Mountains Community Hospital Implements New Technology to Detect and Monitor Non-Convulsive Seizures Lake Arrowhead, CA — August 19, 2025 — Mountains Community Hospital (MCH) has introduced the Ceribell System, an innovative, FDA-cleared EEG device powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This breakthrough technology allows for rapid detection and monitoring of non-convulsive seizures, giving clinicians the [...]

Efforts to Mitigate the Coronavirus MCH urges patients to call ahead to the Emergency Hotline to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus. As you probably know, a respiratory illness called COVID-19, or Coronavirus, is spreading rapidly throughout the world. Because our top priority is the safety of our patients, families, healthcare workers, and staff, Mountains [...]

Welcoming Back Dr. Martin to Serve Our Community July 15, 2025 – We’re excited to announce the return of Dr. Van Martin—a familiar and trusted face in our community—who will be rejoining Mountains Community Hospital as our general surgeon starting September 1, 2025. Dr. Martin previously served our patients from 2018 - 2022 and [...]

Snake Season in the Mountains: What You Need to Know & How Mountains Community Hospital Can Help Lake Arrowhead, June 3, 2025: As temperatures rise in the mountains, it’s important to watch out for snakes. To avoid snakebites stay vigilant while outdoors, and seek immediate treatment if bitten. In Your Yard: Look for snakes [...]

Bust out the sequins, cue the BeeGees, and get your disco finger ready for the 31st Annual Le Grand Picnic! Lake Arrowhead, CA – We’re Stayin' Alive and hustling our way to Mountains Community Hospital Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year – Le Grand Picnic. Join us in the hospital’s rose garden on Sunday, [...]

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month By Denise Cummins, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, CPHQ MCH Quality Representative March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most common yet preventable cancers. Colorectal cancer, which affects the bowel or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. [...]

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians awards $300,000 Capacity Building Grant to MCH Foundation Mountains Community Hospital (MCH) Foundation has been awarded a $300,000 capacity-building grant by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. This grant will help strengthen the MCH Foundation so it can grow its fundraising capabilities and be even more of [...]

How to Protect Yourself from Poor Air Quality After Wildfires Author: Denise Cummins, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, CPHQ MCH Quality Representative January 22, 2025 – Wildfires can leave a trail of destruction, and one of their most insidious effects is poor air quality. Winds can carry smoke and particulate matter far away from the actual [...]

Remembering George Medak, Former President of Mountains Community Hospital Foundation December 31, 2024 George Medak, former Lake Arrowhead resident and past President of the Mountains Community Hospital Foundation (MCHF) Board, passed away on December 4, 2024, from complications stemming from COVID-19 and Parkinson's disease. He was 81 years old. Jeri, his wife, said a [...]

A New Chapter in Board Leadership Begins at Mountains Community Hospital November 21, 2024 Mountains Community Hospital (MCH) Board President, Kieth Burkart, OD, retired from the Board last month. He has been on the MCH Board since 1998 and served as Board President since 2005. Burkart's strong and steady leadership has been instrumental in [...]