Tim Sheehan

PHOTO: Valley Children’s Hospital registered nurse Becky Carolan, left, discusses tactics for starting an intravenous line in a child with Fatima Flores, a registered nurse at Adventist Health Reedley. (Photo

Fourteen hospitals across the San Joaquin Valley received top marks in the spring 2026 hospital safety grades issued Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group, including seven facilities that were given “Straight

Fourteen hospitals across the San Joaquin Valley received top marks in the spring 2026 hospital safety grades issued Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group, including seven facilities that were given “Straight A” ratings for sustaining A grades for more than two years. The ratings are based on 22 measures of patient safety, which are calculated to numeric scores […]

14 San Joaquin Valley hospitals earned A grades—including 7 with “Straight A” ratings for more than two years—in Leapfrog’s spring 2026 patient safety report.

An increase in seasonal agricultural work and the end of the school year in the San Joaquin Valley are expected to mean more people spending more

A new medical institute in Fresno is bringing advanced neuroscience treatment and research to the San Joaquin Valley, reducing the need for patients to travel to San Francisco or Los Angeles for care.

This summer, like most summers in the San Joaquin Valley, is poised to drop a hot hammer on the region, bringing dozens of days in which high daytime temperatures will top 100 degrees.

The number of senior citizens who live alone in the San Joaquin Valley has grown by more than 30% since 2012, adding to a population at increased risk to both physical and mental health. That amounts to almost one out of four Valley residents over the age of 65 living with no spouse, family or significant other.

A new 911 Nurse Navigation program launched in June by American Medical Response and Stanislaus County aims to reduce the number of non-emergency ambulance runs to hospital emergency rooms by

A new 911 Nurse Navigation program launched in June by American Medical Response and Stanislaus County aims to reduce the number of non-emergency ambulance runs to hospital emergency rooms by …