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hospitals, assumed the top

job at RCRMC on Oct. 6.

County leaders said Sar-

rafian will focus on

sustaining the hospital’s

fiscal stability, improving

community access to

healthcare, and expanding

the network of services at

the 121-year-old

MORENO VALLEY – Two

well-respected leaders in

Southern California’s dy-

namic healthcare market-

place have been named to

the top management posts

at Riverside County Re-

gional Medical Center.

The Riverside County

Board of Supervisors ap-

pointed Zareh Sarrafian to

serve as the permanent

Chief

Executive Officer of the

Regional Medical Center in

Moreno Valley. Sarrafian,

a former chief administra-

tive officer at Loma Linda

University Medical Center

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RCRMC Leading the Way for a Hepatitis C Cure

Gone are the days when pharmacists

primarily dispensed medications from behind a

counter.

Clinical pharmacists at Riverside County

Regional Medical Center are on the frontline of

healthcare; working directly alongside physicians

and other health professionals to cure Hepatitis C, a

debilitating liver disease that kills 15,000 Americans

annually and afflicts as many as 200 million people

worldwide.

The Inland Empire Health Plan, a

not-for-profit health plan that serves one million

residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties,

recently designated the Regional Medical Center in

Moreno Valley as a Center of Excellence for the

treatment and cure of Hepatitis C.

Healthcare providers at the hospital – spear-

headed by a team of clinical pharmacists – began

offering new antiviral drug regimens to qualified

Hepatitis C patients. The clinical pharmacy team

works directly with physicians and patients to help

manage the regimen and monitor patients for side

effects. More than a dozen patients who suffered

from a once incurable disease have been cured

since the program was launched earlier this year,

hospital officials say.

“Our ability to cure Hepatitis C is exciting for

the hospital and for those affected by the disease,”

said Dr. Arnold Tabuenca, chief medical officer at

the 439-bed teaching hospital. “Not very long ago

many hepatitis C patients were destined to die or

undergo a liver transplant. This is the beginning of a

new era.”

Pharmacy Director Dr. Greg Prouty and

Assistant Director, Dr. Davalyn Tidwell – both

pharmacists—said the medications to cure Hepatitis

C are costly, but much less expensive than a lifetime

of managing a Hepatitis C patient whose liver is

fighting to perform its normal functions.

“We made a decision to be a leader in this

area,” Prouty said. “We saw this as an opportunity

to do some very good work, to say ‘we are going to

cure Hepatitis C.’ And, we are.”

RCRMC’s Pharmacist Mina Hanna, pictured, says all the

pharmacists work as a team to improve patients' health and

lives.

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A Look Back at Live Well Perris By all accounts, 2014 was a stellar year for the City’s

Live Well Perris healthy-eating active-living initiative.

The City sponsored more than 150 nutrition-

education classes, morning workouts, sports-skills

clinics and signature events like a senior prom, pet

parade and expo, a pair of hikes at the Lake Perris

State Recreation Area and participation in the

annual International Walk to School Day, which

drew more than 400 students, parents, teachers and

supporters.

City Council members received a year-in-review

report about Live Well Perris at the Oct. 28 City

Council meeting. The ongoing initiative has been

lauded by residents, health-care professionals,

elected officials and Southern California government

representatives as a model for community

engagement to improve quality of life.

“Looking back, it appears every one of our Live Well

Perris events has enjoyed a great turnout,” said

Perris Mayor Daryl Busch. “We’ve done a lot of

community outreach through our Live Well Perris

program, which was our point in the first place. Our

staff has done an excellent job.”

Perris Administrative Services Manager Isabel Carlos

highlighted major Live Well events. Those included:

125 in-class demonstrations to Perris elementary

students showing them how to prepare healthy

snacks. More than 2,500 students took part in

the demonstrations as part of the Live Well

Perris’ “Chef in the Classroom” program.

A community-health fair in April that drew about

2,000 people and featured high-blood pressure

and cholesterol screenings, healthy-recipe books

and prizes – like bicycles—that encouraged

exercise.

A boxing-skills clinic in May that drew about

1,000 spectators and participants.

A pet parade and expo that drew more than 500

people and an assortment of dogs, cats, birds

and one pig to Paragon Park.

An aquatics meet at the Drop Zone water park

that drew more than 2,000 participants and

spectators.

A baseball clinic in August at the Big League

Dreams sports complex that drew more than

500 players between the ages of 5 and 18.

A skateboard tournament at the new

pump-track at Paragon Park in September that

drew 200 participants and spectators.

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A Look Back at Live Well Perris

The 4th annual Tour De Perris bicycles rides and

the initial 5-K power walk in October that com-

bined drew more than 250 participants.

The International Walk-to-School Day in October

that drew more than 400 participants.

A soccer-skills camp in October that coincided

with the ground-breaking of a new soccer com-

plex at Patriot Park that drew more than 200

participants.

A Senior Prom that attracted dozens of couples

in their golden years for an evening of dancing

and dining.

A series of “winter workouts” that attracted hun-

dreds of residents for Saturday morning exercis-

ing in various Perris parks.

Cyclists climb a steep hill during the 4th annual

Tour De Perris bicycle ride, which drew partici-

pants from all over Southern California

City officials also presented awards to residents and

municipal staff members who completed physical

fitness challenges and honored two fourth-grade

students—Alexa Garcia and Ian Mead, both of Ava-

lon Elementary School-- with gift baskets for creating

the winning poster entries for the recent walk to

school day.

Recipients of Presidential Active Living Award (PALA)

certificates included Michelle Clay, Monica Martinez,

Saida Amozgar, Michele Ogawa, Judy Haughney,

Richard Belmudez, Chineze Ndukwe, Arturo Garcia,

Ron Car, Arturo Cervantes, Ted Norton, Faye Scho-

borg, Veronica Arana, Marilyn Fernholz, Monica

Chan and Joe Vargo.

City officials received even more good news recently

when Cecilia Arias, a public affairs representative

from Kaiser Permanente, presented the City with a

check for $12,000 to continue Live Well Perris. City

administrators and staff are planning events to con-

tinue and expand Live Well Perris in 2015.

“City-wide initiatives do make a difference,” Arias

said in remarks to the City Council. “You have helped

your community thrive through physical fitness and

eating well. Congratulations on a very good job.”

Contact: Joe Vargo,

Perris Public Information Officer

Phone: 951-956-2120

[email protected]

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Jobs in Riverside County


Issue #1 Page 4

Riverside County Transportation

Commission (RCTC) has been

hard at work developing pro-

jects throughout Riverside

County to improve mobility.

Each project creates hundreds if

not thousands of construction

jobs while simultaneously laying

the groundwork for private in-

vestment to spur economic

growth even more. These pro-

jects are a necessary investment

in our county’s future to insure

it will be a prosperous one.

The Drop Zone Aquatic Center is in the home stretch and is already allowing local schools to utilize the

Olympic size swimming pool for their water sports. The Drop Zone will be open for business on memorial

day and will have 35 full-time employees along with 100 part-time staff during the summer months.

There will be a small staff for the rest of the year to maintain the Olympic size pool for local schools and

residents.

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Perris-Menifee Waterpark


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The 5th District includes the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Menifee, Moreno Valley and Perris. The

major unincorporated areas in the district include Banning Bench, Cabazon, Cherry Valley, Desert Hills, De-

sert Hot Springs, El Nido area, Juniper Flats, Lake Perris, Lakeview, Lakeview Mountains, Mission Lakes, Mis-

sion Springs, Morongo Badlands, Nuevo, North Palm Springs, Painted Hills, Quail Lake, Reche Canyon, San

Jacinto Wildlife Reserve, San Timoteo Canyon, Snow Creek, The Sovereign Nation of the Morongo Band of

Mission Indians, Twin Pines, West Garnet, Whitewater and Windy Point .

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Fabulous Fifth District

Back L-R:

Dr. Jay Hoffman, Board Assistant Barry Busch, Board Assistant Melanie Villarreal, Legislative Intern Steven Hernandez, Legislative Assistant Dennis Gutierrez, Legislative Assistant Zack Wybert, Board Assistant

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Supervisor Ashley & The District 5 Team


Issue #8 Page 9

Sitting Down L-R:

Amber Smalley, Legislative Intern Jaime Hurtado, Chief of Staff Supervisor Marion Ashley Katrina Cline, Board Assistant (Office Manager/Scheduler) Debbie Rose, Legislative Assistant

Supervisor Marion Ashley

District 5

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