In light of the recent measles diagnosis of an unvaccinated child in Valley Springs, the Enterprise spoke with Calaveras County Public Health Officer Dr. Dean Kelaita to discuss a regional dec…
Health
While there are many benefits to living in Calaveras County, easy access to healthcare is not necessarily one of them. But Dignity Health/Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) and Mark Twain healthcare District have made strides in recent years to increase access to healthcare services in the county.
COVID-19 case numbers are growing rapidly in Calaveras County, but vaccination rates are not.
Grant money totaling $34,000 will be award in January of 2022 as part of a local effort to address community health needs.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to backpack but been too intimidated to try? The challenge with backpacking can be just that—if you’ve never done it, it can feel inaccessible.
Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) staff in San Andreas became the first people in Calaveras County to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Thursday evening.
A new telehealth program spearheaded by the Mark Twain Health Care District (MTHCD) aims to streamline student health care by making visits to the school nurse easier and more affordable for Calaveras County families.
While it’s difficult to find silver linings when it comes to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the long-term expansion of telehealth – the provision of health care services remotely through telecommunications technology – may prove to be one.
Calaveras County Public Health has released a list of resources for individuals who may be adversely affected by loss of work and the closure of schools and businesses.
A long-awaited healthcare facility in Angels Camp will be welcoming its first patients on Thursday, the Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) announced Tuesday.
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Californians who fail to sign up for health insurance this year may find an unpleasant surprise when filing their taxes in 2021.
You would think that making the prices charged by hospitals and doctors available to their patients would be a no-brainer. After all, we’ve become accustomed to knowing the price we pay for cars, carrots, comic books and almost everything else we buy. Why not knee surgery or appendectomies?
Seats are available now for the Steps to Kick Cancer awareness event at Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) in San Andreas.
The Enterprise recently gained exclusive access to the nearly finished Valley Springs Health and Wellness Center via a private tour led by its chief proponent, Mark Twain Health Care District (MTHCD) CEO Dr. Randy Smart.
The fall semester may have kicked off in the Mother Lode, but temperatures are still at scorching highs.
Earlier this year the Trump administration had proposed a rule that would have required prescription drug manufacturers to disclose list prices for drugs advertised on TV. Drug makers would have had to tell the public the list price of a 30-day supply of any drugs covered under the Medicare …
Is the U.S. ready for a discussion about paying for caregiving, an increasingly vexing and costly problem for a growing number of Americans?
As the temperatures climb toward the century mark, employers need to take precautions in keeping their outdoor workers safe.
A toxic blue-green algae bloom was recently identified at New Hogan Reservoir by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Doug Archer recently began work as the new president and chief executive officer of Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas.
Doug Archer recently began work as the new president and chief executive officer of Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas.
An unvaccinated child in Valley Springs has been diagnosed with measles after travelling overseas.
Let’s say you go for your annual physical and your doctor recommends that you get a hearing and balance test. Or an electrocardiogram (EKG). Or a hepatitis B screening.
Most doctors accept Medicare as full payment for their services. But some accept it only for certain services, and others don’t accept it at all.
Dr. Fatma Haney, was recently recruited by Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas to provide care to the area’s pediatric populace.
Not long ago, the news site ProPublica published an important story about employers who, in their quest for a younger and cheaper workforce, were pushing out “older” workers – often those in their early 50s. Crunching data from the Urban Institute, reporters found that 28 percent of stable, …
Olde Iron Fitness on North Main Street in Angels Camp will host its inaugural Health and Wellness Fair on Jan. 12 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Imagine going to the grocery store, picking up the items you need for the week, but not knowing how much anything costs until the store sends you a bill two weeks later.
In Calaveras and eight other rural counties throughout California, seniors and those on disability will soon see a change to their Medicare coverage.
A local long-term care center has recently received the honor of being recognized as a Best Nursing Home by U.S. News and World Report. This distinction is for units 6 and 7 of the Sierra Care Center, which is Adventist Health Sonora’s long-term care center.
Adventist Health Sonora recently received a “B” rating from the Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade.
An award was recently provided to Avalon Healthcare San Andreas for the quality of service provided to its patients. The award is the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living’s (AHCA/NCAL) National Bronze Award.
Close to 500 elementary swarmed Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) over the course of three days for the annual Teddy Bear Clinic.
The syringes are ready; all that’s needed is the arms that their needles must poke into to deliver flu vaccinations.
A rare opportunity for county supervisors and the Mark Twain Health Care District’s board of directors to dig in the dirt, took place on Sept. 28.
A host of screenings and health-related services will be available at the Fall Health Fair on Sept. 29.
In recognition of National Falls Prevention Day, the Mark Twain Health Care District (MTHCD) is introducing a new exercise program to encourage senior residents throughout the county to stay active on Sept. 22 from 10 a.m to 12noon at the Murphys Senior Center, 65 Mitchler Ave., according to…
Adventist Health Sonora will be raising money for cancer patients at its 18th Annual Joie de Vie Gala on Sep. 30. The event will take place at the hospital’s new Health Pavilion and cancer institute, which opened in late April.
The smoke has been overbearing in all areas of California due to the recent onslaught of wildfires, but for local residents in Calaveras County, the smoke has been especially bad in the last week. A memo has been sent out to all schools in the Calaveras County School District instructing sch…
University of California, Merced, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant to establish the Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC).
The Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) recently announced that Adventist Health Sonora is being recognized with Performance Excellence Awards for Best Performance in Preventing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers and Best Performance in Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections…
Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas now has an interim president.
Robert Diehl, president and CEO of Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas, has resigned his position effective July 31, Nicki Stevens, spokeswoman for Dignity Health, told the Enterprise in late June.
The Mark Twain Health Care District Board of Directors met June 27 to establish the Valley Springs Health and Wellness Center as the name for a new, 10,000-square-foot clinic to be built outside Valley Springs at the intersection of Vista del Lago Drive and Highway 26.
Mark Twain Medical Center has announced the arrival of an additional surgeon to the San Andreas hospital. Dr. Eldo Frezza is a board-certified general surgeon who specializes in breast surgery, wound care, colorectal surgery and advanced technology in hernia surgery. Frezza has practiced med…
Mark Twain Medical Center, through its affiliation with Dignity Health, has announced the opening of the 2018 Dignity Health Community Grants Program.
If an emergency strikes, could you save a life? Adventist Health Sonora offers the American Heart Association’s Family & Friends CPR course, a two-hour class that teaches adult, child and infant CPR and mild and severe airway blocks, as well as adult and child automated external defibril…
Calaveras County has been named one of seven Innovator Counties recognized nationally by the Stepping Up initiative for model expertise in data tracking the number of people entering jail with a mental illness.
A distinctive feature of early American culture was the “barn-raising,” where members of a farming community pooled their labor and resources to raise a new barn, then celebrated the accomplishment with a party.
Sutter Amador Hospital officials plan a Diabetes Information Fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at the hospital in Jackson.
