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22-419: Deer Valley High School may refer to: Deer Valley High School (California) Deer Valley High School (Arizona) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

44-558: A centralized cardiovascular institute and a new emergency department . On July 28, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review listed John Muir Medical Center , Concord under 60 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs. The hospital's orthopedic department includes joint replacement , extremity care, spinal surgery and sports medicine . The hospital's spine surgeons perform operations for patients who need surgical intervention. The John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek opened in 1965 after

66-444: A complex surgery on a child, Ailee Jong, despite being warned that they lacked the ability to safely perform the surgery.  The article detailed how John Muir Health entered into a branding arrangement with Stanford Health but actually lacked the skills offered at Stanford's facilities. The parents then chose John Muir Medical Center thinking they were obtaining the same care as they would have received at Stanford. The child died on

88-683: A national surveyor of quality patient care. John Muir Health also offers complete inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs and services at its Behavioral Health Center, a fully accredited, 73-bed psychiatric hospital located in Concord. Since its inception in 1996, the John Muir Physician Network has become one of the largest physician networks in Northern California , with more than 900 primary care and specialty physicians. Physicians associated with

110-1096: A student in Pittsburg CA , later turned himself in to the U.S. Marshal Service and the Oakland Police Department after hiding from authorities in Oakland, CA . John Muir Medical Center John Muir Health includes two of the largest medical centers in Contra Costa County: John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, a medical center that serves as Contra Costa County's only designated trauma center ; and John Muir Medical Center, Concord. Together, they are recognized as highly regarded centers for neurosciences , orthopedics , cancer care , cardiovascular care and high-risk obstetrics . Other areas of specialty include general surgery , robotic surgery , weight loss surgery , rehabilitation and critical care . Both hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission ,

132-428: A uniform policy in the second semester of the 2010–2011 school year. This policy proved to be a failure for the school, partly due to the policy taking effect halfway through the year. The policy was discontinued by its second month. The Deer Valley School Site Council is a group of parents, teachers, students and other school employees elected by their peers to meet with the school co-principals in order to: The school

154-406: Is a 244-bed acute care facility that serves Contra Costa and southern Solano counties. The medical center is a center for cancer care and cardiovascular care, including open heart surgery and interventional cardiology . Other areas of specialty include general surgery, orthopedic and neurology programs. In November 2010, The Hofmann Family Patient Care Tower opened, housing private patient rooms,

176-663: Is a 554-bed acute care facility that is designated as a level II trauma center , the only trauma center for Contra Costa County and portions of Solano County . Recognized as one of the region's premier health care providers, its areas of specialty include high- and low-risk obstetrics, orthopedics, rehabilitation, neurosciences, cardiac care, and cancer care. In spring 2011, The Tom and Billie Long Patient Care Tower, with 230 private rooms opened. Key areas of expansion include emergency, trauma, imaging, lab, surgery, critical care, neonatal intensive care unit , birth center, orthopedics and rehabilitation. John Muir Medical Center, Concord ,

198-629: Is a public secondary school serving southeast Antioch in Contra Costa County, California . It opened in 1996. In 2007, the Antioch Unified School District named Scott Bergerhouse and Clarence Isadore co-principals. The co-principal model has previously been implemented in some larger schools in southern California. In February 2010, Deer Valley and the rest of the AUSD schools were informed that they would issue

220-571: Is by lottery; it is open to all district students without pre-testing; however, there is a 3.0 GPA requirement. Located in House 2 of DVHS, the Law Academy curriculum includes three elements: law-related content embedded in required courses in English, social studies, math and science, law-specific elective courses such as Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice, and work-based learning throughout

242-732: Is divided into four "houses", each of which has its own vice-principal and secretary. At the freshman and sophomore levels Deer Valley uses a teaming concept, where groups of students share the same English, math, science, and history teacher. In addition to core classes, a wide variety of elective classes are offered to students. In addition to instrumental and choral music, foreign language, drama, automotive, culinary, and art classes, students may also enroll in electives including video production, digital art, web design, animation, law, manufacturing, photography, and careers with children. Deer Valley also houses academies: Antioch Unified School District has four Linked Learning academies in place throughout

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264-460: Is one of the few high schools in the Bay Area to have a planetarium. The planetarium has been in operation since 2004 and hosts biweekly shows for the community. It is open to the public. The current shows start at 8 pm and has star observing at 9 pm on alternating Thursdays when school is in session. On September 16, 2009, at about 8:29   am, a 16-year-old student of Deer Valley High School

286-575: The Physician Network belong to either John Muir Medical Group (JMMG) or Muir Medical Group IPA, Inc. The Physician Network owns and operates primary care practices staffed by JMMG physicians in 23 locations from Brentwood to Pleasanton . In addition, John Muir Health provides outpatient services throughout the community and urgent care centers in Brentwood, Concord, San Ramon and Walnut Creek. John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek

308-639: The creation and construction of Mount Diablo Hospital/Medical Center. In 1997, John Muir Medical Center merged with Mt. Diablo Medical Center, based in neighboring Concord, to form the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health Network. Because Mt. Diablo was a publicly run facility, residents of the Mt. Diablo service area needed to approve the merger by popular vote, which they did in 1996. In 2005, the system adopted its current name to further define itself as one common healthcare system. On January 13, 2022, John Muir Health

330-506: The district. There are four academies on the campus of Deer Valley High School, a Law Academy, a Performing Arts Academy, a Business Academy, and an ACE Academy. The process for attending an academy begins in the second half of the eighth grade, when students and their parents have opportunities to attend presentations by each of the Learning Link academies. Students can apply for one or more by completing an application. The selection

352-399: The efforts of several local doctors, who received financing in part from a Hill–Burton Act grant. Concord Hospital was established in 1930, in a modest one-story home at 2334 Almond Avenue (which exists to this day and is used as a private residence). Concord Hospital was founded by Edna Haywood, a nurse; the facility would expand into a two-story hospital. In 1972, further expansion led to

374-598: The four years of study. Students enrolled in the Deer Valley Law Academy must take a fundamental criminal justice class in 9th grade, with the curriculum continuing on to the next year, and psychology in 11th grade. Deer Valley is also one of the few high schools in California with the option to take Philosophy; the Law students are placed as top priority in the enrollment process. Deer Valley High School

396-529: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deer_Valley_High_School&oldid=932790601 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Deer Valley High School (California) Deer Valley High School in Antioch, California ,

418-477: Was convicted of charges of premeditated attempted murder, assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and two counts of street terrorism, and was sentenced to 7 years to life in prison . In April 2013, the school received continuous bomb threats in a single week, with evacuations held on an hourly basis due to safety concerns. These bomb threats were also sent out to Black Diamond Middle School as well, with these types of threats deemed "anonymous". It

440-444: Was later revealed that a 16-year-old student was responsible for the bomb threats, and was arrested soon after. No one was hurt during those evacuation periods. On January 31, 2020, at around 8:30pm, a fight broke out in the parking lot of the school. A sixteen-year-old student, Jonathan Parker, was shot three times during a basketball game against cross-town rival Antioch High School. The teen later died from his injuries. The shooter,

462-407: Was shot in the arm and chest near the school. The shots were fired from a vehicle, which then drove off. The victim was lifted by air to John Muir Medical Center and underwent surgery. The school, along with all other schools in the district, then went into lockdown later that morning. 19-year-old Yousuf Mohammad Aziz and another person were arrested in connection with the shooting. In 2011, Aziz

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484-490: Was sued by Dr. Alicia Kalamas who alleged that institutional failures led to the death of a child and several adult patients. She alleged that profit motives interfered with patient care decisions. The hospital denied wrongdoing and stated that patient safety was a top priority. On April 7, 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle ran an 8 ½ page article exposing how John Muir's Walnut Creek hospital performed

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