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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 7th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Two tri-county hospitals get top safety grades
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 28th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Attorney general owes us straight answers in health care investigation
Thanks in part to Obamacare and in part to an aggressive move by California’s attorney general, this is a historic moment for health care in the Tri-Counties. As I write this column, more than half the population of the region is served by a hospital that is in the early stages of an antitrust investigation. Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, September 28th, 2012 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on California attorney general probe targets region’s hospitals
The California medical industry is pushing back against an antitrust investigation launched by the state’s attorney general, saying the probe into the consolidation of hospitals and doctors’ offices goes against the newly-enacted Affordable Care Act’s coordinated approach to health care. California’s attorney general’s office sent subpoenas to Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health System and San Francisco-based Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Monday, July 9th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Health clinics prep for influx of new patients
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 decision to uphold President Obama’s Affordable Care Act left health care providers and consumers around the country wondering what the decision would mean for them. Across the Tri-Counties, it’s the community clinics serving low-income families and individuals that are likely to feel the most profound effects from the health Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, June 28th, 2012 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Real Estate / Comments Off on Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities
Santa Barbara-based Cavalletto Charities gave $2 million to the fundraising campaign to rebuild Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, the health system announced June 27. Cottage is rebuilding its Goleta facility to meet a state mandate that requires all hospitals in California to be retrofitted to withstand a major earthquake and to accommodate new medical technology. When Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 22nd, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dignity Health hires exec with focus on patient safety
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 25th, 2012 / Central Coast, Features / Comments Off on The doctor can see you now: Santa Maria’s new Marian Medical Center opens
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