Health Care
June 2019
March 2019
ACLU Sues St. Joseph Health for Discrimination Against Transgender Patient
St. Joseph Health Donates $2 Million Grant to Help Launch HSU Nursing Program
February 2019
December 2018
The Van: When Religion and Medicine Collide (a Story from the Arcata High Pepperbox)
November 2018
St. Joseph Hospital Now Offers Lung Cancer Screening
September 2018
St. Joseph Health Lays Off 35 Employees
August 2018
Amid Unprecedented Outbreak of HIV and Syphilis, Health Professionals Urge Precaution, Testing
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
Hundreds of Kids and Adults Receiving Free Eye Exams and Glasses in Hoopa This Week
March 2018
Herrmann Spetzler, CEO of Open Door Health Centers for More Than 40 Years, Has Died
Yurok Tribes Files Federal Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Companies Over Opioid Epidemic
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
(VIDEO) Eureka Surgeon Wins Prestigious Rural Doctor Award from California Medical Association
September 2017
August 2017
June 2017
Dr. Michael Fratkin Let Go as Head of St. Joseph Health’s Palliative Care Program
Local Planned Parenthood Affiliate Lights Up a Redwood Tree in Pink to Show Opposition to Trumpcare
May 2017
St. Joseph Hospital President Dr. David O’Brien Announces Resignation
Rep. Huffman Slams Passage of TrumpCare; Protests Planned at County Courthouse
March 2017
February 2017
Check Out St. Joseph Hospital’s Fancy New Laser
HSU and CR Looking to Collaborate on Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
December 2016
Doctor Shortage at Eureka’s VA Clinic Impacting Humboldt Veterans
November 2016
Supervisors Move Forward With Plans for Health and Social Services Center in McKinleyville
October 2016
Competing Protests With a Shared Goal: Keeping Eureka’s Skilled Nursing Facilities From Closing
(UPDATED) Homeopathic Teething Products Are Dangerous, FDA Warns
September 2016
Skilled Nursing Corporation Blames Planned Closures on Marijuana, Medi-Cal Provider
Three Skilled Nursing Homes Closing: Rockport Receives Approval from State Regulators
State Lawmakers Fighting to Prevent Closures of Local Skilled-Nursing Facilities
The County’s Opioid Use is Still Really High, But It’s Dropping
Skilled Nursing Homes’ Closure Plan Denied by State Public Health Department … For Now
State Unlikely to Block Closure of Local Skilled Nursing Facilities
August 2016
Nurses Union Reaches Agreement With New Catholic Mega-Chain Providence St. Joseph
July 2016
How Religion Affects Health Care at St. Joseph Hospital: Jefferson Public Radio
Newly Merged ‘Providence St. Joseph Health’ Promise to Make Communities Healthier in Press Release