About Clinical Care
California’s hospitals are dedicated to providing high-quality, safe, and person-centered health care. This wouldn’t be possible without the clinical services hospitals provide, which include emergency care, surgery, X-ray/radiology, laboratory services, and behavioral health care. The care that hospitals provide is shaped by their communities’ needs.
Provisions of Prescription Error Legislation to Take Effect
What’s happening: Certain provisions in Assembly Bill (AB) 1286 (Haney, D-San Francisco) become effective Jan. 1, 2024. The California State Board of Pharmacy encourages licensees to immediately take steps for compliance.
What else to know: The new law establishes a requirement for the reporting of medication errors that occur in the outpatient setting to an entity that will be approved by the board. The Enforcement and Compounding Committee (ECC) will begin its evaluation of entities in the coming months.
Determined Septuagenarian Bodybuilder Gets a New Spine
Former patrol cop Diane Robinson is pursuing her dream of competing in a bodybuilding event following spine surgery.
Gene Therapy Sets Baby on a Remarkable Path to a Normal Childhood
Outwardly, Greigh seemed to be a healthy baby. But internally, he carried the gene of a catastrophic muscle disease.
A Long Journey to Family Practice
Born and raised in Cuba, Angelfrey Armas Ruiz, MD, made significant sacrifices on his path to becoming a doctor.
Experimental Procedure Aims to Eliminate Seizures
An experimental regenerative brain cell therapy could revolutionize the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Fortunate Timing Aids Lung Cancer Treatment
A former City of Hope nursing student turned to City of Hope experts for breakthrough lung cancer treatment 40 years later.
Bonding with Newborns Meets International Kangaroo Awareness Week
Loma Linda University Health’s neonatal intensive care unit participated in Kangaroo-a-thon, a worldwide challenge to promote Kangaroo Care, a method known as skin-to-skin contact.
Heart Patient Returns to Making Movies
After a decade of dealing with atrial fibrillation, heart surgery restored actor Stanton Rutledge’s movie career.
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Acute Care Hospitals
Overview
Opioid abuse is a long-standing problem in California.
The substance use disorder (SUD) crisis might seem insurmountable, but the CA Bridge Program has developed a model of care that saves lives and helps patients with SUDs get back on track. The 24/7 program is built upon three pillars: rapid access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT), welcoming and destigmatized care and specially trained substance use navigators (SUNs) that connect patients to ongoing care and support.