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County of Orange Now Managing Operations at Be Well Orange Campus

(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has officially assumed management along with operations of the Be Well Orange Campus, located at 265 South Anita Drive, Orange, CA...

OC Health Care Agency Issues Health Advisory as Smoke from Local Wildfires Causes Unhealthy Air Quality

(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has issued a health advisory due to smoke drift from local wildfires. The health advisory follows a Wildfire Smoke Advisory for...

OC Health Care Agency Launches 3rd Annual “Light Up Hope OC” Campaign

(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) announces the return of the "Light Up Hope OC" Campaign during the month of September for Suicide Prevention Month, as part of its...

HIGH TEMPERATURES in ORANGE COUNTY BRING RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES

(Santa Ana, CA) - Temperatures in most of Orange County are expected to reach the low to mid 90s beginning today and are predicted to reach the high 90s and low 100 degrees through...

Bat Found in Irvine Tests Positive for Rabies

(Santa Ana, CA) - A bat found at Northwood Community Park in Irvine has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found at the Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial in the park on...

Joint Statement from Dr. Veronica Kelley, Director of the OC Health Care Agency, and Phil Franks, CEO of Mind OC, Regarding Termination of the Orange Campus Master Services Agreement

(Santa Ana, CA) – Since the opening of the Be Well OC campus in Orange, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) and Mind OC have worked collaboratively with the Board of Supervisors...

OC Health Care Agency Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2024 in Orange County

OC Health Care Agency Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2024 in Orange County (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency reports today that a resident of Huntington...

Measles Case in Orange County

(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a case of measles in an adult international traveler visiting Orange County (OC). The person visited the following...

OC Health Care Agency Issues Harbor Water Closure

(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency Environmental Health Division has closed the harbor water area between the Pilgrim Dock, Youth Dock, and Baby Beach in the Dana Point...