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Collision with LASD patrol car in La Puente results in DUI arrest Early Thursday morning, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, in a marked black and white patrol car, was traveling southbound Hacienda Boulevard crossing the intersection of Ector Street in La Puente when an early model Honda Civic collided into the left front quarter panel, causing the deputy to lose control of his vehicle. The collision occurred on July 4, 2013, at approximately 3:00 AM. The driver of the Honda Civic, who was traveling northbound on Hacienda Boulevard, attempted to make a left turn onto Ector Street. During this turn, the driver of the Honda Civic collided with the marked black and white patrol car as it was traveling southbound on Hacienda Boulevard. The patrol car traveled across the southbound lanes of Hacienda Boulevard, eventually jumping
onto the west sidewalk and crashing into a concrete light pole. The light pole fell onto the roof top and the trunk of the patrol car then came to rest on the west sidewalk. Fortunately, the deputy managed to safely exit the vehicle on his own. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and later released. The driver of the Honda Civic, 28 year-old Salvador Sanchez of La Puente, sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. An investigation was conducted at the scene and Suspect Salvador Sanchez was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at the hospital. He was subsequently booked at the Inmate Reception Center for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Causing Injury to Another Person, with a bail of $100,000.00.
19 hot shot firefighters die in Arizona fire 5 Firefighters from California lost
The bodies of 19 elite firefighters overtaken by a raging wildfire in central Arizona were recovered and taken to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday, Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said. The Yarnell fire killed 19 of 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, who ranged in age from 21 to 43 years old. Fraijo said the only member of the crew who was not killed by the inferno was on an assignment away from the incident. However he didn’t know where the firefighter had been deployed. “He feels terribly and we all feel terribly,” Fraijo said at a news conference Tuesday. “Unfortunately, we have very few words to express that kind of sorrow.” Flags in Los Angeles County were at half-staff Tuesday to honor firefighters who died battling the blaze raging in Arizona. The tragedy was particularly felt in California, where five of the dead firefighters grew up. Grant McKee, Costa Mesa,21, Kevin Woyjeck,
By Terry Miller 21, of Seal Beach, Sean Misner, 26, of the Santa Ynez Valley, and Hemet natives William “Billy” Warneke, 25, and Chris MacKenzie, 30, perished with members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew. Misner was related to Montecito Fire Chief Terry McElwee according to a report from the Associated Press. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Tuesday issued the following statement regarding the 19 firefighters who Pasadena firefighters honor fallen brothers at a remembrance ceremony were killed near Prescott, Ari- held recently at Pasadena City Hall. -Photo by Terry Miller zona yesterday: job every day, and the sacri- the magnitude of such sacri“Anne and I were sad- fices they often have to make fice. The fire service is bound dened to learn of the deaths to keep the rest of us safe.” by our commitment to those of 19 firefighters from the California Department we protect and, in that spirit, Granite Mountain Inter- of Forestry and Fire Protec- I offered our assistance duragency Hotshot Crew as they tion (CAL FIRE) Chief Ken ing this trying time. We stand worked bravely and selflessly Pimlott also issued the follow- ready to help in any way we to protect their fellow Arizo- ing statement: can should the need arise.” nans from the Yarnell Hill “On behalf of all CaliIn honor of the fallen fire,” said Governor Brown. fornians, I expressed condo- firefighters, Capitol flags will “Our thoughts are with the lences to Arizona State For- be flown at half-staff as are families of the deceased, their ester Scott Hunt today for his many area firehouses. fire service colleagues and state’s tragic and painful loss This most recent tragic the people of Arizona as they of 19 firefighters,” said Chief firefighter loss is second only mourn this tremendous loss. Pimlott. “Our thoughts are to the events which took This tragedy reminds us once with the Arizona fire service over 30 firefighters’ lives in again of the courage our pub- and the families of the fallen Griffith Park during the Delic safety workers bring to the as they struggle to cope with pression.
PRESCRIBING FOR SLEEP APNEA? YOUR DME COMPANY LETTING YOU DOWN? If you’re frustrated with your DME provider, find out why thousands of physicians prefer “Classic”
Why Classic?
We relieve you from the burden of answering day-to-day equipment issues.
“Sleep” is our specialty. That’s right, no oxygen, scooters, wheelchairs, beds or other DME. We supply only PAP equipment and related replenishment supplies. This allows us to be real experts in what we do and to concentrate on delivering the patient care that matters. The fact we serve more than 18,000 patients over 18 states and are growing rapidly is testament to our focus and commitment to delivering timely setup and having happy and compliant patients.
able to continue to collect usage data.
Compliance through great patient care
When calling patients we use data generated from our proprietary Download on Demand® software. This takes the raw data streams from patient’s modems, parses the data to produce compliance reports containing key data points and a graph that our clinicians use so that they can have an intelligent conversation with the patient based on that patient’s actual use of their equipment. Of course patients can (and do!) call in to our patient care center for help and advice from our clinicians at any time.
is what really sets us apart from the pack. Our licensed respiratory professionals (respiratory therapists and registered sleep techs) work with patients from the time of setup and throughout their therapy with one goal in mind…to ensure they quickly adapt to their therapy and stay compliant over time.
Our CPAP Circle of Care® program
was carefully designed to achieve this. The first step of the program is for one of our licensed respiratory therapists to complete the setup faceto-face with the patient, either in their home or their doctor’s office, usually within 72 hours of approval. Our R/T will set the machine to the prescription and then educate the patient on its use, care and maintenance. And educate the patient on what to expect over the first days and weeks of their therapy. We set up all patients on the highest quality machines fitted with wireless modems (regardless of insurance). And we leave the modems on the machine indefinitely so as to be
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After setup patients are passed to our patient care center for ongoing compliance care. Our licensed clinicians make outgoing calls at 72 hours, 30 days and 90 days after setup to interdict any problems patients may be having. A field R/T will make a re-visit to a patient in their home where a problem cannot be resolved over the phone.
Download on Demand® - Driving Compliance
Our goal is to have happy, compliant patients while taking the brunt of the every-day questions patients invariably have. This relieves the burden from our referring physician’s offices who otherwise have to deal with this call volume, and depending on the experience of the doctor in this field, may not be able to answer typical questions the patient has regarding equipment issues (e.g. how to fix a leaking mask).
Skeptical?
So you’ve heard it all before? All the DME’s brag that they’re the best and have a great compliance and supply replenishment program.... everybody talks the talk...so who do you believe? Your patients...that’s who! We’ll prove it to you. Send us two or three patients and then ask your patients about the care they received and their opinion of the process... then compare the results to your existing DME provider. Talk to your staff about the interaction they have with our office. Look at our documentation. Reach out to Bill Kleiman (contact info below) to set up an inservice over lunch with your staff to go over our program and answer any questionvs you may have.
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The prescribing doctor receives documentation by eFax (or electronically via EMR system integration), starting with confirmation of receipt of the referral through every touch we have with the patient. This includes a copy of the 2-page compliance reports containing our Download on Demand® data and a copy of the notes made by our clinician during a call. Our proprietary systems automate the flow of documentation keeping referring doctors completely informed about their patients’ progress and ensure physicians have the documentation they need for follow-up consultations with their patients.
Bill Kleiman, Regional VP of Sales
Cell (818) 515-6906 | Office toll free 888 707-2454 | Office Fax 888-249-3875 30851 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills CA 91301