-rays, El Centro Regional Medical Center is offering free credit monitoring to patients whose records may have been compromised. The incident first surfaced last November, when a company contracted to digitize X-rays in...Tags: Interior Policy, X-rays, Personal Data Collection, Theft, Hospitals and Clinics
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Consulate celebrates Dia de Las Madres by promoting health
Staff WriterCALEXICO — As families around the Valley celebrated Dia de Las Madres, the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico wanted to do so by making sure mothers are not just happy but healthy. The consulate held a health fair featuring more than 10 local agencies...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mexico, Family
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El Centro Outpatient Clinic observes World Asthma Day 2013
Staff WriterSonia Barragan, from El Centro, attended the World Asthma Day celebration with her son, daughter and two grandsons because they all have the disorder. “I came to the event to gain more information,” said Barragan. Barragan’s...Tags: Physical Conditions, Allergies, Hospitals and Clinics, Asthma, Symptoms
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Challenges, changes and controversies: ECRMC deals with evolving medical climate
Staff WriterHealth care reform, budget cuts and ever more stringent governmental regulations are what El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer David Green finds as the main challenges the hospital faces. “So what are we going to have to do...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Heart Failure, Health and Safety at Work, X-rays
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Local Planned Parenthood representatives engage community
Staff Writer, Copy EditorCALEXICO — Although Aurora Jaime had arrived at the bus stop a little late Monday to catch the class on early cancer detection, she did catch last week’s class about reproductive health. That class prompted her to schedule an appointment...Tags: Abortion, Health and Safety at School, Human Interest, Planned Parenthood, The Happiest News!
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Restrictions to remain in place for Richard Horn
Digital Media News EditorRestrictions on a registered sexually violent predator living in Brawley will stay in place after a judge denied a petition to lift those restrictions last month. In March, Fresno Superior Court Judge Donald S. Black denied a request for a new trial...Tags: Assault, Mental Health, Theft, Justice System, Judges
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Choice weighs heavy on family's hearts
Staff WriterSometimes, when Amanda Lucio looks into her 4-month-old son’s bright eyes, she searches for answers. “Sometimes he looks at you with those eyes, and it’s like he’s crying out for help,” she said. “Just give me a sign...Tags: Twins, Chemical Industry, Genetic Condition, Cesarean Section, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Local HOSA chapters head to Sacramento for state conference
Staff WriterSome 70 of the thousands of students competing in the Cal-HOSA State Leadership conference will proudly represent the Imperial Valley beginning Thursday. The conference tests Health Occupation Students of America club members on medical terminology and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, High Schools, Students, Robert J. Lopez
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Anonymous letter alleges hospital mismanagement
Staff WritersManagement practices at El Centro Regional Medical Center have come under fire in an anonymous letter recently forwarded to the hospital’s board of directors, other city officials and the Imperial Valley Press with “unethical or unlawful...Tags: Pediatrics, General Practitioners, X-rays, Corporate Officers, Theft
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Restrictions on a registered sexually violent predator may be lifted
Staff WriterRestrictions on a registered sexually violent predator living in Brawley may be lifted if a petition filed earlier this month by his public defender is granted. If granted, Richard Horn will no longer have to submit to polygraph tests or undergo...Tags: Lawyers, Assault, Mental Health, Theft, Justice System
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Imperial Valley students, public to meet with daVinci
The daVinci Surgical System will be on display from 9:30 a.m. throughout the day Monday at Southwest High School in the Southwest Performing Arts Center to allow for student interaction from a number of local schools. The robotics groups from Calexico,... -
Our Choice program recruiting families for obesity study
Staff Writer, Copy EditorThe Our Choice program is in the process of recruiting Valley children ages 2 through 9 to take part in a study that aims to promote a healthier lifestyle and combat obesity. Project organizers are seeking to recruit 1,200 children, as well as their...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Body Mass Index, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Family
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