Where the Heart Is
Adventist Health Home Care delivers personalized care to patients in their own environment by Ken Smith After losing her Paradise home to the Camp Fire in 2017, Sandra Townsend’s son Darrin helped her rebuild the […]
Health Care
Prevention Key to Kids’ Health
Feather River Health Center’s pediatrics clinic provides wellness exams, vaccinations and more for kids on the Ridge In the immediate aftermath of the 2018 Camp Fire, there were very few people still residing in Paradise. […]
Wellness for Women
Adventist Health is working to rebuild its women’s health services Even in the best of times, women’s health can often fall by the wayside, something Adventist Health has continued to work to address for the […]
Skin in the Game
Longtime dermatology PA provides easy tips for sun protection by Howard Hardee Much has evolved regarding how people understand the risk factors for skin conditions since Renee Christenson started working in dermatology nearly 25 years ago. When […]
A Boon to Breast Care
Mammography, returns to the Ridge at Feather River Health Center by Ken Smith Hanging on one wall of the new Women’s Imaging center at Adventist Health’s Feather River Health Center is a framed quilt featuring […]
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Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills according to Lawmakers
This story on health care bills was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. By Ryan Sabalow and Jocelyn Wiener (for CalMatters) Lawmakers and […]
The Right Choice
How to determine whether to visit Rapid Care, the ER, or primary care There are instances of injury and illness in everyone’s lives that may not warrant a visit to an emergency room, yet are […]
Creating a New Generation of Doctors: New accreditation will make Oroville Hospital a teaching institution
Dr. Gerald Maguire, Sr. came to Paradise in 1961. Until the end of his career in 2018, he was instrumental in creating mental health programs for underserved communities in Butte and Glenn counties, many of […]
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‘Care crisis waiting to happen’
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. Sydney O’Connor’s clients have disparate needs. One, a double transplant survivor who is almost blind, requires assistance […]
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Single-payer in California?
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with permission. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought all sorts of uncomfortable truths to the surface in California. Minority and lower-income […]