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December 2020
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
TEMECULA VALLEY HOSPITAL STAFF RECEIVES AWARD
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Jimmy Moore was known by many
as “Mr. Temecula” for having played a
major role in the City of Temecula incorporation
in 1989. Jimmy was a 29-year
veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a
pilot in the Vietnam War, and was an Icon
within the Temecula Valley Community.
Jimmy was a member of the Kiwanis
Club of Temecula Valley, and they acknowledge
his accomplishments by recognizing
them annually with a “Citizen
of the Year” award in his name.
“Each year our club presents this
award to individuals, community service
organizations or institutions that contributes
to our community in an exceptional
way. The Temecula Valley Hospital staff,
management and facility certainly cover
all three types of past recipients of this
award,” said Mark Ward, President, Kiwanis
Club of Temecula Valley.
“It is an honor to receive this very
special award on behalf of our hospital
staff,” said Darlene Wetton, Chief
Executive Officer of Temecula Valley
Hospital. “Our Temecula Valley Hospital
employees and the Kiwanis Club have
our community at heart in everything
they do. What a wonderful way for our
teams to come together to celebrate Jimmy
Moore’s legacy of our region!”
Please see the attached photo of
Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH) CEO
Darlene Wetton and Temecula Valley
Kiwanis Club.
About Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH),
with a 5 Star Medicare Hospital Compare
rating, brings advanced technology,
innovative programs, patient-centered
and family sensitive care to area residents
featuring 140 private patient rooms.
TVH is the first Universal Health
Services Hospital Emergency Department
in the country to achieve accreditation
from the American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP) as a Geriatric
Emergency Department. TVH specializes
in advanced cardiac services, stroke care,
general and surgical specialties, and orthopedics
as a recent Blue Distinction®
Center Designation for Quality in Knee
and Hip Replacement Surgeries.
TVH is nationally recognized for Patient
Safety by the Leapfrog Group, with
a 2017 Top Hospital Award and seven ‘A’
Grades for Patient Safety.
For more information, please visit
https://www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/
about/news
About Kiwanis Club of Temecula
Valley
Kiwanis International is a global
organization of volunteers dedicated
to improving the world one child and
one community at a time. The Kiwanis
Club of Temecula Valley is focused on
serving the needs of their community
with emphasis on children but is also
involved in projects that serve others.
For information about the Kiwanis Club
of Temecula Valley, please visit their web
site at www.kiwanistv.org.
PHOTO PAGE 1 (L to R): Kiwanis Club President
Mark Ward; TVH CEO Darlene Wetton; Kiwanis
Club member Dale Qualm; TVH Board Chairman
Maj. Gen. Claude Reinke; and Kiwanis Club
member Jim Stead.
THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT
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Next year my priorities will
continue to be on the needs of this
region. We must ensure that we have
sufficient resources and response to
disasters like COVID and prevention
of wildfires, that we have a secure,
reliable water supply for people and
agriculture alike, that our education
system is funded with operational
certainty for students and parents,
that people can access health care
easier, and that our increasingly overcrowded
highways are modernized
and upgraded.
The pandemic’s economic fallout
has been catastrophic for thousands
of people and for California’s overall
economy. With businesses closing
and thousands losing their jobs it is
critical the state fixes the EDD, DMV
and other failures.
With that in mind, I will support
policies that help small businesses
and job creation to get the economy
moving again. Needless to say, a faltering
economy results in fewer tax
dollars. Meeting the responsibilities
of government will be extremely
challenging with the tight state budget.
But we must take a close look at
our priorities to put necessities above
desires.
In Sacramento, we may disagree
on many issues, but there is much we
agree on. Healthcare, education, wildfires,
water and power infrastructure,
and our economic distress – none of
these is political which creates the
need for bi-partisan solutions.
As the new session begins, I will
continue to work with my colleagues
from both parties as we tackle the
enormous challenges facing California.
I am humbled by the support I
received from the district November
3rd, and I look forward to continuing
to serve you in Sacramento.
Assembly Republican Leader Marie
Waldron represents the 75th Assembly
District in the California Legislature,
which includes the communities
of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook,
Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar
Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow,
San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center
and Vista.