LAKEPORT
Lakeview Health Center Proudly Welcomes Pediatrician Dr. Rishika Singh
Lakeview Health Center has expanded access to pediatric care in Lake County with the addition of full-time pediatrician Dr. Rishika Singh.
Dr. Singh has extensive experience with newborns, having worked in a hospital with a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She can perform intubations, insert umbilical lines when needed, attend high-risk deliveries and help in stabilizing sick newborns. She is also well trained in performing circumcisions.
“I like to joke around with little kids. For example, when I look in their ears I say, ‘Let’s see if I can find any puppies in here,’ or something like that to make them laugh.” With adolescent patients, she interacts on a more mature level. “My goal is to educate them, to let them know they are responsible for their own health,” she said.
For Dr. Singh, becoming a pediatrician was a “no brainer”—she knew she wanted to work with children in some capacity and her parents are both doctors who encouraged her to pursue medicine.
After graduating from medical school in 2011, Dr. Singh completed her pediatric residency at Western Michigan University. She enjoyed learning about various pediatric specialties, and loved the people in her program, but she “did not love the Michigan winters,” so she and her fiancé moved to Georgia where Dr. Singh spent three years caring for pediatric patients of all ages.
When her husband’s work brought him to California, Dr. Singh looked for a small community where she could build relationships with her patients. The reason she chose Lakeview Health Center is because she liked their comprehensive approach and the expertise of the team members, from colleagues, nurses and medical assistants to schedulers and receptionists.
“We have dentists right here, so if a patient needs dental care we send them right over.” she explained.
She also noted that Lakeview was a good fit for her because of the way the healthcare team supports patients without judgment. Regardless of a patient’s condition or how patients become ill, Dr. Singh and the team at Lakeview Health Center are focused on helping patients get well.
CLEARLAKE
Black History Celebration
Hair by MZ. C. Annual Black History Celebration at Clearlake Youth Center located at 4750 Golf Ave. Saturday Feb. 16 from 2 to 6 P.M. There will be guest speakers, community leaders, music, exhibits and more. This will be a potluck event so attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite dish or beverage. For more information please call 707-995-2575
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE
Lake Assembly: The International Order of the Rainbow For Girls
The Order is hosting a service activity for young women ages 11 to 18 and girls ages 8 to 10. Sunday Feb. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Stone Fire Pizza 18983 Hartmann Road, Hidden Valley Lake. RSVP or inquiries to Tracey Newell 707-529-0638 or email: tdnewell2020@gmail.com or Jo Ann Stern 707-252-2273 or email: distern1967@yahoo.com. www.gocarainbow.org
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WASHINGTON, DC
Congressman Garamendi Named Chair of Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City) was selected by his committee colleagues to serve as Chair of the Readiness Subcommittee on the House Armed Services Committee. The Readiness Subcommittee oversees defense programs that enable the military services to be prepared to fight. Military units that have sufficient equipment, trained personnel, and supplies are considered “ready.”
“I look forward to working with House Armed Services Committee Chair, Adam Smith, to support our military as it continues to adapt to 21st century threats. I will work diligently with my colleagues on the Readiness Subcommittee to ensure the United States military remains the strongest, most capable, and wisest military on earth,” Garamendi said.
The Readiness Subcommittee oversees 1/3 of the Department of Defense’s budget—the largest of any subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee. The subcommittee has jurisdiction over programs related to training, logistics, equipment maintenance, the management of over 1,000 military installations and bases worldwide, and efforts to improve energy resiliency, including climate change adaptation, and environmental health issues.
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