Santa Clara County Health Overview

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 …