The County of Santa Clara Health System is the public

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Santa Clara County Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259, as of the 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring San Benito County together f ...

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. Valley Medical Center, in San Jose, is the flagship hospital of the system. It comprises county-owned hospitals, clinics, health-related county agencies, and a health insurance plan.

History

The Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System was established in 1993. It became the Santa Clara County Health System in March 2019 after the county acquired O'Connor Hospital and Saint Louise Regional Hospital from

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to prevent the hospitals' closure.

Facilities

Hospitals

Valley Health Centers

Agencies and programs

* Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department * Santa Clara County Public Health Department * Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency * Santa Clara County Custody Health Services Department * Valley Health Plan, a

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participating insurance provider

References

External links

* {{Authority control Health System Healthcare in the San Francisco Bay Area 1993 establishments in California Government agencies established in 1993 Health departments in California