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By Staff Report / Friday, January 6th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on Cottage Hospital showcases new building
Six years after breaking ground, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is hosting an open house this weekend to show off one of the most expensive construction projects in the history of Santa Barbara County. The 370,000 square-foot building is the latest addition to a $700 million construction project to rebuild the entire hospital. Hospital officials say Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, January 5th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Yardi buys health record firm
Yardi Systems, a Goleta-based property management software firm, has acquired a company that makes electronic health record software for nursing homes and other facilities. Yardi said it bought Eagle, Idaho-based ALMSA Corp., which makes software for both electronic health records and electronic prescriptions. The companies did not disclose terms of the deal, but said ALMSA Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, December 23rd, 2011 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the Editor: CEO defends oil company
Since its inception 50 years ago, Tri-Valley has endeavored to be a careful steward of our environment and a positive addition to the communities where we live and work.
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By Staff Report / Friday, December 23rd, 2011 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op-Ed: Five questions to ask your favorite charity
Whenever you make a gift, you also want to be sure that your money will be used wisely.
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By Staff Report / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on SB Foundation elects trustees
The Santa Barbara Foundation, the largest grantmaker in the county, announced that Jennifer Murray, Polly Firestone Walker, and Michael G. Mayfield were elected to the Foundation Board of Trustees. They each begin a three-year term in January 2012. Peter MacDougall will take the helm as the new Board chair. He has been on the Santa Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Central Coast Health Watch, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op-ed: Health care reform – Coming to a checkbook near you
It’s been just over a year since some of the most significant mandates under the massive health care reform bill, dubbed Obamacare, went into effect. But, as the saying goes, “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”
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By Staff Report / Thursday, December 15th, 2011 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen CEO to step down
Kevin Sharer, chairman and CEO of Amgen, is set to retire in May, the Thousand Oaks-based company said on Dec. 15. Current president and chief operating officer Robert Bradway will become the company’s new CEO. Sharer led Amgen, the largest private-sector employer in Ventura County, for 11 years. He oversaw the company’s transition from the Read More →
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