County of Fresno DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS RELIEF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Public Health Communication September 18, 2020 (559) 259-1798 or (559) 974-2302 Health Officer Declares a Local Health Emergency Due to Hazardous Waste from the Creek Fire Dr. Rais Vohra, Interim Health Officer, Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) has signed the attached…
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Covid-19 In Coalinga
According to the Fresno County Department of Public health, the total number of cases in Coalinga, as of 4 PM today, was 76. Total cases include all cases incurred and each person is only counted once even if they have more than one positive test. Our first positive case was on April 9, 2020. Our…
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Editorial and Observation by Mary Blyth Jones, Coalinga Press Back to School? Sure. But on whose terms? Unlike most years, now that summer is officially here, students are not dancing in the streets with celebration. No bells rang to signal the ending of a year’s worth of education. No parents jubilantly gathered their children from…
Read MoreCOALINGA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CONFIRMS CHAPTER 9 PLAN
On May 27, 2020, the Coalinga Regional Medical Center’s Chapter 9 Plan was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court in Fresno. This brings the complicated, bankruptcy filing to legal resolution. The District remains intact and able to provide healthcare services to the people of the District through its lease arrangement with Coalinga Medical Center. …
Read MoreFresno County COVID-19 Contact Tracing
The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) would like to inform the public that the department is currently expanding contract tracing in Fresno County. In the coming days, the public may be contacted by a contact tracer via phone or text if they have been identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19…
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