At Westmont breakfast, author Michael Lewis talks of Santa Barbara’s ‘superhero of communicable disease’
By Tony Biasotti / Monday, March 7th, 2022 / Health Care & Life Science, Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories / Comments Off on At Westmont breakfast, author Michael Lewis talks of Santa Barbara’s ‘superhero of communicable disease’

On March 6, 2020, Westmont College held its annual President’s Breakfast, which would be one of the last large indoor, public events in the region before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. The guest was Nobel-winning psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman. This year on March 4, at the event’s return to the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, Read More →
Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, May 28th, 2021 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Charity Dean realized a harsh reality. She was then assistant director of the California Department of Public Health, and she knew the state and nation were literally in a do-or-die situation. “As a local health officer, I learned painfully that no one is coming to save me,” Dean, who Read More →
2016 Champions in Health Care announced
By Staff Report / Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 / Latest news / Comments Off on 2016 Champions in Health Care announced

The Pacific Coast Business Times announced its 2016 Champions in Health Care. The special report published May 20. The winners will be honored at a luncheon on Thursday, June 9 at the Topa Tower Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The luncheon will feature a panel discussion with all nine winners. Congratulations to Read More →