Tag: medicine and health
King City native in need of kidney transplant
KING CITY — In March, the generous spirit of King City was on full display as community members rallied around a life-long resident in...
Guest Column | Mee Memorial Recognizes Team Approach in Healthcare During...
Providing quality healthcare in the modern world requires effective teamwork — a strategy that can immediately and positively affect both patient safety and outcome....
Community Human Services equips Monterey County park rangers with Narcan
MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Human Services (CHS) has provided the Monterey County Parks Department with 17 cases of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, the opioid...
Mee Memorial hires new quality and population health manager
KING CITY — For Cassandra “Cassie” Russo, the new Manager of Quality and Population Health at Mee Memorial Healthcare System, her work goals are...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 21, 2023
DRUG DISPOSAL
GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Residents can eliminate prescription drug...
Guest Column | Volunteerism Helps Stitch Together the Fabric That Binds...
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke these profound words to an...
Fundraiser brings in $150K to support King City resident in need...
KING CITY — Hundreds of South Monterey County residents gathered last Thursday to raise thousands of dollars for a good cause while showing what...
Guest Column | Diabetes Risk Is Higher in Rural Communities
For members of previous generations, a “wakeup call” meant having a hotel employee ring their room at a certain time to rouse them from...
Mee Memorial CEO makes national list of best rural hospital execs
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been included on a national list of 80 influential rural hospital leaders.
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Guest Column | Let’s Not Neglect Our Real Hearts This February
We all live in a brainiac world, to be sure, but the heart remains the emotional, spiritual center of our being. It’s still such...
