Skip to Content

Coachella Valley Questions Answered

BNP Paribas USA CEO touts charitable endeavors

BNP Paribas Bank says the tournament in the valley is more than just about tennis, there’s also a social and environmental impact. The bank just announced it is expanding its program to help deserving kids from disadvantaged backgrounds learn to play tennis. Players will be able to train under the direct supervision of tennis professionals.      In addition, every

Continue Reading

Eisenhower Health becomes first licensed obstetrical emergency department in Riverside County

Eisenhower Health announced its newly licensed Obstetrical Emergency Department (OBED), the first in Riverside County. Located in the hospital’s Family Birth Center, the OBED enhances the Center’s comprehensive maternity services available to expectant mothers in the Coachella Valley. The Eisenhower Family Birth Center’s OBED is a specialized area within the Family Birth Center, equipped for

Continue Reading

Eisenhower Health CEO discusses hospital’s expanded cardiovascular institute project

Big and potentially life-saving changes are coming to Eisenhower Health over the next few years. The Rancho Mirage-based hospital is creating a cardiovascular institute which will make it one of the most modern and state-of-the-art centers for heart care in the nation. The $156-million project includes the construction of a four-story outpatient center, expansion of

Continue Reading

Betty Ford Center receives $10 million donation

The Hazelden Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage received $10 million to expand family programming the largest philanthropic gift in its history. The donation was made by the Washington D.C.-based “Diana Davis Spencer Foundation.” That foundation’s president had attended Hazelden-Betty Ford’s week-long family program and was touched by the experience. The center says the donation will

Continue Reading

UC Riverside professor discusses what valley residents need to know about earthquakes and ‘the Big One’

As people throughout the world continue to mourn the thousands of Turkish and Syrian lives lost in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, local residents are wondering how California officials are prepping for the possibility of a similar disaster striking closer to home.  California has experienced quakes of 7.8 magnitude and greater and scientists have spent years developing simulations

Continue Reading

JFK Memorial Hospital CEO Gary Honts to retire; Karen Faulis names to take over position

JFK Memorial Hospital CEO Gary Honts announced his retirement after 10 years at the hospital. Karen Faulis, CEO of Hi-Desert Medical Center, will expand her role to become CEO of JFK Memorial Hospital effective Jan. 30, officials with the Desert Care Network announced. “In his 10 years at JFK Memorial Hospital, Gary has done so much to advance the healthcare

Continue Reading

Holocaust remembrance ceremony set to Friday at Palm Desert Civic Center Park

Coachella Valley residents will join others worldwide this week in remembering holocaust victims.  Organizers say this year’s ceremony will be especially meaningful in light of growing antisemitism.  The observance will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Palm Desert’s Civic Park. The day is exactly 78 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.  The

Continue Reading

Eisenhower Health’s Chief Medical Officer discusses issues at hospital caused by blood shortages

LifeStream Blood Bank, the community’s blood supplier, cannot meet the needs of area hospitals. Approximately 90% of hospital Type O orders are going unfulfilled. According to LifeStream, seven area hospitals have zero or low Type O inventory on their shelves, and LifeStream does not have the supply to meet patient needs. Video message from the LifeStream

Continue Reading

Local medical expert discusses Buffalo Bills player’s injury, importance of learning CPR/AED

NFL player Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest on the field during the Monday night game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.  News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with a local medical expert about what can be learned from this frightening injury. Christine Langenwalter, the Chief Quality Officer for Desert Regional Medical

Continue Reading