Another House Fire, Wait Times at San Ramon Regional Medical, Dougherty Valley a Top 100 H.S. in the USA

Firefighters Extinguish Portsmouth Court Fire

San Ramon Valley firefighters extinguished their second house fire in three days on Portsmouth Court on Monday.

Emergency crews responded to the area for a reported structure fire at about noon and found the garage of the home engulfed in flames, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District spokeswoman Kimberly French said.

Firefighters had the fire completely contained by 1:30 p.m. No other homes were damaged in the blaze and nobody was hurt.

Emergency Room Waiting Time: How San Ramon Regional Medical Center Performs

Here are some of the stats from the article: To actually get into a room, San Ramon emergency room patients typically wait 106 minutes. That's less than the state median of 122 minutes.

Patients with broken bones reported they waited 68 minutes before receiving pain medications. The state median is 65.

Those who were treated and released typically spent 161 minutes at the medical center. That's less than the state median of 169 minutes. Learn more by clicking on the link.

Newsweek Names Dougherty Valley As The Second Best High School in the East Bay

Newsweek has ranked Dougherty Valley as the 100th best high school in the country.

The San Ramon school also had the highest ranking of any high school in the East Bay except for American Indian Public High in Oakland.

Coming Soon! San Ramon Patch Gets a New Look

We have some exciting news to share about Patch: We’re getting a whole new look! It’s coming next week, and it’s going to make San Ramon easier to use and a better place to connect and share.  The best part? You’ll be able to see it all on your mobile phone!

Click the link for more details about the new site.