The OC Health Care Agency is leaving Santa Ana for a new $78M HQ in Irvine
The OC Health Care Agency is leaving Santa Ana and heading for Irvine after the OC Board of Supervisors voted to spend $78 million dollars on a new campus in…
Free hands only CPR training in Santa Ana set for June 2
"Hands Only" CPR Trainings Conducted Across Orange County Orange County residents will learn basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skills at more than 10 sites across the County during “Sidewalk CPR” trainings…
Rabid bat found in Huntington Beach
For Immediate Release: February 19, 2015 Contact: Nicole Stanfield, nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Bat Found in Huntington Beach Tests Positive for Rabies (Santa Ana) - A live, rabid bat was found on the ground…
Bat found at Fullerton College tests positive for rabies
For Immediate Release: January 21, 2015 Contact: Tricia Landquist, tlandquist@ochca.com / 714-834-2178 Bat Found at Fullerton College Tests Positive for Rabies (Santa Ana) – A live, rabid bat was found on…
Cholula’s Bakery has reopened
Cholula’s Bakery was expected to open Wednesday, after enduring a debacle over holiday sweet bread laced with a synthetic drug that sickened more than 40 people and that shut its…
Orange County reports first influenza related death
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2015 Contact: Deanne Thompson, dthompson@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Orange County Reports First Influenza Related Death (Santa Ana) - The Orange County Health Care Agency has confirmed our county’s…
Potential public exposure to measles in Orange
For Immediate Release: January 8, 2014 Contact: nstanfield@ochca.com or (714) 834-2178 Potential Public Exposure to Measles (Santa Ana) - The Orange County Health Care Agency has confirmed three cases of…
Public update on Orange County ebola preparedness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2014 Contact: Deanne Thompson, Orange County Health Care Agency, (714) 834 7649, dthompson@ochca.com Public Update on Ebola Preparedness (Santa Ana, CA) — Emergency planning is…
Orange County confirms three cases of Enterovirus D68
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2014 Contact: Nicole Stanfield nstanfield@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Orange County Confirms Three Cases of Enterovirus D68 (Santa Ana) - The Orange County Health Care Agency has received confirmation…
Man arrested when explosive substances found during investigation
NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Emily Osterberg, 714.647.1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org Suspect Arrested for Possession of Substances Identified as Precursors to Homemade Explosives LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. – (September 2,…
Orange County reports West Nile Virus related fatality
Orange County Health Care Agency For Immediate Release: August 26, 2014 Contact: Deanne Thompson dthompson@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 Orange County Reports West Nile Virus Related Fatality West Nile Virus Activity throughout the County is…
New report identified risk factors for death by suicide in Orange County
For Immediate Release: August 14, 2014 Contact: Deanne Thompson, dthompson@ochca.com, 714-834-2178 NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES RISK FACTORS FOR DEATH BY SUICIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY (Santa Ana) - Every year in Orange County…
First human West Nile Virus case of 2014 reported in Santa Ana
ORANGE COUNTY REPORTS FIRST HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE OF 2014 (Santa Ana) - A Santa Ana man has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, becoming the County’s first…
OC Health Care Agency launches campaign to combat deaths due to chronic diseases
HCA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT PREVENTABLE DEATHS AND CHRONIC DISEASE (Santa Ana) – In Orange County, six out of ten preventable deaths are due to chronic disease, which can be linked…
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
Orange County Health Care Agency For Immediate Release: June 25, 2014 Contact: Nicole Stanfield, nstanfield@ochca.com, (714) 834-2178 'Take the Test, Take Control' National HIV Testing Day (Santa Ana) – June 27 marks…