The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a letter on September 6, 2024, to all general acute care hospitals clarifying the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists ...
California enacted new staffing rules for psychiatric hospitals June 1, establishing minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and financial penalties for facilities that fail to comply. The emergency ...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an urgent advisory following a recent ...
A new California-led public health initiative was announced today, aimed at modernizing infrastructure and maintaining trust in science-backed decision-making. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the program ...
The state continues to see an unprecedented uptick in poisonings and deaths associated with death cap, or Amanita phalloides; ...
Breaking with national public health policy, California officials are recommending that children 6 months to 2 years old, as well as people who are pregnant and lactating, should get vaccinated ...
Measles cases are on the rise across California, according to the state's Department of Public Health, which is urging residents to check their immunization status and get vaccinated against the ...