Take a look at the impact COVID-19 is having on our hospital system. This dashboard is updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Data includes:

As a FedEx delivery worker, Michael Yamane uses his back and hips to load heavy boxes to and from his delivery truck to people’s homes.

Sean and Shane Harrell are identical 47-year-old twins, so they’ve always done everything together. They’re both mechanics, working together at their family-owned business in Clovis —

Seeking out therapy in these busy times may seem like one step too many. Self-care is often something we consider after we’ve taken care of

Abraham Alatorre,19, has always been fascinated by the complexity of the human body. Now in his third year as a student of human biology at

Community Health System is in the middle of another surge of COVID-19, now battling against the Delta variant. New research finds that the new variant

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, you may have heard experts refer to the “Swiss cheese model” of pandemic defense. In this metaphor, cheese slices represent

This article was first published January 12, 2021, and has been updated. When the COVID-19 vaccine was introduced in late 2020, there was some concern

As the world continues battling against what is arguably the greatest health crisis we’ve faced in 100 years — COVID-19 — Community Health System is currently in

Hospital housekeepers have always been an important part of the care team, but the coronavirus pandemic highlighted how critical it is to have a team

Hormone changes are a normal part of aging for both men and women. The terms “male menopause” and “manopause” have been used to describe decreasing

This article was first published February 16, 2021, and has been updated. On a busy workday and school distance learning morning, Michael Bailey was on

The internet provides a window to all sorts of health and wellness resources, but medical experts caution that there are pros and cons to searching

You know it’s important to exercise your body, but when was the last time you exercised your brain? For all adults, especially middle-aged and older

From young adults to Olympic athletes, anyone can experience challenges with their mental well-being. Talking about mental health can be difficult ­— add the stigma that society attaches

Michelle Delgado remembers Feb. 19 — the day she drove her dad to Community Regional Medical Center’s emergency department sick with COVID-19. It was the

High school agriculture teacher Mindy Calisso is back in the classroom, coaching kids competing in floral design, farm management and goat raising for show at

Community Medical Centers is becoming a greener organization, continuing to make changes that reduce negative impacts on our environment and public health. As part of a

Did you know the foods you’re eating may be what’s upsetting your newborn’s tummy? Babies often get gassy and irritable due to their immature immune

Community Regional Medical Center’s trauma staff helped facilitate the second-ever West Coast donation of a heart after circulatory death for a successful transplant. The new

As long as she can remember, 11-year-old Jennavieve “Jenna” Garcia has had stomach pains, often after she ate. Starting in kindergarten, the school nurse frequently

Juan Iniguez was just 21 years old when he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2013. “I retained a lot of water weight —

We are proud to introduce our new Community Health System name and logo. While the changes may be subtle, it represents the progress and bold

As hospital ICU beds were filling up with coronavirus patients, Clovis Community Medical Center’s respiratory care reported a chilling fact: the hospital had only 20%

Kayleigh Thompson and her husband Dylan were thrilled when they found out they were expecting their second child — a boy to be named Oliver. But

At 82, Theodora Clifford feels she has years of fun left since a small balloon device was implanted in her heart. She was among the

Ultrasonographer Mike Padilla had just finished seeing a patient when he went to connect some of his equipment and couldn’t figure out how to tighten

It was Christmas Day, with cousins playing tag and extended family cooking together outside over an open fire, when the unthinkable happened. Four-year-old Matthew Perez

Early into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Marina Roytman, Liver Program Director, UCSF Fresno, began to notice a disturbing trend. Patients were being admitted to Community

In the last year, there has been a lot of changes to daily routines, including how and where mealtimes happen. When the COVID-19 pandemic was first

Working in the Bakersfield oilfields and not having a day off in over a month left Francisco Padilla exhausted. After finishing a 12-hour shift, he

As a parent, you want the best for your kids when it comes to their safety. The best car seats, strollers, cribs — anything that can