Tag: medicine and health
For Second Straight Year, California Sees a Population Decline
LOS ANGELES — Deaths from COVID-19. Aging baby boomers. Fewer children. Restrictions on immigration.
These factors, as well as the soaring cost of living, are...
Guest Column | Make Your Voice Heard Through Health Survey
Throughout the pandemic, collaboration became a key element in the daily fight against the virus. It allowed Monterey County health care organizations, government agencies...
King City native creates organ sculptures in college
KING CITY — When Cedarville University senior Hannah Stuercke, a nursing major from King City, was assigned a project for her ceramics foundation course,...
Guest Column | Volunteerism and Community Spirit Are the Cornerstones of...
How do you kickstart a quality healthcare system in a small agricultural town during one of the worst economic slumps in American history? Philanthropy...
Monterey County hospitals, agencies partner for new health plan
MONTEREY COUNTY — Six organizations are teaming up to address the major health needs of residents of the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley regions.
The...
Letter to the Editor | Quality Health Care Right on Our...
To the Editor:
The first time I experienced the highly skilled and professional services of the Mee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, it was all my...
Monterey County’s Covid-19 Stipend Program ends
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Health Department’s Covid-19 Stipend Program has ended as of March 31, the decision of which came as vaccine rates...
Monterey County offers Covid-19 test kits for local distribution
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County continues to invest in bringing Covid-19 testing supplies to the community for local distribution.
Covid-19 home antigen test kits are...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 22, 2022
TESTING KITS
SALINAS VALLEY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s clinics in King City and Greenfield are offering free Covid-19 test kits to patients, employees and...
Monterey County lifts indoor mask requirement for employees, visitors of county...
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County will lift its indoor mask requirement Monday for all county facilities except those that are covered by ongoing state...
