UPDATE: Indio Police Chief Mike Washburn received the Covid-19 vaccine Friday at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio. The Chief was among the first of the first responders who lined up. “JFK has been fantastic in fact our couple of officers were actually in the E.R. with one of their clients and a couple of nurses
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Healthcare workers showed up to the Roy Wilson Training Center in Thousand Palms on Thursday to receive their first dose of the Moderna Vaccine. Many were given the opportunity after being classified in the county’s Phase 1A grouping, which is the first group to receive the vaccines that arrived in Riverside County. Among those listed
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Public health officials in Riverside County are holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics in coming days for health care workers in Phase 1a (Tiers 1-3). In Coachella Valley, there are clinics planned for Sunday, January 10 and Monday January 11 at the Indio Fairgrounds lot on Arabia Street in Indio. The clinics are planned for 9:00 a.m.
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Updated article: January 6, 2021 Health officials in Los Angeles County are looking to clear up some details from a memo sent Monday to ambulance crews. It said EMTs should not bring patients to hospitals if they have virtually no chance to survive. Here is a statement from Cathy Chidester, director of the LA County
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A building at the Indio Fairgrounds remains prepared to house coronavirus patients in the event that area hospitals run out of space. That’s the word from Riverside County Public Information Officer Brooke Federico. Federico says beds and all the necessary equipment to treat less seriously ill patients are still in place at the fairgrounds site,
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COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in Riverside County in 2020, Riverside County Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari reported to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning. “We have looked at leading causes of death” compared to 2019, Director Kim Saruwatari said. In the Latinx community, COVID-19 related death is the second leading
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Health clubs in Riverside County, for the third time since March are being ordered to stop indoor workouts under the purple tier. The tier is part of the state’s color-coded strategy for responding to Covid-19. “Having to furlough 120 staff members again, it really puts our business and our members and our team members in
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“We have not seen a connection between transmission and school reopening or in-person learning,” That was the statement Tuesday from California’s top health official Dr. Mark Ghaly, while speaking during a news conference updating the state’s latest efforts aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. While Dr. Ghaly says that conclusion could change once more
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California voters are once again considering the issue of stem cell research. After approving spending $3 billion on the work in 2004, taxpayers are being asked for another $5.5 billion under Proposition 14. Some of the initial funding was used to create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine which would get more money if the
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The mat in front of her apartment door reads “home sweet home”, but for Karen Robinson the place where she has lived for three years has been anything but. Just outside her door, in the stairwell, a vomit stain is left behind weeks after someone got sick. The original spill was captured on her camera.
Continue ReadingSeptember is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy for American children. It’s why KESQ is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Coachella Valley for the second year. According to St. Jude, treatments invented at its hospital have
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Update: High desert mother Aja Collins is back home in 29 Palms after nearly dying from coronavirus. Collins was released Tuesday from a rehabilitation facility in Rancho Mirage. Aja’s mother, Kathy Cole, tells News Channel 3 that Aja’s prospects for long term recovery are promising. Today, News Channel 3 will speak with Aja to learn
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Members are working out once again at Power of Fitness in Palm Desert. Those who spoke with News Channel 3 said at least now they can resume their fitness routines interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. “I think it’s great. People need to get out and exercise and keep a healthy lifestyle you know,” said club
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Walkers and runners turned out in the valley today for a “virtual celebration” called the “Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk”. The event was part of a national campaign aimed at raising money for Prostate Cancer research. Several valley businesses and organizations sponsored the event including Urologic Institute, Palm Valley Pain Management, Halo Diagnostics and News Channel
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The new application is called “Covid Pulse”. It’s an interactive, map-based visual display, which tracks coronavirus case information at the national, state, and county level. The company behind it is Esri. Headquartered in Redlands, the company is a global player in GiS, or geographic information systems. “I feel like I can get the pulse of
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Riverside County officials announced that the death of a man in his 80s marks the county’s first flu-related death of the 2020-21 influenza season. The man, identified as a resident of San Jacinto Valley, died last week at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center in Moreno Valley, according to county officials. Riverside County Public Health director
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Following the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman who died at age 43 from colon cancer, we met with Dr. Henry Tsai a board-certified medical oncologist at Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center to learn more about the disease. “We’re seeing more and more younger patients,” Dr. Tsai told News Channel 3. He shared with
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It’s an unintended consequence of orders to wear face coverings. Some dental patients are dealing with unusually bad breath, tooth decay, and gum problems. It’s called “mask mouth”. “Yes, wearing the masks are necessary for us to stay safe and healthy and get rid of this virus however there are little things that we can
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Riverside County is breaking ground on a new community health center in Palm Springs, District 4 Supervisor Manuel Perez announced on Wednesday. The 35,000-square-foot community health center will be built at the northwest corner of E. Tahquitz Canyon Way and N. Sunrise Way. Construction is expected to be completed by Summer 2021. Officials say the
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