Lea este artículo en español aquí.Following Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage’s withdrawal of local services in 2023, United Healthcare has announced it will no longer offer Medicare Advantage plans to its members in San Benito County. United's coverage will end …
The County of Santa Clara announced last week that it will be augmenting its substance use treatment services with additional inpatient, residential and outpatient offerings through the Behavioral Health Services Department and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare to serve thousands of …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Insight Health, the company looking to take over Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, terminated an agreement with CarePoint Health, which operates a hospital group in Hudson County, New Jersey. Insight’s CEO, Dr. Jawad Shah stepped down …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Dr. Erica Ceballos had been working at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Tijuana for nine years when she was referred to apply for a program that allowed Mexican doctors to practice in underserved …
San Benito County voters have the fate of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in their hands this Nov. 5 election as they decide on a ballot measure proposing its sale to an out of state company.
Lea este artículo en español aquí.San Benito County voters are presented with a question on the Nov. 5 ballot—known as Measure X—which seeks voter input on a lease-sale agreement for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital “to nonprofit Insight Health Foundation of …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The Hollister Parks and Recreation Department hosted its 34th Annual Red Ribbon 3K and 5K run/walk on Oct. 19. More than 90 people participated in the event, which is meant to bring attention to resources …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Dr. Rany Aburashed, Chief Medical Officer of the Michigan-based Insight Healthcare Group, spent more than an hour and a half answering questions from a group of about 30 community members at the Granada Theater in …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Editor's note: The 34th Annual Red Ribbon Run & Festival, a campaign that encourages kids and families to live drug free, takes place Oct. 19 from 8-11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister.The …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The Hollister Farmers Market brought health and wellness awareness to downtown Hollister on Oct. 9 with Vida Y Salud, a health fair sponsored by the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) and Spectrum TV. The …
A non-native Aedes aegypti mosquito—an aggressive species that can spread certain diseases—has been discovered in a residential area of Gilroy, according to the Santa Clara County Vector Control District. A mosquito of the same species was also found recently in …
Lea este articulo en español aquí. Three seats on the San Benito Health Care District board are up for election on Nov. 5. However, Zone 5 received only one candidate filing, so Dr. Nick Gabriel will continue as the representative …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.On Aug. 23, San Benito County Superior Court Commissioner Page Galloway dismissed a challenge to the wording of San Benito Health Care District’s measure on the Nov. 5 ballot asking voters to decide on a …
This article was written by BenitoLink intern Kaitlyn Martinez. Lea este artículo en español aquí.The idea of donating toothbrushes to needy folks around the world began when Larry Barr was on a trip to Mindanao, an island in the Philippines …
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Santa Clara County health officials on Aug. 14 reported the first local death attributed to West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness.
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and the San Benito Health Care District this week announced that they have reached a new labor agreement with the Hollister hospital’s largest union.
Information provided by Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. Lea este artículo en español aquí.
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