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San Benito Health Foundation Receives $1.38 Million

Information provided by the office of United States Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, District 18. Lea este articulo en espaƱol aqui.

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Santa Clara County Seeks to Add Resources for Caregivers

Santa Clara County is moving forward with a series of actions to support family caregivers in response to a recent county survey that found caregivers need more resources.

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Hospital Board Moves Toward Private Sale

The San Benito Health Care District board voted unanimously during a June 5 special meeting to walk away from San Benito Countyā€™s proposal of a Joint Powers Authority that would have kept Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital under public control.

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HSD Schools Embrace Mental Health Awareness

Hollister School District sites enthusiastically participated in the recent Mental Health Awareness Week with a variety of activities for students and staff members.

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Santa Clara County and Nurses Union Agree on New Contract

Santa Clara County and the union representing nurses at the countyā€™s hospitals and clinics have reached an agreement on a four-year contract, after months of negotiations, failed mediation efforts and a first-ever three-day strike last month.

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Hospital Board Keeps County Proposal on the Table

In a last-minute decision at their May 23 regular meeting, the San Benito County Health Care District (SBHCD) voted to keep negotiating with Michigan-based Insight Foundation of America for a potential buyout, while also continuing to consider San Benito Countyā€™s ā€¦

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Newsom Hopes to Delay Minimum Wage Boost for Health Care Workers

A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.

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Only 2 Suitors Left to Bid on Hazel Hawkins

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Salinas Valley Health Opens Cardiology Office in Hollister

This article was written by BenitoLink intern Camille Mattish. Lea este articulo en espaƱolĀ aquĆ­.

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Health Plan Set to Open New Resource Center in Gilroy

Santa Clara Family Health Plan this week announced the purchase of a building for its future Community Resource Center in South Santa Clara County.

Image caption: Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of Prop. 1 during a press conference at the United Domestic Workers of America building in San Diego on Feb. 29, 2024. Voters narrowly passed the measure.
Newsom Releases Billions for Mental Health Housing

California voters narrowly passed Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsomā€™s measure to fund mental health housing. Heā€™s prodding counties to use the money quickly.

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County Celebrates New Ambulance Fleet at Saint Louise Regional Hospital

A fleet of 12 new ambulances dedicated to transporting patients among the countyā€™s hospitals and medical offices was unveiled at Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy on May 9.

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Tri-County Collaborative Receives Grant

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Image caption: The California mental health crisis is tied to both homelessness and rising crime.
UPDATE: Californiaā€™s Mental Health Crisis: How We Got Here

How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the stateā€™s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.

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SB County Gets State Grant to Fight Opioid Epidemic

The Tri County-Collaborative has received a state-funded grant to help in efforts to battle the ongoing opioid epidemic in the Central Coast region, the group announced this week in a press release. The announcement was made on May 7, which ā€¦

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