When you're noshing with family and friends during the holidays, here are some tidbits to share about Community Medical Centers.   We are one of only 13 – Level 1 trauma centers – in California. We are one of only 5 – combined burn and Level 1 trauma centers -- in California. We provided $137 million in community benefits last year – ...

It's the latest in the ''blame, don't blame'' game of health-care, finger-pointing -- with at least one worthwhile takeaway. The Public Policy Institute of California has a new report, ''Emergency Department Care in California; Who Uses It and Why?'' Key findings: Fresno, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties have the highest per-capita ED ...

So, how did the president of the Philippines wind up visiting Community Regional Medical Center on the sultry Sunday morning of June 22?   It began about nine days earlier when a Community physician of Filipino heritage stopped by the hospital's administrative offices seeking help for the visit. Within 72 hours, the Philippines consul ...