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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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Los Gatos Preps Safety Improvements for Deadly Road

Los Gatos resident Inna Zaltsmann knows the dangers of Blossom Hill Road firsthand, with three serious car crashes near her home, including one where her daughter, a nurse, attempted to give CPR to a woman who died.
Residents of a …

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San Jose Mobile Home Park Sits Next to Health Hazard

A community of 40 mobile homes in South San Jose sits next to one of the city’s staging grounds for trash collection, which is creating health hazards for residents.
The Walnut Mobile Home Park, which houses more than 100 residents, …

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Santa Clara County and Nurses Union Agree on New Contract

Santa Clara County and the union representing nurses at the county’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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Santa Clara County Nurses Reach Deal on Pay, Worker Safety

Santa Clara County’s public hospital nurses have reached a deal with management after a contentious labor dispute rocked the region’s health system.
More than 88% of the Registered Nurses Professional Association’s roughly 4,000 members voted this week to ratify a …

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State AG Asked to Intervene in East San Jose Trauma Center Closure

Vulnerable patients and community health advocates are calling on California’s top cop to stop a private health corporation from cutting one of Santa Clara County’s only trauma centers.
The financially-driven closure of Regional Medical Center’s life-saving services in East San …

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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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Santa Clara County Recognizes Need for Latino Health Center

Santa Clara County leaders are moving forward with the idea of building a Latino health and wellness center.
After an emotional budget debate on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved having county employees come back in June with options …

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San Jose to Crack Down on Illicit Drugs in Smoke Shops

San Jose smoke shops will soon be monitored more closely by the city for unregulated drugs due to a new permitting system.
The San Jose City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to require an additional permit for smoke shops in the …

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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 Newsom’s measure to fund mental health housing. He’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 county’s hospitals and medical offices was unveiled at Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy on May 9.

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

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

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Tips on Ticks for Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Partly due to global warming and the proliferation of ticks, Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the US. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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El Camino Health Opens Los Gatos Mental Health Clinic

Blended with the soft guitar plucks wafting through the large courtyard of the low-rise Los Gatos building near the border with Campbell, there was plenty of optimism Saturday morning, as El Camino Health unveiled its new intensive outpatient clinic.

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Silicon Valley Deluged by Health Care Workers’ Labor Fights

A wave of labor disputes is hitting Silicon Valley’s overburdened hospitals as health care workers reach their breaking point with pay and working conditions.
Resident physicians working in county hospitals are protesting for higher wages in front of Santa Clara …

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Kaiser Doctors in Silicon Valley Move to Unionize

Frontline physicians at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara County plan to unionize, and are the last Northern California group within the giant private hospital system to make the move.
More than 400 resident and fellow physicians across the Northern California …

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Public Health Department Conducts Door-to-Door Survey in South County

Over the next few days, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department will be conducting a door-to-door survey in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy.

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Domestic Violence Cases Overwhelm Silicon Valley Prosecutors

Santa Clara County is experiencing a surge of domestic violence cases, spreading county prosecutors thin and holding up court hearings at a time when a looming budget deficit will cut District Attorney resources.
The DA’s office has pulled prosecutors from …

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Santa Clara County Wants State to Stop Trauma Center Closure

Santa Clara County leaders are calling on state officials to stop a for-profit hospital from closing one of the county’s only trauma centers.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to send a report to the state on the …

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But even in California, access to abortion services in many areas remains limited.
The California mental health crisis is tied to both homelessness and rising crime.
UPDATE: California’s Mental Health Crisis: How We Got Here
The making of Gov. Newsom's plan to help get mentally ill Californians into treatment.
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Finding Peace of Mind
Find help from these websites, telephone hotlines and organizations.
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