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Old Escondido Hospital Begins Long Goodbye
The old Palomar Medical Center in downtown Escondido will slowly be dismantled over the course of six months to make way for Palomar Heights, an upcoming urban community that will be built in its place.
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Escondido Police Investigating Possible Shooting Near Palomar Medical Center
The Escondido Police Department is investigating a possible shooting at the Palomar Medical Center.
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‘Someone is Going to Suffer': Palomar Health Doctors Upset Over Change in Emergency Personnel Provider
There’s a contentious dispute between Palomar Health’s executive staff and it’s doctors, over a change in the company that provides the hospital with emergency personnel.
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‘Someone's Going to Suffer:' Some Doctors Upset Over Change at Palomar Health
A number of Palomar’s staff are concerned about a business decision they said could reduce the number of doctors making rounds at hospitals, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda.
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Palomar Health Opens ‘Triple Threat' to Combat COVID-19
New resource clinic in Escondido will offer three drive-through services, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.
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Congressman Issa Calls for Reimbursement of Palomar Medical Center's Federal Medical Station
San Diego Congressman Darrell Issa (R-50) is calling for a “swift reimbursement” of Palomar Medical Center’s Federal Medical Station after touring the field hospital on Wednesday.
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Nurses Angered Over Palomar Health's Effort to Reduce Staffing
NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda explains how the hospital applied to reduce its nurse-to-patient ratio without consulting nurses.
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Nurses Angered Over Palomar Health's Effort to Change ICU Patient-to-Nurse Staffing Ratio
A small group of nurses staged a protest in front of Palomar Medical Center in Poway on Friday, expressing concern about Palomar Health’s effort to change the ICU patient-to-nurse staffing ratio.
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Nurses Nationwide Rally
Local nurses are protesting outside Palomar Medical Center in Escondido as part of a nationwide movement calling for more safety measures and personal protective equipment.
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San Diego Nurses Join Nationwide Protest Calling for More PPE, Safety Measures
North County nurses are slated to join a nationwide protest on Wednesday to call for more personal protective equipment and other coronavirus pandemic-related issues.
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Front-Line Nurses Voice Concerns As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases skyrocket and hospitalizations increase in San Diego County, front-line nurses who are caring for patients are imploring residents to follow public health orders.
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Health Care Workers to Protest Palomar Health's Layoffs of Hundreds of Workers
Health care workers at Palomar Health will protest Monday in Escondido in opposition of its layoffs of more than 300 employees.
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A Look Inside Palomar Medical Center's Federal Field Hospital
Dozens of hospital beds spaced 6 feet apart from one another lined the 10th and 11th floors of Palomar Medical Center for its emergency field hospital in Escondido. Officials showed off the temporary federal field hospital that will be used in case the coronavirus pandemic exhausts local medical facilities. Small kits containing what appeared to be toilet paper, cloths and small,... -
Beds, Equipment Supplied for Palomar Medical Center's Federal Field Hospital
Beds and medical equipment are being set up for a federal field hospital at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido as a precaution amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a hospital official said Wednesday.
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Field Hospital Reportedly Opening Soon in Palomar
The field hospital at Palomar Medical Center is being supplied to support local hospitals in case the pandemic exhausts facilities.
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Federal Field Hospital Opening at Palomar Medical
San Diego County is adding 250 hospital beds exclusive for coronavirus patients at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido.
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1 Killed in Gang-Related Stabbing at Family Park in Escondido: EPD
The Escondido Police Department is investigating a deadly gang-related stabbing that took place at a neighborhood park Wednesday night.
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CHP Officer Rushed to Hospital After Crash on SR-78
A California Highway Patrol officer suffered major injuries in a crash that shut down a busy North County freeway for at least four hours Tuesday.
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Boss of Ramona Hit-and-Run Victim Calls for Suspect's Surrender
The boss of a cyclist injured in a hit-and-run accident Wednesday in Ramona describes her as a fearless wife and mother who worked her way up the company ladder over 30 years.
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Police Search for Woman Who Struck Pedestrian in Escondido
Police are searching for a woman who is suspected of striking a pedestrian on a dark Escondido road and taking off without stopping late Monday.