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Shasta Regional Medical Center now accepting Anthem Blue Cross
Shasta Regional Medical Center now accepting Anthem Blue Cross Redding, CA, December 26, 2022 – Shasta Regional Medical Center is proud to be back in the network as a coverage provider, Anthem Blue Cross Commercial, Exchange and of course Medicare...
The first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device now available exclusively at Shasta Regional Medical Center
Shasta Reginald Medical Center announces The CardioMEMS™ System is now available for patients in Redding. The first and only FDAapproved heart failure monitoring device proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions and improve...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Offering Free Community Seminar for Hands Only CPR
Shasta Regional Medical Center is hosting a free community seminar teaching updated techniques that can be administered in emergency situation outside of a hospital setting, including Hands Only CPR.With 70 percent of all...
Healthgrades names Shasta Regional Medical Center A 2022 Patient Safety Award Recipient
Redding, CA – March 15, 2022 – Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, today announced that it has been recognized by Healthgrades as a 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient. This distinction places Shasta Regional...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Redding, CA November 10, 2021 – Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, received an “A” grade in the Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Shasta Regional Medical Center’s...
Shasta Regional Medical Center participates in first “beating heart” transplant on the West Coast
Redding, California, September 22, 2020 - Shasta Regional Medical Center partnered with UC San Diego Health, to be the first hospitals on the West Coast to participate in a heart transplant surgery from a donor after circulatory death, or DCD,...
American Heart Association Award recognizes Shasta Regional Medical Center’s commitment to quality
Redding, California - Shasta Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure...
Shasta Regional Medical Center receives high rankings from Hospital Compare data research
Shasta Regional Medical Center is among the highest rated hospitals by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in their recent 2019 report for quality ratings on hospital comparisons nationwide.Shasta Regional Medical...
Shasta Regional Medical Center named One of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals 2020 by IBM Watson Health
2020 Study Finds Top Performing Hospitals Provide Improved Patient Care Than PeersShasta Regional Medical Center was today, named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM. The study spotlights the...
Nursing Graduates Luncheon Mixer
Complimentary Luncheon Mixer for Nursing StudentsPlease join us for lunch and the opportunity to speakone on one with our clinical directors.SRMC Luncheon MixerMonday, May 6th 12:00pm – 1:30pmShasta Regional Medical Center, Liberty Room...
Shasta Regional Medical Center receives high rankings from Hospital Compare data research
Shasta Regional Medical Center is among the highest rated hospitals by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in their recent 2019 report for quality ratings on hospital comparisons nationwide.Shasta Regional Medical...
National Study: Shasta Regional Medical Center is Five-Star Recipient for Patient Safety and eight other categories of service.
Shasta Regional Medical Center is 5-star rated for Patient Safety outcomes according to a study released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. Shasta Regional Medical...
Prime Healthcare Hospitals Recognized Nationally by Healthgrades – Hospitals receive nearly 200 awards for various specialties
(Ontario, CA - October 18, 2017) – Prime Healthcare’s community hospitals across the United States have once again received top awards and accolades for clinical excellence in various procedures and conditions by Healthgrades, the...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Receives the 2017 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Stroke Centers
Redding, CA – March 1, 2017 – Shasta Regional Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Stroke Centers by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. The award signifies that Shasta...
Dr. Prem Reddy Once Again Recognized Among the Most Influential Healthcare Leaders in the Nation
Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, Chairman, President and CEO of Prime Healthcare, has once again been named to Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” for 2016. This is the third time that Dr. Reddy has...
NATIONAL STUDY: Prime Healthcare California Hospitals Achieve 87 Five-Star and 14 Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades
(Ontario, CA, October 20, 2016) – Prime Healthcare’s 15 California hospitals have achieved a total of 87 5-star achievements and 14 Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades, the leading online resource helping consumers make informed decisions...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Receives CMS Top Tier Star Rating
REDDING, CA (August 1, 2016) – Shasta Regional Medical Center, (SRMC) announced its four-star rating from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services, (CMS) placing SRMC within the top 25% of hospitals nationwide, and the only...
Dr. Reddy in Conversation with The Advisory Board’s Managing Director, Eric Larsen
We are pleased to share this Q & A featuring Dr. Reddy and Prime Healthcare and the Managing Director of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is a prestigious healthcare advisory organization located on three continents, and their Daily...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Honors Local Nurses with Excellence in Nursing Awards
REDDING, CA (May 6, 2016) – Shasta Regional Medical Center celebrated with over 350 nurses on National Nurse’s Day Friday May, 6th and honored four local nurses with the “Excellence in Nursing” awards at the 10th annual Nurse’s Day Symposium...
Dr. Prem Reddy Once Again Recognized Among the Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders in the Nation
(Ontario, CA, April 6, 2016) – Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, Chairman, President and CEO of Prime Healthcare Services, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders” for 2016. This...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Opens, Mental Health Unit – Path to Wellness
REDDING, CA (December 16, 2015) – Shasta Regional Medical Center has completed the two year construction of a 20-bed geriatric psychiatry (geropsych) unit, called Path to Wellness schedule to open on Wednesday, December 23. The unit is a voluntary...
Turkey Trot Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with Full of Feast of Fun!
Redding, CA — Shasta Regional Medical Center will kick off Thanksgiving Day with its annual Turkey Trot. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Redding’s biggest and longest standing tradition on Thanksgiving morning. To celebrate this year’s...
Shasta Regional Medical Center hires new Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Redding, CA Paul Mazur, M.D., FACS, has been named Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgical Service for Shasta Regional Medical Center.Dr. Mazur comes from Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, CA. where he been on staff from 2007-2015. During...
Shasta Regional Medical Group Expanding North
REDDING, CA (Aug 24, 2015). - Shasta Regional Medical Group is expanding its network of primary care physicians with the acquisition of Siskiyou Medical Group, in Weed, CA,. a long-standing primary care medical facility established by Dr....
Prime Healthcare Continues Growth with Completed Acquisitions in Texas and Alabama
Prime Healthcare Continues Growth with Completed Acquisitions of Dallas Regional Medical Center in Texas and Riverview Regional Medical Center in AlabamaOntario, Calif., March 2, 2015 – Prime Healthcare announced today that it has...
California Newspapers Endorse Sale of Daughters of Charity Hospitals to Prime Healthcare Services
Ontario, Calif., Feb. 16, 2015 – The San Francisco Chronicle has joined a wave of newspaper endorsements across California supporting the sale of Daughters of Charity Hospitals to Prime Healthcare Services."The compelling public interest here is to...
Prime Healthcare and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan End Lawsuits And Agree to Work Together
Ontario, Calif., February 9, 2015 – Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. announced today that they have agreed to dismiss their respective lawsuits against each other (Prime Healthcare Cases, Judicial Council...
Shasta Regional Medical Center to Accept Anthem Blue Cross Insurance
September 25, 2012, Redding, CA - It was announced today that Shasta Regional Medical Center has signed a contract with Anthem Blue Cross to begin accepting their insurance plans. The announcement is a great step for the hospital and for the...
Prime is far and away best candidate to buy Daughters of Charity hospitals
"It's beyond comprehension how the Mercury News could advocate for the potential closure of six vital community hospitals in California and the loss of pension and health benefits of 16,000 union and non-union workers. But that is essentially what...
Prime Healthcare Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Daughters of Charity Health System
Ontario, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2014) – Prime Healthcare Services and Prime Healthcare Foundation ("Prime Healthcare") said today it will ensure continued access to quality healthcare at six struggling California hospitals it will acquire from the...
Shasta Regional Medical Group hires new Clinic Director
Redding, CA… Richard A. Martinez M.D., has been named Clinic Director of Shasta Regional Medical Group. Shasta Regional Medical Group opened for business on April 28, 2014.Dr. Martinez, raised in Redding holds a bachelor’s of science degree from...
Shasta Regional named Top 100 Hospitals in U.S.
Redding, CA, March 7, 2014 — Shasta Regional Medical Center was just named for the second year in a row one of the nation’s 100 Top hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, based on several qualities of care metrics and patient satisfaction. Truven...
Shasta Regional Medical Center CEO Retire
Mike Sarian, President of Operations for Prime Healthcare has named Cyndy Gordon, RN, BSN, MBA as Shasta Regional Medical Center's new CEO, replacing retiring CEO Randall Hempling effective in September 2013.Randall Hempling announced he will...
Shasta Regional Medical Center recognized as a Top Performer by The Joint Commission
Redding, CA — Shasta Regional Medical Center was named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accredited agency of health care organizations in America. Shasta Regional was recognized for...
Shasta Regional receives re-accreditation for Chest Pain Center
Redding, CA — Shasta Regional Medical Center has received recertification as an Accredited Chest Pain Center from the Society of Chest Pain Centers, making it the only Full Cycle IV Accredited Chest Pain Center in the North State.Shasta...
Shasta Regional receives ‘A’ in Patient Safety
Shasta Regional Medical Center was honored earlier this week with an "A" Hospital Safety Score℠ by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The first annual...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Parent Company, Prime Healthcare Services, Recognized as Top 15 Health System in the Nation
Redding, CA., Jan. 16, 2012 – Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of information, today recognized Prime Healthcare Services as one of the 15 Top Health Systems in the nation based on quality of care, efficiency and patient...
Shasta Regional ranked 100 Top Hospital in U.S.
Shasta Regional Medical Center was recently named one of the nation's 100 hospitals in the nation by Truven Health Analytics, based on quality of care and patient satisfaction. Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters, is a...