January 20, 2021 Even Before Recent Outbreak, San Jose Kaiser Faced Steep Fines for Covid Safety Violations By Jennifer Wadsworth According to Cal-OSHA, Kaiser’s San Jose Medical Center is one of the top pandemic-safety violators in the state. Read More 6
January 18, 2021 New Covid Variant Linked to SJ Kaiser Increases in Bay Area By Lisa Hix, Bay City News Over the course of a month the variant has increased from 3.8 percent of the cases in California to 25.2 percent. Read More 1
January 6, 2021 Kaiser Faces $44,000 in Fines for Handling of San Jose Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The county has launched an investigation into the hospital’s handling of the superspreader event that infected at least 60 people and killed one. Read More 5
January 4, 2021 One Dead, 43 Others Infected in San Jose Kaiser Covid Outbreak By Jennifer Wadsworth The South Bay hospital outbreak comes amid a post-holiday season explosion in coronavirus cases throughout California. Read More 23
January 3, 2021 Dozens of Staffers at San Jose Kaiser Test Positive for Covid By Bay City News The medical center is using contact tracing and will personally notify and test any staff member or patient who were potentially exposed. Read More 2
December 22, 2020 Hospitals Urge Safety Ahead of Holiday Covid-19 Surge By Kate Selig, Bay City News California registered 32,659 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of positive cases to nearly 2 million. Read More 0
December 15, 2020 Can Calif. Protect Covid Vaccine From Cheaters and Fraudsters? By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters State leaders believe the rich and influential will have a hard time cutting in line to get the first precious doses of the vaccine. Read More 5
December 11, 2020 California’s ICU Nightmare: Which Hospitals Are Filling Up? By Rachel Becker, CalMatters In the worst-hit counties, hospitals are sending critically ill patients elsewhere. Others are keeping ICU patients in crowded ER wards. Read More 1
December 2, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Announces Plan to Distribute Covid-19 Vaccine By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Since the initial amount will be limited, vaccines will be prioritized for health care workers, who are most at risk of contracting the disease. Read More 3
September 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Tightens Testing Order for Private and Nonprofit Healthcare Providers By Silicon Valley Newsroom County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issued the revisions to the mandate, saying private providers need to step up to the plate. Read More 5
August 5, 2020 California Cities, Counties Target Homelessness with Newly Launched Project HomeKey By Janis Hashe Can a program created to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered? Read More 9
August 2, 2020 Here’s Where to Find COVID-19 Testing in Santa Clara County By San Jose Inside The sites use a system in which people are assigned a testing time later in the day; all slots are often claimed within hours of availability. Read More 6
June 29, 2020 More COVID-19 Test Sites, More Tests, But Still a Long Way to Go By Barry Holtzclaw Santa Clara County still wants more help from Big Three private healthcare systems to conduct as many tests as it needs to safely reopen. Read More 0
June 10, 2020 Kaiser, PAMF, Stanford Ordered to ‘Step Up’ and Test for COVID-19 By Barry Holtzclaw COVID-19 tests are to be offered free of charge, and tests do not affect immigration status or require a physician’s note. Read More 1
May 20, 2020 Sheltering in Place Has Vastly Improved Region’s Air Quality—But How Long Will It Last? By Amani Hamed The pandemic has led to a massive reduction in pollution, but it could come back with a vengeance once commuters hit the road again. Read More 3
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