Taking
Care . . .Bear Valley Community Healthcare District offers
a continuum of care and community
education including
Bear Valley Community Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility,
Family Health Center, Family Counseling Center, and Paramedic/Ambulance
Service. Bear Valley Community Hospital is fully accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations. Its services include 24-hour emergency care,
acute respiratory care, inpatient medical care, in- out-patient
surgery, laboratory and physical therapy. The Family Health
Center provides medical care for the whole family providing
physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants
and a licensed acupuncturist. The Family Counseling Center
provides outpatient mental health services, a school-based
drug and alcohol prevention program, and special education
services. The Mothers on Mountains (M.O.M.) Program, a
special healthcare program, provides quality prenatal care,
well baby care, and general healthcare for all members
of the family.
Big
Bear offers multiple licensed family day care facilities
throughout the area as well as a nationally
accredited family day care facility. Accreditation supports
the profession of family child care, encourages high-quality care for children,
and provides opportunities for the accredited facility to mentor other providers,
thus improving the overall level of the quality care of the area. Big Bear
is proud to be the home of one of 259 accredited family
day cares in the entire
state of California. Other child day care includes Rainbow Kids Club, a before
and after-school program. Soroptomist International raised approximately $163,000
in 2004 to fund the Rainbow Kids Club program. Although 2004 was a record year
for the program, successful fundraising for community improvements is characteristic
of Big Bear.
