Vaccines provide protection against dangerous infectious diseases and save lives. Vaccines prevent diseases such as measles, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and chickenpox. Many of these serious infectious diseases are at (or near) record low levels in the United States because of vaccines. Unfortunately, recent outbreaks of pertussis and measles...
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Klebsiella are a type of bacteria that are routinely found in the human intestines and stool (feces) and do not usually cause disease. However, Klebsiella can cause a number of healthcare-associated infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis. Increasingly, some strains of Klebsiella bacteria are...
Photo Source: https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=7824 Staphylococcus aureus (“Staph”; S. aureus ) is a bacteria commonly found on the skin and in the nose of healthy people. Staph can also be found in the armpit, groin, rectum or genital area, where it also can live without causing infection. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA...
Physicians/Health Care Providers California, including Orange County, experienced a large increase in pertussis cases in 2010, with numbers in 2011 still being elevated when compared to previous years. Rates are highest in infants less than 6 months of age and 10 infant deaths were reported in California in 2010. Pertussis...
Orange County offers a variety of housing options for individuals in need of behavioral health care, who are also homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. They include: Emergency housing Permanent supportive housing Residential Rehabilitation (also known as Board & Care).
Our outpatient clinics are located around the county and also include specialized services for Pacific/Asian residents, those with hearing impairment, and older adults. Find the links for your best location below. Outpatient Clinics North Region South Region East Region West Region Pacific Asian Services Older Adult Services Hearing Impaired Services...
Long-Term Care Facilities Our long-term care facilities provide individualized treatment programs with the goal of allowing the person to return to community living. Treatments include medication, group, individual and recreational therapies, with a strong emphasis on the development of job/ vocational skills. Fifteen of the 80 beds are part of...
Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Program Our acute psychiatric inpatient hospital program provides assessment, treatment, and stabilization for individuals in crisis. Treatment may include medications combined with group and activities therapies. We also provide discharge planning for aftercare. Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment Different from a hospital, this program is administered in...
This multi-disciplinary program provides prompt, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week year-round response in the county when an individual is experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Clinicians conduct evaluations and risk assessments that are geared to the individual's age and development level and may recommend involuntary commitment to a...