Santa Barbara Humane provided free veterinary care to more than 240 animals at two recent community events, including the recent “Day in the Park” event at Waller Park, a news release said. At the August 18 event in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Humane offered pet owners the opportunity to access essential veterinary services such as […]
The Biden administration on Thursday announced an agreement between Medicare and pharmaceutical companies to lower prices on 10 prescription drugs. The government says this will save about $6 billion over the prices Medicare pays for the same drugs this year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that 8.8 million of the 54 […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the mask ban, the first of its kind in the United States, into law early Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public was passed in the New York suburb of Nassau County. Civil rights activists and state officials immediately criticized the move as […]
The 11th annual Day of Hope is just one week away. Volunteers will return to locations across the Central Coast on Wednesday, August 21 to sell special editions of the Santa Maria Times to benefit Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande. The special edition features compelling stories and photos highlighting the […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released their Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024, and CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney was awarded the highest possible honor. Good Samaritan was one of only five acute care hospitals in Nebraska and the only hospital west of Norfolk to receive a five-star rating. The […]
