Keeping our Skilled Nursing Patients Safe is our Number One Priority! With the news of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cynthia Bush, RN, Director of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) at Mountains Community Hospital, immediately closed their doors to nonessential staff and visitors at the beginning of March. “The only visitors allowed,” she said, “are for [...]
Le Grand Picnic is Canceled but the Fundraising Must Go On...Mountains Community Foundation is pleased to relaunch their quarterly newsletter, From the Heart. Mountains Community Foundation will continue publishing the COVID-19 update every other week, so stay tuned for the next update on July 24th. As the community continues to see an increase of Covid-19 [...]
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and the Mountain Community Helps Fund New 3D Mammography Machine Patients scheduling appointments for mammograms at Mountains Community Hospital (MCH), can rest assured they are getting the most advanced diagnostic technology. Thanks to a generous grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and donations from community [...]
California extends enrollment deadline to give consumers more time to sign up. Covered California announced on Tuesday, June 23, that it would be giving consumers more time to sign up for health care coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic by extending the current special enrollment deadline through the end of July. Covered California wants to make [...]
MCH Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services is open and available to see you! Your health is the most important thing to us, and we are taking every precaution possible at this time. If you are still hesitant to come in, we offer telehealth visits. What to expect when you make an appointment: You will [...]
MCH urges patients to call ahead to the Emergency Hotline to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus. As you probably know, a respiratory illness called COVID-19, or Coronavirus, is spreading rapidly throughout the world. Because our top priority is the safety of our patients, families, healthcare workers, and staff, Mountains Community Hospital’s (MCH) High [...]
The sun certainly shone on this year's Le Grand Picnic. The generosity of this year's sellout crowd was amazing. With all of our efforts combined, we raised $200,000, making this one of our most successful Le Grand Picnics ever! We have never raised more in our silent and live auctions, and we had almost [...]
MCH Implements UV Technology in the Fight Against Infection-Causing Pathogens MCH is excited to announce that it has just purchased a Clorox Healthcare™ Optimum-UV Enlight™ System which uses UV light to kill microorganisms by inactivating their DNA, rendering them harmless and unable to replicate. This purchase was made possible by several large gifts from [...]
Nature's Flu Shot Flu season isn't over yet and flu activity remains elevated in California. Dr. Lori Arnold, Director of Pharmacy at MCH, created a helpful flyer with tips to naturally boost your immune system to prevent colds and flu and help you find relief if you're experiencing symptoms. See below or click here to [...]
Complete Pulmonary Testing at MCH Do you have shortness of breath? Asthma? MCH has a new, state-of-the-art, Pulmonary Function Testing machine to determine lung function, air flow limitation and diffusing capacity of the lungs. Kevin Horan, Respiratory Therapist, spoke with Mary-Justine Lanyon about the machine's capabilities in the Feb. 28th edition of the Alpine [...]
