Southwest Healthcare to host Women’s Health Expo to educate the local community on women’s health awareness

Southwest Healthcare, which includes Temecula Valley Hospital, Rancho Springs Hospital and Inland Valley Hospital, is hosting the Women’s Health Expo on Thursday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Pechanga Resort and Casino Summit Ballroom. The event will feature education of heart, stroke, nutrition and gynecological health for women. The event is just $10 per person to attend and features a fabulous Pechanga lunch provided for all attendees. Registration is required and can be completed at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/temeculavalley-hospital-womens-expo2023-tickets-490774338257.

This expo will provide educa- tion and resources to assist women in making lifestyle changes that can help them improve their health. Free screenings will be available for women to learn their numbers in terms of measurements that put them at risk. These screenings are available to ensure that every woman who attends knows her numbers.

There will be informational booths providing education on nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, stroke, heart disease and stress management. Local businesses will be attending and offering healthy lifestyle options to attendees. There will also be opportunity drawings to win fun prizes as well as a grand prize drawing that includes a spectacular spa experience at the Pechanga Resort.

The lunch portion of the event will include physician speakers who will discuss risk factors, lifestyle changes and the latest healthcare issues related to women of all ages. The speaker panel will conclude with an audience Q & A session.

All women are encouraged to attend this informative event to receive education on their health as well as empower themselves to make lifestyle changes that may help save their life. Seating is limited so please register soon.

About Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital is the only hospital in the region to offer

Level II Trauma Services, Advanced Primary Certified Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, and is a nationally recognized center for weight-loss surgery by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, also The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Hip and Knee replacement, visit www.swhinlandvalley.com.

Rancho Springs Hospital features the largest award-winning Women’s Center in the region which includes the Rady Children’s Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Rady San Diego: Ranked 5th in the nation for neonatal care), Advanced Primary

Certified Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, and the da Vinci Robotic Xi Surgical System performing the region’s first virtually no-scar single site procedures, visit www.swhranchosprings.com

About Temecula Valley Hospital

Temecula Valley Hospital brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patient-centered and family sensitive care to area residents. The hospital features 140 private patient rooms; emergency care featuring ER Reserve; advanced cardiac and stroke care; orthopedics; general and surgical specialties. For more information, please visit www.temeculavalleyhospital.com.

Temecula Valley Hospital achieves national certification as a glutenfree food service facility

TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH) has achieved its certification as a Gluten-Free Food Service program, making it the first hospital in California to achieve this status. The TVH nutrition team met the rigorous standards and expectations for safety required to achieve this honor. The team is proud to serve delicious meals for any diet preference on a daily basis and this designation demonstrates their commitment to provide quality food for patients and the community

The Gluten-Free Food Service (GFFS) audits and validates restaurants and food businesses that serve gluten-free food. The Gluten-Free Food Service validation program is part of a nonprofit organization that has been serving the needs of the gluten-free community for several years. Their mission is to make life easier for everyone living glutenfree and TVH is pleased to be a part of this program.

“We are very proud to have been awarded this designation,” said Darlene Wetton, CEO, TVH. “At