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One Heartbeat Away

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Public service announcement: By William Lewis What would you do if you were experiencing a heart attack or were involved in a serious auto accident and there was no hospital within 50 miles? This may be something you don’t think about, but if you were in this situation, time to reach medical care could be…

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Daily Danger

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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By Mary Blyth Jones Once again, the intersection of Cambridge and Elm Avenue saw a collision between two vehicles. Constantly crowded with parents taking their children to school, the intersection has long presented daily dangers to those traveling east on Cambridge. This same intersection was the site of a fatal accident in the past. Since…

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New CEO at CRMC

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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By Mary Blyth Jones Wayne C. Allen of Sparks Nevada was hired last week as the new hospital administrator at Coalinga Regional Medical Center to replace Sharon Spurgeon who retired earlier that week. A search for the next CEO was undertaken quite some time before Spurgeon’s departure. Allen has served as a Health Care C-level…

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Can CRMC be saved?

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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By Mary Blyth Jones Most Coalinga residents were stunned to learn that the Coalinga Regional Medical Center is millions of dollars in debt. Sharon Spurgeon retired last week, and the board has hired a new CEO to take the helm of the hospital. Wayne Allen of Sparks, Nevada has come to take charge of the…

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Sisk Fountain Repaired

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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By Mary Blyth Jones After more than a year of being dry, Coalinga’s Sisk fountain is repaired and running in front of Coalinga City Hall on Durian Street. The fountain was a commemoration of the Coalinga oilfield water importation project in 1972 when the California aqueduct brought potable water to the city.  

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