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Anti-tax-hike side accuses County Sheriff of wrongdoing in Measure A fight
Just days before the polls were set to close in the Measure A general purpose sale tax-hike campaign which supporters say will be used for health care, the “No” side upped the drama, accusing the “Yes” contingent—as well as Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert...
El Camino Health names Tracey Lewis Taylor its COO
El Camino Health announced today it has named Tracey Lewis Taylor as its new chief operating officer.
“We’re thrilled to add someone with Tracey’s operational experience and leadership skills to our organization,” said Dan Woods, chief executive officer at El Camino Health in a release....
To ease back-to-school blues, therapy dogs pay visit to high school
Emotional support dogs from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department and the nonprofit Canine Companions joined high schoolers for lunch on Los Gatos High School’s front lawn, Aug. 24.
Organizer Esha Bagora, a junior at the school, said the idea was to provide stress relief...
Good Samaritan Hospital sells off Los Gatos cancer unit
OneOncology, a physician-led national platform supporting independent oncology practices, and its Monterey-based partner, Pacific Cancer Care, announced July 1 they’d inked a deal to acquire the radiation oncology clinic in Los Gatos from Good Samaritan Hospital.
The parties anticipate that Pacific Cancer Care will begin...
First Omicron case reported in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County has received its first report of a case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, county officials said.
The case was reported Dec. 9 involving someone who was fully vaccinated but had not received a booster. The person had recently returned from traveling...
Here’s how to remove a liver tumor without a scalpel
On Sept. 8, Good Samaritan Hospital “Good Sam” emailed this reporter a press release that proclaimed, “Good Samaritan Hospital (Good Sam) becomes the first hospital in the South Bay to perform a histotripsy procedure—a groundbreaking, non-invasive treatment that destroys liver tumors using sound waves...
Vietnam vet addresses the ‘elephant in the room’
When Clyde Horn got back from Vietnam, after fighting with the infantry during the Tet Offensive, he was a changed man.
But he couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly was wrong.
“I didn’t know how to define it,” he told the Kiwanis Club of...
High schooler seeks volunteers for West Valley mental health organization
Niku Sedarat, who is just starting her senior year of high school at De Anza College, has been building a mental health organization called Unité over the past year that’s helping West Valley youth who are going through tough times.
While the 17-year-old knows she...
County healthcare patients to receive refunds
About 43,000 former patients of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) will soon receive notice of possible billing corrections and refunds as part of a settlement between Santa Clara County and some past patients of the public hospital system.
The county said in a news release...
Local hospital puts focus on the vulnerable early days of life
On Aug. 12, Good Samaritan Hospital announced the completion of the annual training for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Transport Team. This rigorous, hands-on course, which featured mock scenarios, was attended by 31 people (including nine who are new to the crew). This...
