Research gathered by the CHOICES Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) team found there are many risks when youths choose to use tobacco products. Dual usage, or usage of multiple tobacco products, is one of them. According to research published by the Truth Initiative, “young people, ages 15 to 21, who use e-cigarettes have over three […]
The inaugural cohort of Sierra View Medical Center’s accredited and community based Internal Medicine Residency Program officially began July 2021, marking a historical moment for the hospital. “This is a legacy program that was developed with a goal to provide a succession plan for the medical staff of the Sierra View Local Healthcare District and […]
To date, 50 new registered nurses have graduated from Sierra View Medical Center’s Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™ throughout the last six cohorts since the program’s launch in 2017. Cohorts 7 and 8 are currently in session. The one-year program provides nurses guidance, support and mentorship. Sierra View’s clinical leadership team launched the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency […]
Recognized with a national award for continued excellence in wound healing, Sierra View Medical Center’s (SVMC) Wound Healing Center achieved the Center of Distinction once again; meeting the highest level of quality standards. Healogics Inc., SVMC’s affiliated partner, recognizes and rewards Wound Care Centers® who present extraordinary performance, both individually and as part of a […]
Hanford-based endocrinologist Prem Sahasranam, MD, is now offering My Diabetes Tutor, a telehealth education program for residents struggling to manage their diabetes. My Diabetes Tutor is an online program that focuses on helping the one out of every two Valley residents wo are living with high blood sugar but who have never seen a specialist […]
Adventist Health in the Central Valley and Minor League Baseball’s Visalia Rawhide want to hit a home run, when it comes to encouraging more community members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. From now until June 22, Adventist Health will offer two free tickets to the June 22 Visalia Rawhide game against the Fresno Grizzlies, when […]
Porterville, CA – May 12, 2021: Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) and Imperial Ambulance have become community partners with Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (TCHHSA) to help administer COVID-19 vaccines to the community beginning Thursday, May 13, at the Porterville Memorial Building, 1900 W. Olive Ave, Porterville, CA, 93257. This is an effort to […]
Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) has removed the emergency-use tents outside of the Emergency Department (ED) and is updating the visitor policy for ED patients in alignment with new state guidelines and recommendations. The number of COVID-19 cases has been at an all-time low for several weeks and, beginning May 1, 2021, the ED will […]
Kaweah Health’s Tulare Clinic is now open and working to increase access to care in one of the most clinically-underserved counties in California. Primary and walk-in care is available to patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Tulare Clinic at 1000 N. Mooney Boulevard in Tulare. The clinic is accepting […]
Kaweah Delta’s Tulare Health Clinic is now open and working to increase access to care in one of the most clinically-underserved counties in California. Primary and walk-in care is available to patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Tulare Health Clinic at 1000 N. Mooney Boulevard in Tulare. The clinic […]