Smoke Advisory issued for the Tustin area due to the Hangar fire
A smoke advisory has been issued for the Tustin area by the South Coast Air Quality Management District due to the ongoing slow-burning fire at the North Hangar. The advisory…
VCA Animal Hospitals opens a new Urgent Care location in Tustin
VCA Animal Hospitals has opened an urgent care in Tustin at 631 E. 1st Street, Tustin, CA 92780. VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care – Tustin serves the communities of Tustin,…
Attorney who ran sober living homes in California sentenced for $22M fraud involving urine tests
Philip Ganong, a 70-year-old attorney from Bakersfield who oversaw a $22M chain of sober living homes, pleaded no contest on Monday to 10 counts of submitting fraudulent claims for a…
CalOptima Health PACE celebrates their 10-year anniversary
ORANGE, Calif. (October 30, 2023) — October marks 10 years for CalOptima Health PACE, Orange County’s first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. At the forefront of serving a…
Eleven workers were hospitalized after an ammonia leak in Buena Park
Buena Park-Firefighters, including their hazardous materials units, are on scene at the 6500 block of Cabellero Bl. in Buena Park for a hazmat leak in a commercial building. The incident…
CalOptima Health’s Carmen Katsarov Named to Governor’s Behavioral Health Task Force
ORANGE, Calif. (October 5, 2023) — Carmen Katsarov, LPCC, CCM, CalOptima Health’s Executive Director of Behavioral Health Integration, has been named to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Behavioral Health Task Force. Starting…
O.C. doctor and his sister charged with $150M COVID-19 related fraud
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has charged a doctor who operated clinics in Westminster and Garden Grove with defrauding a COVID-19 program for uninsured patients by submitting more than…
Newport Beach doctor charged with sexually assaulting 9 male patients
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Newport Beach infectious disease doctor who specializes in treating members of the LGBTQ+ community has been charged with sexually assaulting nine male patients under the…
Dr. Michaell Silva Rose joins CalOptima Health as Chief Health Equity Officer
ORANGE, Calif. (September 25, 2023) — CalOptima Health is pleased to welcome Michaell Silva Rose, DrPH, LCSW, beginning today, as Chief Health Equity Officer, a new leadership role aimed at…
California fines Kaiser $49M for illegal disposal of hazardous and medical waste and protected patient records
OAKLAND – In partnership with six district attorneys, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (collectively “Kaiser”) resolving…
Santa Ana low cost pet vaccine clinic set for Sep. 2-3
The City of Santa Ana offers low cost vaccinations for all dogs and cats every Saturday and Sunday. Available on site are vaccination packages, microchips, physical exams, prescription flea control, fecal exams,…
CalOptima Back-to-School event will include free health services, backpacks and food boxes, on 8/26
ORANGE, Calif. (August 23, 2023) — To help families prepare their children for the beginning of the new school year, CalOptima Health is hosting a Back-to-School event to celebrate and…
O.C. doctor gets five years in jail for a scheme to defraud Medi-Cal of over $20M
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the sentencing of a Southern California doctor for an illegal prescription scheme that defrauded the state Medi-Cal program of over $20 million. Mohamed El-Nachef,…
Mosquito control spraying operation set for Aug. 17-19 around Bristol and Edinger
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) announced that it will be conducting residential mosquito control applications via truck in Santa Ana. The treatment area will be located…
CalOptima Health directors approves $15M to fight fatal opioid overdoses
ORANGE, Calif. — To protect members against the tragic effects of the opioid epidemic, CalOptima Health’s Board of Directors has approved spending $15 million from financial reserves to purchase and…