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A group of nurses reported the KPC Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet suspended their obstetric labor and delivery services because of physician shortages and the high demand from uninsured and underserved patients in the area. The nurses, members of the National Nurses United, in an online news release argued the suspension of the obstetrics department may be dangerous to expectant mothers coming to the emergency room in labor. 

Source Name: Valley News

https://myvalleynews.com/blog/2024/09/05/hemet-global-medical-center-suspending-obstetric-labor-and-delivery-services/

Hemet Global Medical Center “HGMC”, a KPC Health hospital, has been voted “Best Hospital” in the Inland Empire for 2023 by Press-Enterprise readers. This marks the second consecutive year HGMC has been named Best Hospital.

Source – GlobeNewswire https://www.globenewire.com/newsrelease/2023/10/17/2761843/0/en/HemetGlobalMedicalCenterVotedBestHospitalintheInlandEmpirebyPressEnterpriseReadersfor2023.html

Most hospitals say advancing health equity in their communities is a priority, and a new report examines just how well they’re doing. The Lown Institute, an independent healthcare think tank, ranked over 3,000 U.S. hospitals on how well they served patients of color, using Medicare data from 2021.

Source Name: Lown Institute

https://lowninstitute.org/press-release-think-tank-identifies-americas-most-inclusive-hospitals/

: Chapman Global Medical Center CGMC, a KPC Health hospital, has officially launched an Emergency Services Committee to help improve local partnerships, collaboration, and preparedness for all situations.

Source Name: Yahoo Finance

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chapmanglobalmedicalcenterlaunches180200496.html

Learn about the Healthcare Worker Retention Payments of $1,000–$1,500 going out to California nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers…

Source Name: Nurse.orghttps://nurse.org/articles/healthcare-worker-retention-payment-california/

Victor Valley Global Medical Center is expanding its emergency services department at the campus on Eleventh Street in Victorville.  Local dignitaries joined KPC Health executives at VVGMC to break ground on phase one of a multi-phase project that is expected to better serve some estimated 40,000 annual emergency room patients.

Source Name: Victor Valley Daily Press

https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2022/10/31/victor-valley-global-medical-center-expanding-er-victorville/10650130002/