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
June 2019
ACLU Sounds Alarm on Religion-Based Health Care Denials Ahead of Public Meeting on St. Joe’s Deal
In Passionate Exit Interview, HACHR Founder Brandie Wilson Defends Needle Exchange, Blasts Critics and Explains How She Reached the End of Her Fucking Rope
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
Surprise Layoffs at Mad River Community Hospital Leave Care Providers Confused, Concerned for Patients
December 2018
(UPDATE) St. Joseph Hospital Accused of Excessive Use of Restraints on Patients, Including One With PTSD
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
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) St. Joseph Hospital Workers Protest Staffing Levels; Employee Says She Peed Her Pants When No One Could Relieve Her For a Bathroom Break
August 2018
California Allocates $1 Million to Improve Mental Health of Native American Youth, Including Local Tribe Members
Amid Unprecedented Outbreak of HIV and Syphilis, Health Professionals Urge Precaution, Testing
June 2018
Proposed Jerold Phelps Hospital Expansion Site Deemed Too Close to Garberville Airport, But Supervisors Could Possibly Approve Plans Anyway
It’s Raining Grants at the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services; $9M Landed in Recent Weeks
May 2018
(UPDATE) HIV Cases Are Spiking Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Humboldt
NEW DOCTORS COMING: St. Joe’s, Open Door Officially Launch New Humboldt County Medical Residency Program
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
St. Joseph Hospital Responds to Nurses Association’s Staffing Grievances; Says Comprehensive Plan has Been Developed to Ensure ‘Appropriate’ Levels of Staffing
Citing Dangerous Conditions, Nurses Filed Legal Objection to St. Joe Staffing Levels Yesterday, Union Rep Says
November 2017
Assm. Jim Wood Says ‘Health Care For All is Our Goal,’ as Select State Committee Prepares Second Hearing
October 2017
(VIDEO) Eureka Surgeon Wins Prestigious Rural Doctor Award from California Medical Association
September 2017
Assm. Jim Wood Cautions Pro-Single-Payer Protesters Who Will Demonstrate at His Local Offices Tomorrow: Don’t Expect to Get Everything You Wish For
August 2017
Covered California Premiums in Our Region Will Jump 33 Percent Next Year, Though Subsidies Could Help Offset Increase
June 2017
Open Door Working to Address Local Shortage of Primary Care Providers Through Its Nurse Residency Program
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
Republican Health Care Bill Could Cost Thousands of Humboldt County Residents Their Insurance Coverage
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
Rockport Healthcare Changes Course (Again), Opts Not to Cancel MediCal Contracts With Skilled Nursing Homes
Supervisors Move Forward With Plans for Health and Social Services Center in McKinleyville