If you’ve ever had any doubt that Rancho Mirage is home to one of the most highly esteemed medical centers in the country, doubt no more. The already-award-winning general hospital was just anointed with two prizes ensuring its top spot in Palm Springs Valley health care. For the fourth year in a row, EMC was…
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One can never ever underestimate the importance of having a state-of-the-art medical facility at hand, and I’m more than happy to remind you that one of our nation’s top 100 hospitals happens to be located in my home town of Rancho Mirage, serving the Palm Springs Valley—and far beyond. For 45 years, Eisenhower Medical Center…
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It’s so nice to know that Rancho Mirage-based Eisenhower Medical Center—a revered desert establishment if ever there was one—isn’t just a state-of-the-art healthcare facility that takes an interest in the people of the Palm Springs Valley when they’re ailing and in need. Rather, the hospital has all sorts of programs, lectures, support groups, and special…
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Eisenhower Medical Center is undeniably one of the flagship institutions not only of Rancho Mirage but of the entire Palm Springs Valley. Which is why it’s no surprise that the non-profit hospital and its expert team of physicians, surgeons, and support staff continue to expand their reach into other desert cities—specifically Palm Springs The newest…
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At a ceremony on June 24, a second batch of medical residents were honored at Eisenhower Medical Center’s School of Graduate Medical Education’s White Coat Ceremony. Join the club if you have to ask what that is, as it was the first time I had been invited to such an auspicious event. To the new…
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Some of my treasured regular readers may remember my writing last summer about my pal Heather from Houston, she who sold her mini-manse and relocated to Rancho Mirage full-time. One of the reasons Ms. H. felt confident in making the switch of locales is that her minor, non-threatening cardiac condition could be kept under constant…
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Say the famous funny name “Gilda Radner” and many people will instantly remember the crazy characters this brilliant comedian created on “Saturday Night Live”: Baba Wawa, Roseanne Roseannadana, and Miss Emily Litella, to name just three. But Gilda is also remembered for her brave fight against ovarian cancer, which took her life in 1989 at…
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Let’s face it, in many parts of our beloved country being a part of the LGBT community can be a difficult road to travel, which is one of the many reasons I am so happy to live in the Palm Springs Valley, a place that strives to treat all of its residents and visitors with…
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My dear friend Heather from Houston fell in love with the Palm Springs Valley last winter, promptly put her mini-manse on the market, and recently became a full-time Rancho Mirage resident. One of the many treasured possessions Heather hauled here from Texas is her collection of glass hearts. The irony is that this woman has…
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I’ve always been so very proud that our Palm Springs Valley has such marvelous state-of-the-art medical facilities. And as I’ve matured (also known as “getting older”), I’ve loved becoming more and more involved as both a volunteer and as a fundraiser for my hometown hospital, Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. As a newly christened…
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