The Santa Ana City Council opposes a proposed syringe exchange program
Needles found at the Santa Ana River Trail The City of Santa Ana has sent a letter to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) strenuously opposing an application by…
1,200 butterflies to commemorate 1,200 transplants at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange
April is National Donate Life Month, and features a full month of activities to encourage organ donor registration. Nationally, a record number of organ donations were performed in 2022, and…
Vietnamese Community Health at UCLA is providing free health services in Santa Ana on April 22 and 30
Vietnamese Community Health at UCLA will be hosting free Health Sites, which include free hypertension, vision, BMI, and hand dynamometer screenings, in Garden Grove and in Santa Ana this month.…
Free Health and Hiring Fair at the UCI Health Family Center in Santa Ana this Saturday
Join University of California, Irvine for a Health and Hiring Fair this Saturday, April 8, at the UCI Health Family Center in Santa Ana from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
CalOptima Health and a vendor launch an O.C. street medicine program for the homeless
https://youtu.be/q4H_YvI9OQc ORANGE, Calif. (April 4, 2023) — CalOptima Health, in partnership with the City of Garden Grove and Healthcare in Action, launched Orange County’s first street medicine program on April…
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Over 1,000 residents were served at the Santa Ana Community Resources and Health Fair
Orange County, Calif. (March 31, 2023) — More than 1,000 residents received free food, diapers, household goods and information on food and other community resources at a Saturday event hosted…
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Medi-Cal renewals will impact millions across SoCal and put health coverage at risk
ORANGE, Calif. (March 24, 2023) — Medi-Cal members will soon be required to verify their eligibility for the program. The annual renewal process, which was suspended during the pandemic, could…
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Community Resources and Health Fair set for March 25 at Centennial park
In response to the loss of CalFresh emergency allotments, Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, Second District, and the County of Orange Social Services Agency have organized a Community Resources & Health…
Irvine surgeon was paid off to perform spinal surgeries at a corrupt hospital
LOS ANGELES – An orthopedic surgeon has been found guilty by a federal jury of accepting more than $315,000 in bribes and kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct…
The City of Santa Ana is drafting a resolution targeting illegal sidewalk food vendors
During Tuesday night’s Santa Ana City Council meeting, neighborhood leaders, residents, restaurant owners and food truck operators came together to support the continued and focused enforcement of unsafe and illegal…
CHOC breaks ground on a new nine-story tower
Orange, Calif., January 17, 2023 – Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has broken ground on a nine-story tower at its main campus in Orange that will house a variety…
CalOptima Health launches $50M “Cancer Moonshot”
ORANGE, Calif. (December 5, 2022) — CalOptima Health announced a five-year, $50.1 million Comprehensive Community Cancer Screening and Support Program designed to achieve the lowest incidence rate nationwide for late-stage…
The OC Health Care Agency recognizes World AIDS Day, on Dec. 1
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recognizes World AIDS Day 2022 as an opportunity to support the well-being of those with HIV; to remember those who…
CalOptima Health wins an award for partnership to improve behavioral health care
ORANGE, Calif. (November 18, 2022) — CalOptima Health and the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) received the Public-Private Partnership Award from the Orange County Business Council Turning Red Tape…
Santa Ana ranked the 3rd worst U.S. city for sleep
Santa Ana has been revealed as the 3rd worst city for good quality sleep in the country, according to a new report by Decluttr has taken a deep dive into…