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Adventist Health Reedley wins top teaching hospital award
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Adventist Health Reedley is among only 10 hospitals in California to earn 2019 Top Teaching Hospital accolades for patient safety and qual- ity. The award is from The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other pur- chasers focused on health- care safety and quality and is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive.
Only 118 hospitals earned Top Hospital awards, which include the following cat-
Obituaries
Consuelo T. Alcantar
Conseulo T. Alcantar
died Dec. 16. She was
95.
Mrs. Alcantar was
a homemaker and was self-employed.
She is survived by five sons, seven daugh- ters, 37 grandchildren, 57 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
A rosary was held on Dec. 23 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home and a funeral mass was held on Dec. 24 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on O Street in Sanger.
Ioan Mae Bennett
Ioan May Bennett died Dec. 17. She was
96.
Mrs. Bennett was
a cafeteria worker for Sanger Unified School District.
She is survived by one son of Sanger, and one daughter of Fres- no. She is also survived by two sisters, seven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchil- dren.
A graveside service will be held on at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, at the Sanger Cemetery.
Wallin’s Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling arrangements.
egories:
• Top Children’s Hospitals • Top General Hospitals
• Top Rural Hospitals
• Top Teaching Hospitals Adventist Health Reed-
ley’s Top Teaching award highlights the hospital’s family medicine residency training program at Adven- tist Health Medical Office – Reedley Cypress on the hospi- tal campus. Adventist Health Reedley hosts the residents during their three years of training at the Reedley Cy- press medical office. The program serves 12 residents a year and provides valuable educational experiences in
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The 2019 physician residents are in their first year of the UCSF Fresno Family Medicine Residency program at Adventist Health Reedley. From left are Marlon Echaverry, MD, Sireesha Mudunuri, DO, Zack Bryant, MD (attending physician), Victor Mori, DO, and Brent Wentworth, DO.
to providers, many of whom are bilingual,” says Dr. John Zweifler, medical director for Clinical Integration and Graduate Medical Education for Adventist Health in the Central Valley. “As physi- cians, we also appreciate the residents’ expertise, when seeking second opinions re- garding patient care.”
“Our teams are constantly focused on improving care, safety and quality, and our residencies are an important part of that,” says Andrea Kofl, president of Adventist Health in the Central Valley.
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newborn care and obstetrics for all 39 University of Cali- fornia San Francisco – Fresno family medicine residents. The program also exposes
the residents to healthcare in rural areas.
“The benefit of a residen- cy program to our commu- nity is the increased access
Jose Cisneros
Jose Alfredo Cisner- os of Reedley died Dec. 12 in Fresno. He was 21.
Mr. Cisneros was a student.
He is survived by his parents Eva Zacarias and Jose Alfredo Cisne- ros, and three sisters.
Visitation a rosary and mass were held Dec. 23 at the old St An- thony of Padua Catholic Church on F Street in Reedley.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Isabel
De La Fuente Isabel De La Fuente
of Parlier died Dec. 15. She was 68.
Mrs. De La Fuente worked as a teacher's aide with the Parlier Unified School District.
She is survived by one daughter, one broth- er, two sisters, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation and a ro- sary were held Dec. 22 at Wallin's Parlier Fu- neral Home. A mass was held Dec. 23 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catho- lic Church in Parlier.
Joe Dicochea
Joe L. Dicochea of Visalia died Dec. 16 in Visalia. He was 63.
Mr. Dicochea worked
as a fork lift driver. Visitation will be from3to8p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Thurs- day Jan. 2, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Amasswillbeat11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Cutler.
Neto Epps
Neto Epps of Cutler died Dec. 4 in Visalia. He was 41.
Mr. Epps was a ware- house worker.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at Cutler First Baptist Church.
Guadalupe Hernandez Guadalupe M. Her-
nandez of Madera died Dec. 15 in Madera. She was 88.
Ms. Hernandez worked as a seamer op- erator.
She is survived by one son, five daugh- ters, 23 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be from5to7p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Mon- day, Dec. 30, at the new St. Mary's Catho- lic Church in Sanger. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the new St. Mary's Church.
Burial will be in Kings- burg Cemetery.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the funeral services.
Mary Hirata
Mary Hirata of Reed- ley died Dec. 15. She was 94.
Mrs. Hirata is sur- vived by four children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Reedley Buddhist Church. Dopkins Reed- ley Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrange- ments.
Bill Williams
Bill Gene Williams of Dinuba died Nov. 28. He was 95.
Mr. Williams was a lo- cal farmer and realtor in Dinuba for 30 years.
He is survived by one son, one daughter, one sister, five grand- children and four great- grandchildren.
A graveside ser- vice with full military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Extreme Registration for SCCCD on Jan. 3-4
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The State Center Community College District — including the Reedley College campus — will hold its spring semester Ex- treme Registration on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 3-4. Friday regis- tration will be from 2 to 7 p.m. followed by Saturday registration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Reedley College's registration will take place in the Student Cen- ter next to the cafeteria.
Extreme Registra- tion is a one-stop shop that offers everything a student will need to enroll at Fresno City
College, Reedley Col- lege, Clovis Commu- nity College, Madera Community College Center and Oakhurst Community College Center. The Spring 2020 semester begins Monday, Jan. 13.
Extreme Registra- tion will include staff from admissions, coun- seling, financial aid, and business services in one building. At the regis- tration, students can select courses and plan a class schedule, com- plete registration for classes, receive coun- seling and advising, pay fees, buy a student ID card, purchase a park- ing permit and more.
Wreath removal is Jan. 4 at Reedley Cemetery
MVT Staff Report
The removal of wreaths displayed during the Christmas holiday at Reedley Cemetery will take place on Saturday, Jan. 4, not Jan. 11 as re- ported in last week's is- sue of The Times.
Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. that day and re- move wreaths that have been displayed since
the annual ceremony on Dec. 14. The wreaths will be transported to the Reedley Armory, where they will dry out for a week and then be bagged for annual stor- age on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Event organizer Su- san Lusk said volunteers are welcome and encour- aged to come out on both days.
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to Our Angel in Heaven
Gloria Horta
December 24, 1957
Not a day goes by
When we don’t think of you, miss you, love you,
and thank God we were blessed to have you in our lives.
With all our love, Mom, brother and sisters
Feliz Cumpleaños para Nuestro Angel En El Cielo
No hay ningún día que no nos acordemos de ti, te estreñamos, te amamos y le damos gracia a Dios por tenerte en nuestras vidas.
Con todo Nuestro Amor, Mama, hermano y hermanas
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