Madera, CA  – After nearly five months of upgrades to our Surgical Services Department, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) approved Madera Community Hospital’s installation of new autoclaves and sterilizers. The project was started during the COVID-19 pandemic when all elective surgeries were halted in hospitals.  The two new autoclaves, using only steam to disinfect, are located in our central ...

 The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has released its 2021 Community Wildfire Prevention Progress for customer and community safety NORTH FORK – We are continuing to evolve our Community Wildfire Safety Program to improve and strengthen our electric system. Keeping customers and communities safe from wildfires and reducing the impact of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events are our ...

For National Wildfire Awareness Month, Nanette Wardle, our Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Manager, asks, when a disaster strikes are you ready? For the past seventy years, John C. Fremont Healthcare District has provided critical emergency and medical care to Mariposa County residents. As the only hospital in the county, we are prepared to address all types of emergencies and disasters. ...

Madera Firewise® Program Empowering neighbors to work together to get wildfire ready NORTH FORK – The Madera Firewise® Program provides guidance and a framework for neighbors to work together to become wildfire ready.  With Title III funding from Madera County, Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council (YSRCDC) has partnered with Coarsegold Resource Conservation District (CRCD) to re-establish a Firewise® program ...

MADERA/MARIPOSA – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting a live fire training at Eastman Lake in cooperation with Madera County Fire, and Army Corp of Engineers on May 19 and 20. If conditions are conducive, approximately 200 acres of grass and oak understory will be burned from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each ...

Madera Community Hospital Receives an “A” for Patient Safety  From The Leapfrog Group, A National Nonprofit Health Care Ratings Organization Madera, CA  – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades on April 29, 2021. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals nationwide based ...

Loveholidays recently published an in-depth resource called “An Essential Guide To Enjoying National Parks Responsibly” NORTH FORK – National parks are a popular (and relatively safe) way to spend some much needed time outdoors for physical health and mental wellbeing during the pandemic. With a record number of visitors in 2020, minimizing the impact on national parks whilst preventing the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced their stance in response to a citizens petition, stating it will work to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and all characterizing flavors (including menthol) in cigars due to their harmful impacts. MARIPOSA – This announcement significantly builds onto the tobacco control efforts in California particularly in regard to ...

Madera County Department of Public Health Has Released a New Vaccine Dashboard MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is releasing vaccine information through a newly released vaccine dashboard. The dashboard will be updated every Tuesday. Access the dashboard here: www.maderacounty.com/covid19vaccine Here is a snapshot of  the vaccination update. • 101 vaccinations were administered at the ...

District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler Will Be Holding A Town Hall Tonight, May 6th to Discuss Trash Service Changes NORTH FORK – Supervisor Wheeler will be hosting a town hall tonight to review upcoming changes to trash services in the district. Supervisor Wheeler will be joined by Madera County Public Works as well as Cal Recycle to discuss the changes ...