At Inland Empire hospitals, the struggle against the novel coronavirus pandemic is up close and personal. Doctors, nurses, medical assistants, cleaning staff, engineers retrofitting facilities to hold the virus in patients’ rooms and more are working to stop a disease…

Serena Barrera is a registered nurse at KPC Health Orange County Global Medical Center, which is a 282-bed hospital in Santa Ana. KPC nurses have been treating COVID-19 cases since early March, and she says that while the threat of…

Santa Ana-based KPC Health said it plans to open its seven Southern California hospitals, which include four local facilities in Orange, Santa Ana and Anaheim. The four produced a combined $367 million in annual net patient revenue for the year…

A 62-year-old Anaheim man was discharged from the hospital Monday after recovering from COVID-19. Donning his protective face mask, Tien Tran was wheeled out of Anaheim Global Medical Center, surrounded by cheering nurses and doctors. Tran had been on a…

When Hemet’s Western Science Center closed its doors March 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the science didn’t stop. It just changed directions. The museum has four 3D printers, normally used to print exhibits, like prehistoric teeth and bones. But…

Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet became the first private drive-thru COVID-19 coronavirus testing center in Riverside County, bringing four drive-thru testing sites to the county since the pandemic began. The Hemet center made the announcement Tuesday, March 31, and…

A large and influential Russian language church near Sacramento, California, is denying it is at the center of a novel coronavirus outbreak. In an interview with a Sacramento television station on Thursday, Sacramento County Department of Health Services director Dr. Peter…

As tens of thousands of retired health care workers and medical and nursing students sign up for the newly established California Health Corps, almost nothing is known about how it will operate, how much it will cost and whether taxpayers…

In just six weeks, the US death toll from coronavirus went from zero to more than 10,000.That grim milestone was reached Monday, shortly after officials warned this will be the toughest week yet in the pandemic.Michigan hospitals are three to…

VICTORVILLE, Calif. — With a shortage of surgical masks across the United States because of the coronavirus, Victor Valley College staff and faculty have stepped up to help supply local hospitals with personal protective equipment (PPE).Along with nearly 6,000 N95 masks…

There are 6,000 nail salons in Southern California, with about 30,000 technicians out of work, according to the Professional Nail Association.Southern California nail salons are donating tens of thousands of masks and gloves to healthcare workers after closing under the…

RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) — Riverside County health officials are now recommending residents cover their nose and mouth when leaving their homes for essential travel during the coronavirus outbreak.According to a press release sent Tuesday, the face coverings do not have to be…

Hemet Global Medical Center will begin limited drive-thru testing for the novel coronavirus Tuesday, March 31.The center, 1117 E. Devonshire Ave., in Hemet, will be by appointment only.To make an appointment call 951-765-4757 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday…

Hemet Global Medical Center will begin limited drive-thru testing for the novel coronavirus Tuesday, March 31.The center, 1117 E. Devonshire Ave., in Hemet, will be by appointment only.To make an appointment call 951-765-4757 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Only patients…

Riverside County health officials are now recommending residents cover their nose and mouth when leaving their homes for essential travel during the coronavirus outbreak.According to a press release sent Tuesday, the face coverings do not have to be medical grade.…

The Victor Valley Union High School District donated 10,000 surgical masks and more than 1,400 respirator masks to local hospitals this week.The area’s three hospitals — Victor Valley Global Medical Center, St. Mary Regional Medical Center and Desert Valley Hospital…

Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-work Americans who are losing their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Amazon (AMZN) CEO donated to Feeding America, a Chicago-based nonprofit with more than…