Santa Cruz County officials are investigating any possible exposures the resident, who returned from a cruise, may have had with others.
BREAKING: The employees were not in contact with the sick person, but are self-quarantined at home as a precaution, UC Santa Cruz said.
The risk to the public remains low and no cases have been confirmed in Santa Cruz County.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office helps coordinate emergency response between Santa Cruz County officials and the rest of NorCal.
Kaiser Permanente announced it supports Ca Senate Bill 793, banning flavored tobacco products, possibly curtail teen vaping.
Kaiser Permanente is the first major healthcare provider supporting CA Senate Bill 793: ban flavored tobaccos, curtail youth vaping
Sutter Health Plus added the Santa Cruz County hospital to its network in the new year.
The western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus) is the primary vector of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in Santa Cruz County.
The Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County has applied with the state again after withdrawing an application due to public outcry.
Cost of living is partly why Santa Cruz-Watsonville area nurses had the fourth-highest pay of any metro area in the U.S., Forbes reported.
The winter flu season is upon us early this year, doctors say. Here's where you can get vaccinated in Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz Community Health Centers and Dientes Community Dental Care share $500,000 KP grants to build new Live Oak Clinics
Dr. William MacLean to oversee 3 Kaiser Permanente medical offices and KP services at Watsonville Hospital in Santa Cruz County
Community members can hear different points of view and help identify key areas of concern on public health and community impacts.
A potent neurotoxin has been found in the crabs along certain areas of California's coast.
Organic and Natural Grocery Donates Portion of Product Sales to Local Youth
Kaiser Permanente support for Santa Cruz County non-profits enhances access to care, healthy nutrition, active living, shelter, more.
Cases of lung injury related to vaping come in the context of rapid increases in vaping rates across Santa Cruz County.
Kelley Watson Snyder, a Monterey, California, mother of two, was a so-called anti-vaxxer for many years.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Mike Males formerly taught sociology at UCSC and authored "Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realities."
Heal the Bay put Natural Bridges on its "honor roll," but Santa Cruz's Cowell Beach was cited as one of the state's most polluted.
Sixty-two percent of all youth clients served by County Behavioral Health live in the South County region, according to county officials.
Kaiser Permanente renews $90K grant to Encompass Community Services to reduce stigmas preventing youth from seeking mental health help
The nonprofit group Leapfrog has released its hospital safety grades. See how your local hospital fared.
The federal government has updated how it evaluates nursing homes. Here are the ratings for Santa Cruz.
Local Women Who are Making a Difference.
In September 2018, Santa Cruz County convened the Suicide Prevention Task Force to focus on preventing suicide deaths.
To earn the Baby-Friendly designation hospitals must complete 10 rigorous steps.
$150,000 Kaiser Permanente grant to Watsonville Community Action Board will improve housing stability for 150 families, school kids
There have been five cases of Lyme disease reported in Santa Cruz County this year.
The state's air quality is 60 times worse than it should be.
Kaiser Permanente's Medicare health plan in NCAL rated by CMS highest 5-Star rating 8 yrs in a row for excellence in service and care
National Committee for Quality Assurance ranks Kaiser Permanente NCAL's Medicare tops for patient experience, prevention and treatment
“Vaccination not only reduces the risk of catching the flu, but it also reduces the chance that you’ll be hospitalized."
The plan is a comprehensive set of policy and program recommendations for our community and identifies areas where we can improve health.
23 Santa Cruz County non-profits to share in grants from Kaiser Permanente Community Health, aimed at improving access to care, more
Volunteers lead the way on nationally recognized program
Kaiser Permanente San Jose and Santa Cruz County ranked by US News and World Report in well-known quality study.
An American Crow tested positive for the virus this month.
Last year, 41 people died from the mosquito-borne illness in California.