Tri-county hospital systems have enough PPE to protect staff
Personal protective equipment levels are holding steady in the Tri-Counties as more parts of the economy reopen. At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, hospital systems scrambled to find gear to protect staff members as they treated people who were possibly infected. Through community partnerships, donations and state assistance, the hospitals have been able to Read More →
Judge: Amgen will not have to put drug prices in TV ads
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Tri-county tech startups join effort to distribute PPE
Tech startups across the Tri-Counties and Greater Los Angeles combined forces to raise some $200,000 in donations for personal protective equipment and direct it to Southern California health care systems. The effort, called SoCal Tech for SoCal Hospitals, combines the expertise of logistics and health care startups including Santa Barbara-based Well Health, and fundraising from Read More →
Tri-county stock performance mixed
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Atara Biotherapeutics raises $175 million
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Well Health speeds up release of its text message platform
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the demands on health care technology, so Santa Barbara-based Well Health accelerated its own. Partnering with health care systems and business partners like Amazon and Twilio, the company rolled out a rapid release program for its text message communication platform, adding thousands of doctors and millions of patients, and taking its Read More →
Social distancing rules make funeral services challenging
Well, at least tears are still permitted at funerals. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a patchwork of bureaucratic guidelines by departments of public health in Sacramento and the counties that have made the business of operating a funeral home incredibly complex. Until late in May, funeral homes were not permitting more than 10 people Read More →
