Orange County cities and school districts are trying to figure out the best policies to curb dangerous and illegal use of electric bicycles and motorcycles.
Tag: Childrens Hospital of Orange County
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Respiratory Virus Fills up OC’s Pediatric Hospitals, Officials Declare Emergency
Orange County public health officials declared an emergency of RSV as pediatric hospitals start to fill up, the flu season starts and a winter surge of COVID looms.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisors Get an Earful on County Mental Health System Deficiencies
More than 130 people showed up to a hearing organized by supervisors Andrew Do and Lisa Bartlett, with many describing a mental health system that is dysfunctional. But others expressed a sense of hope about its potential.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
New Law Makes It Harder to Avoid Child Vaccinations
Health officials brief Orange County’s school nurses on the state law that they hope will increase vaccination rates.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Troubled Hospital Network Cares for Neediest OC Patients
Fraud charges and threats of closure surround the few hospitals in Orange County that treat youths suffering from paralysis and other injuries.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Breathmobiles Help Young Asthma Sufferers Breathe More Easily
In Orange County, doctors have taken to the streets in mobile
clinics to combat the disease in low-income communities.
Posted inEducation, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
New Attention to Student Health
Questions for Dr. Marc Lerner, the Orange County Department of
Education’s first medical officer.
Posted inInvestigative, Top Stories
State Releases Flawed Hospital Infection Data
California health officials comply with a new state law that
requires the reporting of infections contracted in hospitals, but
they warn the public against putting any stock in them.
Posted inInvestigative, Orange, Top Stories
Two OC Hospitals Say They Are Winning War Against Infections
A five-year-old infection-control program has produced dramatic
results among those most vulnerable, officials say.
