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Jesus Montoya was a hard working young man with big dreams when a terrible accident changed everything. He came to Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility broken in body and spirit. Over the years, he has found a new passion for living through education and art. This is his story.
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Michael Jones and his wife Leslie were high school sweethearts. After a lifetime together, she began to slip away and required specialized care. Michael became discouraged as he looked for a 24/7 care facility for Leslie, until he visited Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility.
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An unexpected diagnosis and an unforgiving disease led Bill Johnston to Edgemoor Hospital. He needed 24-hour care for his wife, Ramona. After some hesitation, Bill settled her into her new home and soon found Edgemoor surpassed his expectations.
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The County has added more than $54 million to this year’s Behavioral Health Services budget, along with dozens of new positions and investments throughout the county. But, as a visit with the caring and compassionate staff at the County’s Psychiatric Hospital shows, treating mental illness is an extremely complex process and funding is just one of the many challenges.
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Some work in disease control or bioterrorism prevention. Other public health nurses work in disaster preparedness, immunizations or screening for sexually transmitted diseases. Or, like Robin Anderson, they work with new moms and their babies.
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Update on the Migrant Shelter Influenza Outbreak. A new update will be published daily around 4 p.m.
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County health care specialists have screened about 15,000 asylum seekers at the local temporary shelter with no signs of a slowdown. When the newest arrivals showed a spike in flu-like symptoms, our Public Health nurses quickly made a plan and made the adjustment.
