Teamwork leads to the best patient care Meet Micah Puffer, the new ED Manager at MCH By MARY-JUSTINE LANYON Editor When Micah Puffer, R.N., was the manager of the med-surg department at the Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, N.C., he was joined on the staff by general surgeon Van Martin, M.D. The two worked [...]
Mountain Community Hospital Honors Our Loved Ones Rose Memorial Ceremony Saturday, August 7th from 2-4:30pm in the MCH Rose Garden Many of our mountain residents may not be aware that every year, during the summer, Mountains Community Hospital holds a special observance, honoring loved ones who have passed away. Hosted by the members of the [...]
MCH Receives $86,700 Gift from the Estate of Karen Lee Ann Tiffin! Gift of real estate results in huge donation to the hospital. Mountains Community Hospital is excited to announce that it has received an incredible gift of $86,700 from the estate of Karen Lee Ann Tiffin. Karen passed away on November 13, 2020. She [...]
Mountains Community Hospital Foundation is proud to welcome four new members to its board of directors. Leslie Marks Founder and Principal, Marks Management Group LLC Leslie and her husband, Norton, have lived in Lake Arrowhead for the past 31 years and have been active community members. Leslie has received the “Woman of Distinction” award from [...]
What To Expect After Getting The Shot By: Renee Limpus, MCH Education Manager Some of the questions and comments I keep hearing are, "Do I even need the 2nd shot because I heard the first shot gives me a huge immunity boost?", "I won't get the second shot because I hear horror stories" and "I [...]
This generous donation is one of the single largest gifts in MCH Foundation’s History Lake Arrowhead, California – January 21, 2021 - Mountains Community Hospital Foundation is thrilled to announce that it has received an incredible gift of $400,000 from the Bloye Charitable Trust, which will be used to renovate the hospital’s main public entrance [...]
The surge of coronavirus cases is crowding large metropolitan hospitals, putting pressure on smaller facilities By Melanie Evans, Ian Lovett and Christine Mai-Duc / Photographs by Allison Zaucha for The Wall Street Journal BALDWIN PARK, Calif.—On New Year’s Day at Kaiser Permanente’s medical center in this suburb east of Los Angeles, the overflowing emergency room spilled into the hallway. Doctors [...]
Lake Arrowhead resident, Don Mitchell, praises MCH staff for their excellent care. Don Mitchell and his wife, Jennifer, love their puppy Birdie, even though she may have been responsible for Don’s visit to Mountains Community Hospital last month. Don is a retired Sergeant with the Ontario Police Department and has been a full-time Lake Arrowhead [...]
MCH Welcomes Garrett Alamdari, Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance. As a Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse for the California Department of Public Health, Garrett Alamdari traveled from his home in Crestline to healthcare facilities all over the state. He investigated complaints, advised administrators on inspections, applied and enforced state and federal laws and regulations, and [...]
Grateful patient thanks MCH for playing a pivotal role in saving his life. Walking into an unfamiliar hospital can be scary enough, but walking into an emergency department, knowing your husband has just been rushed there with a heart attack, is downright terrifying. That was the situation Lake Arrowhead resident Kerry Nelson found herself in [...]
