Southwest Healthcare System Announces Consolidation of Inland Valley and Rancho Springs Women's Services
December 16, 2011
MURRIETA, CA — Now that the recently opened and expanded Women's Center at Rancho Springs Medical Center is the premier family birthplace in Southwest Riverside County, Southwest Healthcare System will complete its plan to move Women's Services at Inland Valley Medical Center into the Rancho Springs facility. The move will allow Southwest Healthcare System to enhance services to families, and provide expansion space for new services at the Inland Valley location.
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Statement of Southwest Healthcare System Regarding Passage of CMS Certification Survey
November 7, 2011
MURRIETA, CA — Southwest Healthcare System has passed the CMS Certification Survey recently concluded pursuant to the System Improvement Agreement which Southwest had entered into with CMS and CDPH last year. As a result, the termination notice which had previously been sent by CMS has been rescinded and Southwest has been restored to our deemed status. This outcome was the result of the dedication, devotion and hard work of the employees, medical staff, volunteers and leadership at Southwest. We are also very appreciative of the cooperation and collaboration of the dedicated professionals at CMS and CDPH. Their willingness to work with Southwest during this process was a major factor in our success and we are pleased that their confidence in Southwest was validated. We appreciate the tremendous support we received from our local officials during this difficult period and wish to express our gratitude.
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Southwest Healthcare System is Proud to Be a Major Sponsor for This Year's Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure"
October 21, 2011TEMECULA, CA — Southwest Healthcare System was an Emerald Sponsor of this year's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to end breast cancer. Thank you to our team of 94 participants from Rancho Springs Medical Center and Inland Valley Medical Center, who helped support this great cause. We had a number of cancer survivors right here from our own hospitals that joined the thousands who raced for the cure.
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Rancho Springs Medical Center Announces First Implant of Revo MRI™ SureScan® Pacing System
June 9, 2011
The first implant of the Revo MRI™ SureScan® pacing system, the first MR-Conditional pacing system designed, tested and FDA approved for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment, was recently completed at Rancho Springs Medical Center. Michael Vargas, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Rancho Springs Medical Center and Inland Valley Medical Center, implanted the new device without complication.
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John Gentile, MD Appointed Chief Medical Officer at Southwest Healthcare System
April 14, 2011WILDOMAR, CALIF. — John Gentile, MD has been appointed Chief Medical Officer at Southwest Healthcare System, operator of Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center. In his new role, Dr. Gentile will oversee System Quality Performance and Patient Safety Plans at both hospitals, promote service excellence philosophies and behavior within the hospitals and provide leadership in promoting best practices in clinical care, quality and safety.
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Rancho Springs Medical Center New Women's Center Delivers First Baby
March 9, 2011
At 3:55 p.m. PST on Tuesday, March 8, Suzauna Ramirez of Murrieta gave birth to her first child in the new Women's Center at Rancho Springs Medical Center. The 7 lb., 12 oz. baby girl, Isabella Sparks, was welcomed by a total of 10 family members, including the proud father, Darold Sparks. The spacious labor and delivery rooms in the newly opened area allowed multiple family members to be present for the family's new addition.
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Inland Valley Medical Center Emergency Department Opens for First Patient
February 23, 2011 was a good day to be a patient at Inland Valley Medical Center, at least those were the sentiments expressed by Biridiana Meza of Lake Elsinore, the first patient who came in to be seen in the new emergency room. She was all smiles in her room in the ED, stating of her previous experiences, "Before there was a long wait to be seen, but now it seems faster...service was very good today."
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Rancho Springs Medical Center Emergency Department Opens for First Patient
February 17, 2011
On Thursday, February 17, 2011, at approximately 5:30am, Larry Huff, a local Murrieta resident, drove himself to the Rancho Springs Medical Center emergency department. He had made this journey before, however this time was different, as security guards flagged him down and directed him to the new entrance. He was, "pleasantly surprised" by the "welcome change."
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New Additions to Leadership at Southwest Healthcare System
December 23, 2010
WILDOMAR, CALIF. — Southwest Healthcare System, operator of Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, has made several changes and additions to its leadership staff at both hospitals.
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