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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 17th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Medicare data reveals big price discrepancies
Why does a hospital in San Luis Obispo charge tens of thousands dollars more for major joint replacement surgery than one across the Santa Barbara County line? And what’s behind a hospital in the city of Santa Barbara asking twice as much as a facility in nearby Lompoc? And perhaps more puzzling, why is the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 16th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news / Comments Off on Health & Human Services director will keynote June summit
Herb K. Schultz, regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will keynote the Pacific Coast Business Times’ 2013 Champions in Health Care Summit. The event, which also celebrates the 2013 honorees in the Business Times’ Champions in Health Care special section, will take place June 21 at El Encanto in Santa Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 10th, 2013 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Technology / Comments Off on Nip, tuck and click: Etna’s regulatory know-how is key to success with clinics
With the latest in advanced medical technology and techniques, today’s aesthetic surgeons can make just about anyone beautiful. But who makes those clinics beautiful online? San Luis Obispo-based Etna Interactive has been providing digital medical marketing for a decade to everything from single-physician practices to regional clinic networks to medical device makers such as Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news / Comments Off on Marian becomes Level III Trauma Center
Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria has officially become a Level III Trauma Center, enabling the hospital to take in seriously injured and emergency patients. The county of Santa Barbara’s Emergency Medical Services Agency designated Marian as a trauma center on April 26, a month after a team of surveyors conducted an on-site evaluation Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 5th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on MedBridge at forefront of ambulatory surgery center development
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By Staff Report / Monday, March 25th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news / Comments Off on Markwith to retire from top post at Sierra Vista
After eight years at the helm of San Luis Obispo’s Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Candace “Candy” Markwith will retire in September. Markwith, who has been head of the 164-bed hospital since March 2005, announced her upcoming retirement on March 25. With 772 employees, Sierra Vista is the largest employer in the city of San Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Looking good: Former Inamed CEO builds out Suneva in Santa Barbara
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