Medical professionals at urgent care centers and hospital emergency rooms give people immediate medical attention. Understanding the services each offers may save people time and money if they are ...

A child breaks a bone, struggles to breathe or suffers frightening thoughts that tell them life isn't worth living. These are examples of medical emergencies that parents and caregivers must be ready ...

More than 30 years ago, a "handshake agreement" between Springfield's largest health systems established a unique system of ...

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills received a landmark $6 million gift from the late philanthropist ...

A 9-year-old boy lived for weeks in a hospital emergency room, dressed in paper scrubs, because his parents couldn't handle him and the state's social services agency had nowhere to place him. A ...