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Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center celebrates the completion of its three-year expansion

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Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center (EDOC) celebrated its completion of its three-year, $68 million expansion Tuesday. The expansion includes state-of-the-art surgical suites, expanded physical therapy, occupational therapy and clinical space, plus new technology and equipment. “We started with 55 thousand square feet here, two operating rooms, and clinic space,” said Stephen O’Connell, MD, the chairman and

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Governor Newsom’s drought emergency declarations raise questions and concerns for Coachella Valley water users

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Some Coachella Valley water users are raising questions and concerns after California Governor Gavin Newsom declared drought emergencies Wednesday for 2 counties in Northern California. The declaration is targeted to Mendocino and Sonoma counties, where drought conditions are especially bad, rather than statewide. But Newsom said a broader drought declaration could come as conditions change.

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Fast Pitch competition offers thousands of dollars in prize money for winning Riverside County entrepreneur

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Liz Wong is a nurse anesthetist at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs who has invented a patented medical device, which decreases surgical site infections and catheter-related bloodstream infections. “So what we have done is we have invented an intravenous port and syringe system that is completely encased in a sterile chamber,” said Wong. 

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