By Eric Heinz After hearing testimony from dozens of area residents, the Orange County Emergency Medical Care Committee members said there are more issues to…
By Eric Heinz After 18 months of efforts to try to keep MemorialCare’s Saddleback Memorial Medical Center open in San Clemente, officials announced Wednesday they…
By Eric Heinz The Orange County Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Medical Care Committee will hold a public hearing regarding the impending closure of the…
By Eric Heinz Trying the legislative route to create a free-standing or satellite emergency room in San Clemente was unsuccessful for local advocates. Hoping to get a…
By Eric Heinz In an effort to emphasize the importance of preserving emergency care services in South Orange County, Assemblyman Bill Brough and State Sen….
By Jim Shilander Following the March 26 announcement that the MemorialCare board would indefinitely postpone a decision on its proposal to replace its current hospital…
Emergency room legislation cited as reason for choice By Jim Shilander The board of MemorialCare announced Thursday that it is continuing the feasibility study about…
By Jim Shilander and Andrea Swayne After a number of doctors and hospital officials voiced support at Tuesday’s San Clemente City Council meeting, for the…
By Jim Shilander South Orange County state legislators Bill Brough and Patricia Bates have both introduced legislation allowing Saddleback Memorial Medical Center’s San Clemente campus…
By Jim Shilander Members of San Clemente’s Hospital Advisory Committee were joined by representatives of MemorialCare at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 20. Hospital administrator Tony…
By Jim Shilander Saddleback Memorial Hospital—Dana Point’s closest hospital and emergency room—began making its case for its proposed changes to its San Clemente campus Thursday…
By Jim Shilander Although there were no representatives from Saddleback Memorial Medical Center present at its initial meeting, San Clemente’s new Hospital Advisory Committee met…
