1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (396+ words) Meet Rafael and Rosa. For them, life looks brighter now. But not long ago, life was different. Rafael was struggling with serious health issues and his family faced housing uncertainty. The family had difficulty facing Rafael’s medical diagnoses and proposed…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1006+ words) Due to ongoing staffing issues in its labor and delivery unit, Watsonville Community Hospital temporarily closed its neonatal intensive care unit last month. Interim CEO Tim Moran told Lookout that a reopening is still weeks away as hospital leadership works…...

3+ day, 28+ min ago   (1346+ words) Farmworkers, their loved ones and advocates lined up out the door of a California state legislative hearing room last week to urge elected officials to hold pesticide regulators accountable for failing to protect their communities from life-threatening chemicals. Women spoke…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1316+ words) On a windy afternoon in Watsonville, Dr. Katie Gabriel-Cox steps up to a microphone at a public protest. She’s an OB-GYN. But she isn’t representing a hospital or speaking on behalf of a healthcare organization. She’s there on her own…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (391+ words) Greetings, Santa Cruz County. It is Thursday, Aug. 6, and we’ll see the usual a.m. clouds dissipate by late morning or early afternoon in favor of sunny skies, with temperatures in the low 90s in the mountains and 70s closer to the bay....

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (212+ words) Laura Marcus, Kim Morrison, Amber Williams, Donna Young, Anita Aguirre, Amy Peeler Lookout Santa Cruz As health coverage becomes more uncertain, Santa Cruz County’s community health providers are doubling down on what works: partnership, write six healthcare safety net leaders....

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (499+ words) The City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation department began hosting blood drives earlier this year, with the plan to hold three to five annually. Annalise Bryant, the recreation supervisor who pitched the idea, says it is perfectly in line with…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (444+ words) Every August, communities across the country pause to celebrate community health centers and the vital role they play in keeping people healthy. This year’s National Health Center Week, running Aug. 2-8, carries the theme “Building Innovative Care Where It Matters Most,…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (242+ words) Dominican Hospital earned a top spot among 411 California hospitals after it was rated high performing in eight adult procedures and conditions. U.S. News & World Report named it a "Best Regional Hospital." U.S. News & World Report named Dominican Hospital a “Best Regional Hospital…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (95+ words) Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press Lookout Santa Cruz Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. Download the Lookout app Read or listen…...