July 2024
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Raises $2M to Recruit Physicians, Celebrates With ‘Elegant Masquerade Ball’
June 2024
No Insurance? Get Free Medical, Dental, Vision Services at Next Month’s Pop-Up Healthcare Clinic in Eureka
March 2024
Providence Encourages Patients to Contact Blue Shield as Contract Negotiations Stall
Local Doctor Seeks to Convert Former Eureka Church Property Into Multi-Family Housing, Urgent Care Facility and Medical Spa
February 2024
‘I’m Here to Help the Community’: Former Singing Trees Counselor Starts Online Substance Abuse Recovery Service
Sale of Mad River Community Hospital to Arizona-Based Company Falls Through
January 2024
Chief Exec of Mad River Hospital Unexpectedly Ousted; Talks Continue for Potential Sale to Arizona Company
Providence’s Local Outpatient Labs Will Be Sold to Labcorp, the ‘Walmart’ of Testing Labs, According to Humboldt County Health Care Workers
Providence is Closing All of Its Outpatient Labs, Including Those at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
November 2023
Open Door’s New Arcata Clinic is Expected to Start Welcoming Patients the First Week of 2024
September 2023
Providence St. Joe’s Cancer Physicians Dr. Ellen Mahoney and Dr. Join Luh Recognized for ‘Extraordinary Contributions’
August 2023
Bounced Paychecks, Bumpy Care and Bankruptcy: Examining the Track Record of Mad River Hospital’s Potential New Owners
U.S. News & World Report Names St. Joseph a ‘Best Regional Hospital,’ Though the Full Report Card is Mixed
June 2023
Inside Hoopa’s ‘Pill Mill’: State Medical Board, Former Employees Accuse Doctors of Over-Prescribing Opioids
May 2023
Who is Precious Velvet Mayes? TV Producer, Soap Star and Likely Next CEO of Mad River Community Hospital.
BREAKING: Mad River Hospital Announces That It’s Looking to Sell to Arizona-Based Hospital Company
Lab Specimens Lost in Recent Car Crash are Byproduct of a Larger Problem, Former Hospital Employees Say: Providence’s Corporate-Style Consolidation is Causing Longer Turnaround Times and Lower Quality
April 2023
Coastal Commission OKs Permit Application for Sorrel Leaf Healing Center, the First Youth-Focused Mental Health Crisis Facility on the North Coast
A Driver Carrying Pathology Specimens From St. Joe’s Patients Crashed in a Recent Winter Storm. The Samples Have Not Been Recovered.
February 2023
Mad River Community Hospital to Suspend Home Health Services Program, Which Serves Nearly 100 Patients; 27 Employees to be Laid Off
December 2022
Local Child Care Employees and Businesses Eligible for Thousands of Dollars in Bonus Payments
September 2022
Providence Appoints New Chief Executive for St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
August 2022
Providence Employees Blast Administrators for Failing to Adequately Respond to Month-Long Payroll Snafu
‘Kind of a Big Deal’: Providence Spokesperson Wants You to Know that Redwood Memorial Hospital Got Five Stars
June 2022
BREAKING: Roberta Luskin-Hawk Stepping Down as Chief Executive of St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Group of Local Pharmacists Look to Bring Back the Personal Touch With New McKinleyville Drug Store
May 2022
With An Increase of Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Teens, New Mental Health Crisis Center Will Open to Serve our Local Youth
‘This is a Crisis for Humboldt County’: St. Joe’s Admin Issues Call to Action in Response to Surge in Violence Against Hospital Staff
March 2022
BURRE DENTAL CENTER EXPANSION: Jared Huffman Tours Clinic to Learn More About Plans to Expand Capacity by 8,000 Visits Per Year
November 2021
Providence Unveils Plans for New, Expanded ICU at Redwood Memorial Hospital
October 2021
Huffman’s Congressional Freethought Caucus Calls on FTC to Investigate Deceptive Health Care Sharing Ministry Practices
With an Alarming Spike in Congenital Syphilis Cases in Humboldt, DHHS Urges Community to Get Tested
Eureka’s Needle Exchange Was One of Several Targeted by Eco-Rooted Lawsuits. A New State Law Will Stop That.
May 2021
With a $5M Grant, the County Plans to Open a Residential Mental Health Crisis Center for Children
January 2021
Bridging the Gap: A Nonprofit’s Efforts to Get Humboldt’s Latinx Residents Health Insurance, Services
October 2020
State Reauthorizes HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program, But Gives Eureka More Control
September 2020
Humboldt County is Changing the Way it Interacts With Mentally Ill People in the Criminal Justice System
August 2020
Former Humboldt Public Health Officer Talks About Her Plans for a Non-Profit Senior Care Community, Volunteering As COVID-19 Contact Tracer and How the County Has Handled the Pandemic
July 2020
St. Joe’s, Open Door Bring Six New First-Year Doctors to Humboldt County For Residency Program
June 2020
Local Artist’s ‘Flatten the Curve’ Stained Glass Was Purchased as a Gift for Dr. Anthony Fauci
April 2020
Local Community Health Centers Land More Than $2 Million in Federal Funding Via CARES Act
COVID Q&A: Open Door Doctor Valerie Ebel Talks Labor and Pregnancy Care, Managing Anxiety and the Importance of Wearing Masks
March 2020
A Facebook Group Founded Locally is Sewing Homemade Medical Masks for Hospitals and Healthcare Workers Across the U.S.
(UPDATE) County Health Officer Answers Questions About Bacterial Meningitis, Says Family of Arcata High Student is Requesting Privacy
February 2020
New Arcata Clinic Back on Track: The City Has Reached an Agreement With Tribal Historians, and the Project Will Again Go Before the Planning Commission Tonight
November 2019
‘Not in the Public Interest’: State Rejects Planned Merger Between St. Joseph Health Systems and Adventist Health
October 2019
Open Door Names Humboldt County Native Tory Starr Its New Chief Executive Officer
August 2019
NEW CLINIC COMING! Open Door Planning Big, Modern Arcata Medical Center to Replace Old Facilities Downtown and in Northtown
July 2019
After National Search, HSU Hires Local, Dr. Kimberly Perris, as New Nursing Program Director
A New State Law is Changing How Courts Treat the Mentally Ill, But in Humboldt It’s Not That Easy