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06/19/2026

Retired 55-year-old firefighter George Rojas is looking forward to celebrating another Father’s Day with his family after surviving a stroke last November.

George, an avid cyclist, suffered a stroke and collapsed at home. His family quickly called 911, and he was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center within minutes.

George and his family reunited with the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center team whose swift actions helped save his life. Watch the coverage from NBC LA here.

06/01/2026

Ahead of the June 2 primary, AltaMed Health Services physicians Dr. Ilan Shapiro MD MBA FAAP FACHE and Dr. Regina Inchizu joined additional doctors and community members to talk to Santa Ana residents about the connection between civic participation and improving their health. Doctors shared non-partisian information about the upcoming election and let the community know that AltaMed in Santa Ana will host a pop-up vote site.
Read more by the Orange County Register.

www.ocregister.com/2026/05/29/california-doctors-make-house-calls-to-talk-about-californias-2026-primary-election/

Voting affects health, doctors said, as they encouraged low propensity voters to participate in the primary election.

05/28/2026

More than 150 Los Angeles high school and middle school students shared their Civic Action Project (CAP) that addressed pressing social issues in their community at the California Endowment. The Civic Action Expo was hosted by Teach Democracy, a non-partisan non-profit that develops civic learning materials for K-12 students.

The Expo is the culminating event for its CAP participants who presented on topics such as immigrant rights amid ICE raids, preventing gang violence, urban development, affordable housing and improving youth mental health.

Watch the ABC7 coverage here.

05/27/2026

According to the American Red Cross, children under five years old drown most often in pools owned by family and friends. With summer approaching, Dr. Kevin Goldman, emergency medicine at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, spoke with ABC7 sharing pool safety tips. Parents are urged to keep watch of their children when they are in the pool at all times as it can only take seconds before a drowning can occur. Dr. Goldman also recommends thinking twice about certain swimwear color choices, since some are harder to spot in the water than others.
Denise Dador shares the story.

05/07/2026

CalOptima has partnered with AltaMed Health Services and the City of Santa Ana to launch a Street Medicine Program following a press conference held at Santa Ana City Hall.

Santa Ana is the fourth city in Orange County to offer the CalOptima Health Street Medicine Program, which is a program providing health care to people experiencing homelessness through a mobile health unit and providing services to create a path to permanent housing.

Kelly Bruno-Nelson, executive director, CalOptima Health speaks with NBC LA on the challenges the unhoused face when trying to access health care services.

Watch the coverage here.

05/01/2026

Across the United States there have been many mass shootings in public places. Mt. SAC and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Center hosted a mass casualty incident simulation to give health careers students and emergency department staff an opportunity to prepare on how to respond to a crisis. The training event focuses on coordination, triage, communication, and patient care in a high-pressure environment.

David Gonzalez from ABC7 joined the event, talking to students about this valuable experience.

Watch here.

04/15/2026

The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the NBA playoffs without two of their starting players: Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Both are out indefinitely due to injury.

Hoag Orthopedic Institute's Division Chief of Sports Medicine, Dr. David Gazzaniga, spoke with ABC7 about the injuries and when we might see the two superstars back on the basketball court.

03/24/2026

March is National Sleep Awareness Month, and according to a report from the CDC, an estimated 50–70 million Americans have chronic, or ongoing, sleep disorders.

Project Sleep, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about sleep health, was founded by Julie Flygare, who lives with narcolepsy. Flygare speaks with Jo Kwon Spectrum News 1 SoCal about her journey of living with a sleep disorder and how it inspired her to create Project Sleep.

UCI Health Health Sleep Disorder Center Medical Director Dr. KyongBin Im also joined the conversation, explaining that several health issues can arise from insufficient sleep, including diabetes, depression, and an increased risk of heart attack.

Watch the full coverage here: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/health/2026/03/17/la-based-project-sleep-works-to--make-sleep-cool-

March is Sleep Awareness Month

03/19/2026

Nerve grafts are helping women combat nerve damage following breast cancer surgery. Dr. Maher Gobran, a breast surgeon at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, spoke with Denise Dador at ABC7 and said that loss of feeling in the chest is common because the breast tissue is removed completely.

Although nerve resensation procedures are becoming increasingly available, few patients are aware that this option exists.

03/19/2026

CalOptima enrollment is declining in Orange County. New state rules for Medi-Cal eligibility are making it harder for low-income families to become eligible. Yunkyung Kim, COO of CalOptima, told NBC LA another reason for the decline is the "anxiety" within the community due to stricter immigration policies.

Watch the coverage here:

More than 26,500 CalOptima members have left the program in the last two months.