Overweight for most of her life, Escondido nurse and mother of twins Brigit Davis said she had resigned herself at one point that she was always going to be obese after losing, and then gaining back even more weight, during multiple weight-loss programs. She peaked at 266 pounds. The turning point came when she realized ... Read more

The Nazis couldn’t take him down more than 70 years ago and neither could a bout with COVID-19. Escondido resident and former World War II fighter pilot Richard Marshall was discharged from the Villas of Poway last week after rehabilitating from complications due to COVID-19. One week short of his 96th birthday, Marshall said he’s one ... Read more

Palomar UC San Diego Health Poway is now an Accredited Geriatric Emergency Department, awarded by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The accreditation recognizes emergency departments that provide excellent care for older adults. In a letter from the ACEP, emergency department staff were praised for their commitment to providing the highest standards of care ... Read more

The California Department of Public Health has awarded the pharmacies at both Palomar UC San Diego Health Poway and Escondido with a “Gold” status, the highest designation given, for Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Healthcare-Associated Infections Program. The pharmacies were independently graded by an external panel of antimicrobial experts representing different facility types: community, academia, major ... Read more

In the second part of our two part series on eating healthy during a pandemic or other emergency, Palomar UC San Diego Health Registered Dietician Janice Baker expands her list of healthy foods that are shelf stable and great for emergency preparedness. In part one, Baker shared that fad diets have unfairly targeted carbohydrates and ... Read more