July 18, 2022 County Physicians Say Working Conditions Are Causing ‘Moral Injuries’ By San Jose Inside Short staffing, heavy patient workloads and other conditions lead to dangerous “moral injury” occurrences in the county’s health and hospital system, doctors say. Read More 7
May 12, 2020 Fighter Jet Flyover to Salute San Jose’s Frontline Workers By Emanuel Lee Four F-15s—which expect to cross over San Jose at 10:56am—will soar at about 350 mph overhead as part of a statewide trip. Read More 16
January 17, 2020 Nurses Strike Four-Year Labor Deal with Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the deal will close the pay gap between county and private health facilities. Read More 2
December 24, 2019 Nurses Avoid Strike as SEIU Ends Mediation with Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Registered Nurses Professional Association, which represents 3,000 county employees, was poised to start the new year with a strike. Read More 1
March 21, 2019 South County Family’s Name Tied to Nursing Unions’ Labor Dispute By Silicon Valley Newsroom Two unions repping nurses in the expanded county-run hospital system are at odds over differing interpretations of a labor-relations law. Read More 2
March 12, 2019 Nurses Go on Daylong Strike at St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Tensions between the county and a local nurses union hit a flash point today, when the union called a one-day strike at two local hospitals. Read More 7
March 8, 2019 Newly Expanded County Hospital System Requires Bigger Subsidies By Silicon Valley Newsroom The hospitals acquired by the county this month offer new stability, but they also come with a hefty price tag for local taxpayers. Read More 4
February 18, 2019 Hearing on St. Louise, O’Connor Sales Canceled, Ruling on Their Fate Expected Any Day Now By Silicon Valley Newsroom There will be no court hearing of a request by AG Xavier Becerra's motion to block the sale of the two local hospitals. Read More 2
February 13, 2019 Strike Threat Looms Over St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom New labor conflicts have intensified an already boiling controversy over Santa Clara county’s purchase of two failing hospitals. Read More 6
February 4, 2019 AG Xavier Becerra Doubles Down on Bid to Block County Purchase of St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is making one last attempt to block the sale of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals. Read More 15
January 25, 2019 County Ramps Up Campaign Against AG Xavier Becerra in Bid to Save Two Local Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local officials accused the attorney general of engaging in political posturing, with no concern for health care needs of Santa Clara County. Read More 21
January 22, 2019 AG Rejects Santa Clara County’s Plea to Keep Hospitals Open By Silicon Valley Newsroom State Attorney General Xavier Becerra rejected an appeal from Santa Clara County to keep St. Louise and O'Connor hospitals open. Read More 20
January 11, 2019 Attorney General Tries to Block Sale of St. Louise Hospital By Silicon Valley Newsroom The California Department of Justice is trying to block the sale of O’Connor and St Louise hospitals to Santa Clara County. Read More 2
January 5, 2019 St. Louise Regional Hospital Earns High Marks in New Report By Silicon Valley Newsroom In St. Louise, Santa Clara County will acquire a dedicated, quality staff providing adequate care, according to a court-ordered evaluation. Read More 0
December 11, 2018 Santa Clara County to Buy St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County emerged as the sole bidder for O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals, clearing the way for it to buy the two hospitals. Read More 23