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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 24th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: A personal view of why COVID-19 testing matters
Reports that a resident of Santa Clara County died of COVID-19 in early February sent me scrambling back to the weekly diary I’ve been keeping about life at the Business Times for the past 20 years. My barely legible notes, plus a few emails, make it clear that sometime around the Martin Luther King Day Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, April 24th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tri-county manufacturers up to COVID-19 challenge
Manufacturers are finding niche opportunities as Central Coast operations pivot to serve essential industries like health care in order to survive a deep downturn. The shift has resonated throughout the supply chain as manufacturers aim to retain all-important relationships. “The challenge isn’t just in operating, keeping your doors open, it’s keeping supplies and components coming Read More →
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By Chris Officer / Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on Tri-county hospital leaders give prognosis on COVID-19 impacts
For insight on how COVID-19 has impacted tri-county health care, the Business Times reached out to some of the region’s leading medical professionals. In this edition of the Business Times Roundtable, our health care panelists include Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, CEO and chief medical officer for Santa Barbara-based Sansum Clinic; Ron Werft, president and CEO of Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Medical providers use telehealth to reduce COVID-19 exposure
Telehealth has been around for years, but the coronavirus pandemic has given a jolt to utilization rates by tri-county health care providers. Large hospitals, physician networks like Sansum Clinic and managed care providers are all turning to it as an alternative to face-to-face meetings. It’s a low-cost way to screen patients, reduce personal protection equipment Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 17th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Our view: COVID-19 preventative measures have delivered results
This is what flattening the curve looks like. Across the Tri-Counties, new coronavirus cases are beginning to level off — with the exception of the Lompoc area, where a federal correctional center has emerged as a rare hot spot. Case counts and deaths per 100,000 population are low compared to other parts of the country Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 16th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on COVID-19 pandemic crushes the tri-county wedding industry
Hundreds of weddings in the Tri-Counties have been canceled or postponed since governmental orders forbade people from gathering in groups to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ban cratered the industry on the Central Coast, which saw weekends in half of March, all of April and now parts of May become untenable. “It’s devastating to Read More →
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