Below is a Feather Publishing (Portola Reporter) Letter to the Editor from local resident Jan Tew. She was instrumental in our fight against the SNF cuts several years ago: There are many counties in the state of California that you would expect to see the most money budgeted, grants generously donated and dedicated for the care of the elderly needing assistance. We have had many elderly friends and relatives that have had to rely on such facilities in Marin and alameda counties. Of those, none even came close to the unrivaled quality care we have here in Portola. Eastern Plumas Health...

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EPHC is looking for STUDENT VOLUNTEERS from 7th – 12th grades (age 12+) to work in our skilled nursing facilities by: visiting with residents from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm; assisting with activities; reading to residents and helping them feel good about themselves by fixing their hair, etc.; helping in the garden, going on walks, and more. Here’s a great opportunity to give back—you’ll also receive a hospital certificate, be able to fulfill your school community service hours, and add something special to your college applications! Please call Regina: 832.6510 or email [email protected]. Also, our EPHC AUXILIARY welcomes new volunteers to: help...

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Eastern Plumas Health Care has joined forces once again with Portola Jr./Sr. High School in an effort to help not just the local community, but the global one as well. On Earth Day, April 22, 2015, members of the high school Leadership Class (from left Tabi Martinez, Hope Gallup, and Jocelyn Bates), principal Sara Sheridan, and EPHC’s Alanna Collier-Wilson and Linda Satchwell, joined together to begin a joint recycling program. The recycling bin arrived from Intermountain Disposal just in time for Earth Day. Members of the Leadership class will have recycle boxes in every classroom, and they’ll empty them into...

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Eastern Plumas Health Care has scheduled live emergency evacuation drills at its skilled nursing facilities in Portola and Loyalton from 2:00 – 3:00 pm April 9. The California Department of Health requires EPHC to have at least two disaster drills each year – one live and one tabletop exercise. Given the severity of the brutal storm that ripped through northern California last February, officials opted to go live twice in 2015. EPHC’s Regina Martinez said this is the first time the hospital has taken the lead on organizing such an event by itself. “We’ve always participated in the county’s drills in the past,”...

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Mary Morrison, FNP, will be honored by the Soroptimist International of Quincy. She'll be receiving their Women Helping Women Award for her contribution to women's health. There will be an recognition dinner and awards ceremony on Thursday, April 16th at the Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds. For more information on the dinner, please call Joyce Scroggs at 283.0795.

March 21, head to Indian Peak Vineyards for a great meal, wine, great company, and a chance to win some fantastic prizes. All this to help our local school kids--what could be better? Raffle Prizes Include: Silver Legacy, 2 night stay, dinner and comedy show for two Mike Guerra, 1 cord of wood Plumas Pines: golf and dinner for two EPHC Radiology: free dexa scan EPHC Lab: free health panel Marilee King: 60 min. massage Brewer's Lair: growler with gift cert for fill Lena's, lunch for two Blairsden Bakery, gift cert for cake (value $22) Nicole's Coffee Depot, $20 gift cert Mountain Hardward, gift Quincy Round Table, 2 large pizzas Sharon's Cafe, $25...

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Eastern Plumas Health Care has worked hard to get its Diabetic Retinopathy Screening program up and running. Last month, Dr. Harry Green of UC Berkeley’s School of Optometry, made the nine hour round trip from Berkeley to train four EPHC employees to take the photos that are central to a quality digital retinopathy screening program. Now, both Christina Potter, FNP, and Nicole Tuccori, MA, have received their Certification through Berkeley’s EyePACS (Eye Picture Communication System) program to begin screening Plumas County’s diabetic patients. Potter will also perform the brief exam and eye dilation that are a part of the screening...

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“EPHC Gives Back,” which began as an idea by a several EPHC employees to create a group that would give back to the community it serves, received a big boost when one EPHC Gives Back member attended an informal dinner this past October. Talk turned to Portola and the struggle many residents have to make ends meet and to provide their children what they need to be successful in school. One woman, who was retiring, said she wanted to do something to “help the children.” When asked how she would like to help, she said, “Would a check for $10,000...

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EPHC secured the fourth spot out of 800 rural healthcare telemedicine clinics statewide. Hospital officials say they’re excited about the ranking, and plan to up that already high standard in the future. “My goal for next year is to be in the top three,” said Erica Waldeck, EPHC telemedicine coordinator. “But, fourth is pretty good and I’ll take it.” Telemedicine is the use of video, email, telephone, or other telecommunication systems to transmit clinical consultations between a doctor and patient. This gives physicians easier access to rural patients and their health data. “EPHC's...

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Graeagle Medical Clinic's new lab hours are Mon-Wed, 8:00 am - 11:00 am.