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Asta Fluidic takes top spot at UCSB competition

By   /  Thursday, May 23rd, 2013  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Asta Fluidic takes top spot at UCSB competition

A UC Santa Barbara team developing a cheap and easy technology to test for a serious pregnancy complication is the winner of the school’s 14th annual New Venture Competition. Asta Fluidic Technologies is developing a chip that could drastically reduce the time and cost of testing for fetomaternal hemorrhage, a condition in which the red Read More →

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In ‘financial emergency,’ SB Neighborhood Clinics could close without funding

By   /  Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news  /  Comments Off on In ‘financial emergency,’ SB Neighborhood Clinics could close without funding

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is in danger of closing its doors by the end of July if it doesn’t raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in the next few months. The nonprofit clinic, which provides free health care to uninsured and underserved members of the Santa Barbara community through its four branches, held a press Read More →

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Medicare data reveals big price discrepancies

By   /  Friday, May 17th, 2013  /  Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Medicare data reveals big price discrepancies

Why does a hospital in San Luis Obispo charge tens of thousands dollars more for major joint replacement surgery than one across the Santa Barbara County line? And what’s behind a hospital in the city of Santa Barbara asking twice as much as a facility in nearby Lompoc? And perhaps more puzzling, why is the Read More →

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Health & Human Services director will keynote June summit

By   /  Thursday, May 16th, 2013  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Health & Human Services director will keynote June summit

Herb K. Schultz, regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will keynote the Pacific Coast Business Times’ 2013 Champions in Health Care Summit. The event, which also celebrates the 2013 honorees in the Business Times’ Champions in Health Care special section, will take place June 21 at El Encanto in Santa Read More →

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Nip, tuck and click: Etna’s regulatory know-how is key to success with clinics

By   /  Friday, May 10th, 2013  /  Features, Health Care & Life Science, Technology  /  Comments Off on Nip, tuck and click: Etna’s regulatory know-how is key to success with clinics

  With the latest in advanced medical technology and techniques, today’s aesthetic surgeons can make just about anyone beautiful. But who makes those clinics beautiful online? San Luis Obispo-based Etna Interactive has been providing digital medical marketing for a decade to everything from single-physician practices to regional clinic networks to medical device makers such as Read More →

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Marian becomes Level III Trauma Center

By   /  Friday, April 26th, 2013  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Marian becomes Level III Trauma Center

Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria has officially become a Level III Trauma Center, enabling the hospital to take in seriously injured and emergency patients. The county of Santa Barbara’s Emergency Medical Services Agency designated Marian as a trauma center on April 26, a month after a team of surveyors conducted an on-site evaluation Read More →

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MedBridge at forefront of ambulatory surgery center development

By   /  Friday, April 5th, 2013  /  Health Care & Life Science, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on MedBridge at forefront of ambulatory surgery center development

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