BRIEFLY OASIS SHELTER GETS BLUE SHIELD GRANT.Byline: - Daily News LANCASTER - The Valley Oasis Shelter was among 100 domestic-violence shelters that received at least $1,000 each from the Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California is an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of California Physicians' Foundation. The foundation will distribute nearly $140,000 in contributions to every domestic-violence shelter in California that receives state funds. ``Violence between intimate partners is shockingly common, and these shelters serve the most acutely endangered victims of domestic violence - women and children. The grant we're making demonstrates our ongoing commitment to supporting the shelters' efforts,'' said Dr. Jeffrey Rideout, president of the Blue Shield of California Foundation. All of the shelters selected to receive the grants also receive funding from either the state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
Davenport, Runner to speak at chamber LANCASTER - Assembly candidates Robert Davenport Robert Davenport (fl. 1623-1639) was an English dramatist of the early seventeenth century. Nothing is known of his early life or education; the title pages of two of his plays identify him as a "Gentleman," though there is no record of him at either of the two universities or the and Sharon Runner Sharon Runner (born May 17 1954, Los Angeles) is a Californian politician. She has been a member of the California State Assembly since 2002. Runner, a Republican from Antelope Valley represents the 36th district. will participate in a debate today sponsored by the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Davenport, a Democrat, and Runner, a Republican, are campaigning for the 36th Assembly District seat now held by Runner's husband, George, who is leaving office due to state term limits. The debate will be part of a luncheon that begins at 11:30 a.m. at Medrano's Mexican Restaurant, 44276 10th St. W. A four-member media panel will ask the candidates questions, and members of the audience will be able to submit questions in writing that the panel will select. Cost is $15 for chamber members and $20 for nonmembers. - Daily News Universal Health posts healthy profits in 2002 LANCASTER - Universal Health Services Universal Health Services, Inc. NYSE: UHS is a Fortune 500 company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This company is one of the nation's largest health care management companies, operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers Inc., which operates Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , said its net income was $41.5 million for the three months ended Sept. 30. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, its earnings were $131.5 million, the company said. The earnings represent a 35 percent increase in earnings per diluted share for the three-month period and a 31 percent increase for the nine-month period over the comparable periods in 2001, the company said. Revenues increased 13 percent to $813 million in thethree-month period and by 15 percent to $2.42 billion in the nine-month period, the company said. Universal, which plans to build a hospital in Palmdale, noted that it opened a 371-bed hospital in 2000 and will open a 176-bed hospital in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. and a 120-bed hospital in Florida next year. |
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