Santa Clara County Health Articles

An upcoming mental health inpatient facility is set to treat dozens of teens and adults in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood, though nearby residents are raising concerns.
The San Jose Planning Commission unanimously approved plans March 26 for the conversion …

With the recent rise of measles cases in areas across the U.S., Bay Area health officials are urging everyone to get the measles vaccination if they are not sure if they have been vaccinated, or if they did not have …

City leaders are set to discuss a fee program that would allow the San Jose Fire Department’s emergency medical services to collect payments from people they treat.
Fire Chief Robert Sapien said San Jose needs to join the 23 fire …

Scores of Santa Clara County hospital and health lab workers are on strike as the county scrambles to relaunch lifesaving care at a long-depleted East San Jose hospital.
Nearly 200 clinical lab scientists, microbiologists, medical laboratory technicians and other workers …

One small West Valley city has some of the most smoke shops per person in Santa Clara County. Officials are taking steps to change that statistic.
The Campbell City Council unanimously approved a temporary ban Tuesday preventing new tobacco retailers …

I had the good fortune of sitting next to Patrick Rohan, the CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital, at the Police Foundation fundraiser.

Dr. Sara Cody—a nationally recognized public health official who was a leader and a pioneer in the Bay Area’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic—has announced her retirement from her position as Santa Clara County Health Officer.

A new maternity clinic offering holistic care is coming to West San Jose. It still means moms in East San Jose will need to travel across town to take advantage of these services.
The Millie Clinic opens next month at …

San Jose said no to letting its firefighters participate in a state-funded cancer prevention and research program — until pressure forced the city to reverse course.
Thirteen state legislators advocated for San Jose firefighters in a Feb. 14 letter to …

When it comes to Northern California’s largest public hospital system, Santa Clara County leaders fear they're building a sandcastle at low tide.
The county's largest stream of federal money and funding source for its public hospitals will be washed away …

The mayor of San Jose wants to penalize homeless people who refuse shelter by arresting or hospitalizing them, punting the service-resistant onto Santa Clara County for care.
Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled his “Responsibility to Shelter” initiative Thursday, where homeless people …

San Jose officials are voicing concern about how to keep paying for a non-police response program for mental health emergencies. Advocates doubt the city is even trying to make it work.
It’s been nearly three months since the city committed …

Santa Clara County may be able to serve more vulnerable children through home visits by tapping into new Medi-Cal funding.
The state revamped Medi-Cal in 2022 to establish more coordinated, holistic care through an initiative called California Advancing and Innovating …

For more than a decade, one California state senator has hosted an annual health and resource fair for homeless people, and every year he wishes he could do more.
State Sen. Dave Cortese brought more than 50 organizations together at …

Regional Medical Center in East San Jose is expected to join Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system in early April.

IF YOU HAVE tried to bake a cake recently, you might have had a hard time finding eggs. The empty shelves are a sign of the devastating impact of avian influenza, H5N1 or HPAI, on commercial poultry flocks in California.The …

Santa Clara has paused its ban on natural gas in new buildings and is looking for other ways to lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to suspend the city’s ban on natural gas …

Concerned about the health and environmental impacts of synthetic turf, Palo Alto has halted its plans to resurface the playing fields at El Camino Park as it weighs the costs and benefits of plastic and grass.
The turf-versus-grass debate came …

One of Northern California's largest health care providers has plans to build two medical campuses, as patient overflow is straining Silicon Valley emergency rooms with long wait times and life-threatening delays.
Sutter Health is investing $800 million to renovate two …

California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.