Valley Children's Hospital

Despite soaring profits and high executive compensation, Valley Children’s financial investment back into its community has been stagnant for the last decade.

Hospitals around the country are reporting an increase in infections and hospitalizations from the virus. The Central Valley is no exception.

Young children are now eligible for the COVID-19 shot. In Fresno County, health officials have a plan to get more kids vaccinated.

On this week’s Valley Edition: Over the past five years, a new program at Valley Children’s has helped hundreds of kids with chronic diseases transition into adult medical care. What’s changed since the program started? Plus, why the conflict between rooftop solar companies and energy utilities could have a lasting impact on the electric grid. And the San Pablo festival in the Kern County town of Taft. Listen to these stories and more.

When kids age out of pediatric care, an internal clinic helps them manage their diseases, find qualified doctors in adult medicine, and actually attend their medical appointments.

Kids with chronic diseases transition to adult medical care, electric grid, Taft festival

Last week, nearly 450 kids at the hospital tested positive for the virus, but a medical director confirmed the most severe cases were among the unvaccinated.

In the new book "Flying with a Dragon on our Tail," a Fresno couple recount their experience participating in a 1987 international air race.

The surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has created new risks for children, especially those with special needs. To better understand the risks, Valley…

On this week’s Valley Edition: We continue our podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool. This week: the heroes, big and small, who helped more than 200 campers…