South Bay

About South Bay

Hospital Council’s South Bay section includes Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, home to eight hospitals that represent over 1,200 licensed beds.

 

 

 

 

 

Watsonville Hospital Holds Fundraising Gala

Who Watsonville Community Hospital Foundation What Watsonville Community Hospital, through its foundation, hosted its first annual gala on Sept. 21. The foundation is hoping to raise a significant amount of funding for the community hospital, with eyes on making this an annual event. More than 150 people attended, including Sen. John Laird (D–Santa Cruz) and […]

Hospitals Meet with HHS Secretary in the South Bay

Who Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra  What On Sept. 16, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford hosted a roundtable meeting with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. This event was convened by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and attended by Hospital Council RVP Jo Coffaro, several […]

Regional Medical Center in San Jose to be Acquired by Santa Clara County

Who Santa Clara County  Regional Medical Center What Santa Clara County and Regional Medical Center in San Jose (an HCA Healthcare facility) have reached a tentative agreement for the county to acquire the hospital, with transition targeted for early 2025. Santa Clara County currently operates O’Connor Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and St. Louise […]

Health Priorities Discussed in San Mateo

Who San Mateo Section hospitals  San Mateo Public Health Department   What On July 17, the San Mateo Section CEOs were joined by San Mateo Public Health Officer Kismet Baldwin-Santana, MD, MPH. Dr. Baldwin-Santana gave the group an update on several items including COVID-19, H5N1, and a possible collaboration on a community health needs assessment (CHNA). […]

Monterey County Proceeds with CHNA

Who Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula  Mee Memorial Hospital  Natividad  Salinas Valley Health  Monterey County Public Health Department  United Way of Monterey County  California State University, Monterey Bay What The Monterey County Community Health Needs Collaborative was created a few years ago by four hospitals (referenced above), Hospital Council, the Monterey County Health Department, […]

Hospitals Impacted by Santa Clara County Budget Concerns

Who Santa Clara County  Hospitals owned and operated by Santa Clara County  What Santa Clara County’s budget work has begun for the coming fiscal year, and questions regarding changes to excess Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) allocation are at the forefront. As one of five counties that have excess ERAFs, Santa Clara County uses the […]