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Home Away from Home: Niagara Health Laboratory Team’s Tribute to Ronald McDonald Family Room

10/09/2025Yosep

Kristin and Siena Provenzano
My daughter Siena was born 14 weeks prematurely and weighed under two pounds. Little did I know the battle that lay before us; 71 days of multiple blood transfusions, ventilation, lung steroids, a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line for a lengthy antibiotic treatment, more needle pokes than can ever be counted, several head ultrasounds, temperature fluctuations, endless prayers, and more tears than conceivable. Navigating all of this during a global health pandemic was just the icing on the cake. Even the good days were harder than you can imagine. Thankfully, my little girl went from

Dr. Wilma J. Wooten Honored with Prestigious California Public Health Award | News

15/08/2025Yosep

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) honored County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma J. Wooten with its highest recognition, the Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health.

The Beverlee A. Myers award is presented annually for outstanding leadership and dedication to all aspects of public health.

During the awards ceremony in Sacramento, CDPH leadership honored Dr. Wooten’s 23 years of County service, highlighting her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic

“The COVID adversity didn’t just build her character. It revealed her character,” said Susan Fanelli, Chief Deputy Director at CDPH, during the awards presentation.

Cyberattack forces Ascension to divert ambulances, postpone procedures

12/08/2025Yosep

The nation’s largest Catholic health system said it was postponing some elective procedures, tests and appointments “out of an abundance of caution” after a cyberattack earlier this week paralyzed Ascension’s computer network and other technological systems.

The network continued to be disrupted Friday at all 140 Ascension hospitals nationally, including 15 in Michigan, and the St. Louis-based nonprofit hospital chain acknowledged “we do not have a timeline” for when it will be restored.

Ascension said it is working to investigate the source of the breach, contain it and restore its systems. In the meantime, many hospitals are diverting ambulances to