A hearing on Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s request to dismiss large portions of a lawsuit the California Attorney General’s Office filed last year alleging the Catholic-based provider violated state laws by denying a local woman emergency abortion care is set for Feb. 14 in Humboldt County Superior Court. In filings this week, the AG’s Office […]
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Healthcare Leaders Talk Recruitment, Retention in Panel Discussion
In the midst of somewhat rambling closing comments at a recent panel discussion on healthcare in Humboldt, Mad River Community Hospital CEO Doug Shaw told a story. Arcata’s first hospital, he said, was built in 1911, though it wasn’t so much a hospital, as a two-story home with a surgical suite on the second floor […]
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Supes Talk Healthcare Forum, Pellet Plant Draft EIR
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors got a preview this morning of the findings of Fourth District Supervisor Natalie Arroyo’s listening tour on healthcare provider recruitment and retention, which will be the focus of a community forum later this month. Arroyo, who said she undertook the effort because healthcare delivery is a top constituent concern […]
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St. Joseph Hospital Seeks Dismissal of Abortion Lawsuit, Cites Religious Freedom
Providence St. Joseph Hospital has filed a motion asking a Humboldt County Superior Court judge to dismiss the bulk of the lawsuit brought against by the California Attorney General’s Office alleging it illegally denied abortion services to a local woman, while asking that the rest of the suit be stayed pending a state investigation. The […]
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HumCo Dairy Farms Not Heavily Affected by Avian Flu State of Emergency
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to Avian Influenza, also known as “Bird Flu,” being detected in dairy cows in Southern California. This comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered a new national milk testing regimen to better monitor the outbreak at the beginning of the month. […]
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St. Joseph, AG Agree to Proposed Stipulation in Abortion Case
The state of California and Providence St. Joseph Hospital have agreed to a proposed stipulation under which the hospital’s care staff will follow the state’s Emergency Services Law by allowing physicians to terminate a patient’s pregnancy when necessary to protect a mother’s health. The proposed stipulation — which does not represent a settlement in the […]
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After a Years-long Spike, Humboldt’s Overdose Deaths Seeing Sharp Drop
After a Years-long Spike, Humboldt’s Overdose Deaths Seeing Sharp Drop Following a nationwide trend, overdose deaths appear to have declined sharply in Humboldt County in the first months of 2024 after increasing sharply in recent years since fentanyl became pervasive. Surveys compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 10.6-percent decline […]
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Union Calls on Providence to Reverse Decision to Close Rehab Unit
The National Union of Healthcare Workers is calling on Providence to reverse its decision to shutter its Acute Rehabilitation Unit at the old General Hospital, saying a bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk may delay the required seismic upgrades the healthcare giant cited as a reason for the closure. Providence St. Joseph announced last month […]
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Medical Debt Wouldn’t Hurt Credit Under California Bill
Medical debt weighs heavily on the lives of millions of Californians. It can ding their credit scores and hurt their chances of landing a rental or securing a home mortgage. Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced a proposal to stop medical debt from showing up on credit reports. That proposed rule is under consideration […]
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King Salmon Falafel, Crab Walking, and Free Dentistry at the Adorni Center
On this week’s episode of the NCJ Preview, we talk about the Humboldt Crabs baseball game experience, as well as falafel in King Salmon, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury and how Dr. Tom Lewis brought agree-two day medical and dental clinic to the Adorni Center in Eureka. READ FULL STORIES HERE: Falafelove Blooms in […]
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Judge Rejects Changing Trans Youth Ballot Measure’s Name
A group working on a fall ballot initiative that would limit the rights of transgender students lost a round in court Monday when a judge sided with the state in its description of the measure. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto ruled that Attorney General Rob Bonta’s title, “Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth,” is […]
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UPDATE: Humboldt Community Services District Lifts Boil Advisory
UPDATE: The Humboldt Community Services District has lifted the boil advisory issued yesterday in several local areas due to a burst main. “The Humboldt Community Services District Public Water System in conjunction with the State Water Resources Control Board has determined that, through abatement of the health hazard and comprehensive testing of the water, your […]