Negotiations Continue at CRMC

May 4, CEO Wayne C. Allen reported that there are active negotiations for control and ownership of Coalinga Regional medical Center. While discussions on this very important issue take place throughout the weekend, Allen has declared that he will keep communication open during the process. In the meantime, like a house of cards, or a…

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EMERGENCY ROOM CLOSED

May 2, 2018 The Emergency Room at Coalinga Regional Medical Center will close at 7:45 AM this morning (May 2, 2018). There are several factors which reportedly have led to its immediate closure. Nursing staff has been seriously depleted, and positions have been left unfilled. Registry agencies that h ave supplied nursing staff have rescinded…

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What new business?

Last year, Coalinga’s Mayor Nathan Vosburg introduced the idea of suspending fees for new business licenses in the city of Coalinga for one year. After much discussion, Coalinga city council along with the city manager, Marissa Trejo and the director of economic growth, Sean Brewer agreed that the idea sounded like something that might encourage…

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CRMC Stakeholder Meeting: Lots of ideas, but too late to implement

Note: The future of CRMC has now been revealed, so this information is no longer critical. It is included, though, because the stakeholder meeting was a significant meeting of many entities, striving to work together for Coalinga. Stakeholders concerned with the dire straits of Coalinga Regional Medical Center met on April 16 at City hall.…

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Water Fights: Sign up!

 Traditional water fights have been waged by young and old at the Coalinga Horned Toad Derby for decades. It happens on Monday mornings, the last day of Derby each year.  One year, when the fights were called off because of a drought, Coalinga came up with the water and pumping trucks to make it happen. Granite Construction even donated water and arranged to…

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