St. Joseph Health President David O’Brien will address the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors tomorrow morning to provide an update on the hospital’s efforts to become a certified Level III trauma center. The hospital has never before sought trauma certification, but is now applying for the designation. Trauma centers in the United States are generally […]
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St. Joseph Nurses Allege Understaffing, Departure from Values
Representatives from the local chapter of the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United convened in front of St. Joseph Hospital last week to discuss concerns over the health system’s proposed merger with Providence Health & Services, as well as what they call a “shift in values” from its founding principles. The union rolled out […]
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St. Joe’s Names David O’Brien New President
David O’Brien, MD, a former Eureka family practice physician, has officially been given the job of president of St. Joseph Health — Humboldt County, which includes both St. Joe’s and Redwood Memorial hospitals. In a press release issued yesterday, O’Brien, who received his bachelor’s and medical degrees at U.C. Davis, said he’s happy to be […]