News & Events
Fairchild Medical Plaza Expansion Underway
Nearly 22,000 square feet is being added to the existing Fairchild Medical Plaza. Funded and managed by Fairchild Professional Group, LLC, this single-story expansion includes enough space for additional medical and ancillary services, doctor’s offices, exam rooms, and supporting departments. Project completion is anticipated by early summer 2011. Overall, this expansion will increase Fairchild’s ability to recruit and retain quality medical providers, while also providing Clinic patients with added convenience of access to several medical and supporting services in one location.
Fairchild Medical Plaza remains open during construction with normal working hours and sufficient parking. Please call to make an appointment:
Fairchild Medical Clinic530.842.3507
Orthopedic Services 530.842.1267
Rehabilitation Services530.841.6211
Bruce N. Riger, MD 530.842.9800
Sleep Lab 530.841.6308
In the meantime, please watch your step and excuse our dust. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to contact Administration at 530.841.6200. › view expansion site plan
 16th Annual Foundation Golf Tournament
Sunday, September 12
Check-in 8am, Shotgun start 9am
Lake Shastina Golf Resort
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  2010 Fairchild Medical Center Health Fair
Saturday, September 25
10am - 2pm
Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds, Yreka
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 Ninth Annual Health Fair Fun Run/Walk
Saturday, September 25 - FREE
Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds, Yreka
8am registration: Fairground North Gate
9am competitive start, followed by walkers
There will be free t-shirts available, and many raffle prizes to give away. Please download & complete the Fun Run Release of Liability Form & bring it with you to registration.
 Fairchild Welcomes Dr. James Ungar as Emergency Department Director
Please welcome Dr. James Ungar as the new, onsite Medical Director for the Fairchild Medical Center Emergency Department.
Dr. Ungar attained his MD from The George Washington University School of Medicine. After completing his medical education, Dr. Ungar completed an internship in straight surgery and his residency in general surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Ungar has worked as an attending physician at a number of hospitals throughout California including: Mercy and Memorial Hospitals—Bakersfield, Centinela Hospital Medical Center—Inglewood, Olive View—UCLA Medical Center, Lancaster Community Hospital, and Tulare Hospital District. His most recent positions were at Rideout Memorial Hospital—Marysville and Tahoe Forest Hospital—Truckee.
Dr. Ungar’s professional memberships include American Academy of Emergency Medicine (Founding Member), American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, American Trauma Society (Founding Member), and American College of Forensic Examiners. Dr. Ungar is Board certified in Emergency Medicine.
In his free time Dr. Ungar enjoys flying, skydiving, skiing, white-water river rafting, back-packing, and motorcycle riding.
Fairchild is the First in County to Offer Advanced, Non-Invasive Down Syndrome Screening for Pregnant Women
 Fairchild Medical Center is one of the few centers in California, and only center in Siskiyou County to offer nuchal translucency screening (NT) screening, a new, non-invasive test performed early in pregnancy to identify women at increased risk for Down syndrome and other birth defects.
NT screening is performed between 11 and 14 weeks of pregnancy and is offered to women of all ages. The screening is done via a high-resolution ultrasound exam of the nuchal area — a fold of skin at the back of the neck of the fetus. The results are combined with the mother's age to determine an adjusted risk for Down syndrome. The rate of detection for Down syndrome is about 80 percent and over 90 percent detection rate with the addition of blood work. Based on the results, a woman then has the option of undergoing amniocentesis for further diagnosis.
Fairchild Ultrasound Technologist Vivian French recently passed the National Boards to perform these tests and submit results directly to the California Department of Public Health’s Genetic Screening Program.
 Fairchild Medical Clinic Welcomes Orthopedic
Doctors Bullock & Eastman and
Physician Assistant Goodwin
Drs. Eastman and Bullock have moved to Fairchild Medical Clinic, and welcome the addition of PA Goodwin. Both physicians are Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, and combined bring over eighty years of Orthopedic experience to the Clinic.
New patients are welcome - Please call 842-1267 for an appointment.
Fairchild Auxiliary Offers Courtesy Patient Transportation Service
 The Patient Connection Program is here. Operated by Fairchild Medical Center Auxiliary, this free program provides members of the community with transportation to-and-from medical appointments and the hospital. It's Fairchild's way of building a healthier community, one ride at a time. Please call 530-841-2048 for more information or to schedule your ride. › recent news coverage
 Fairchild Receives Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval™
for health care quality and safety
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety, Fairchild Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of the nation's health care through voluntary accreditation.
"Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization's performance and the outcomes of care," says Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., executive director, Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services, The Joint Commission. "The community should be proud that Fairchild is focusing on the most challenging goal -- to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels."
CEO Jonathon Andrus spoke of his pride in a staff whose members ask what needs to be done to be accredited by The Joint Commission. "In addition, they appreciate the educational aspect of the survey and the opportunity to interact with the team of surveyors." He called the accreditation, "proof of an organization-wide commitment to provide quality care on an ongoing basis."
› Visit the Joint Commission's website
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