Recruitment Now Open for the CalOptima Board of Directors
December 29, 2020 The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is pleased to announce that recruitment is now open for one seat on the CalOptima Board of Directors.Read More
County Health Officer Issues Two Health Officers Orders
December 18, 2020 County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau issued two Health Officer’s Orders this week: 1) New Health Order to Help Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Residential Care Facilities for the…
County Health Officer Urges Community to Slow the Spread of COVID19
December 16, 2020 COVID-19 is increasing at alarming rates in California and Dr. Clayton Chau, County Health Officer and Director of the OC Health Care Agency (HCA), urges community members to do…
OC Health Care Agency Deploys Mobile Field Hospitals to Help Alleviate COVID19 Burden on the Local Health Care System
December 15, 2020 The OC Health Care Agency will deploy mobile field hospitals (MFHs) to local hospitals this week to support the Orange County (OC) health care system as it responds to a surge in…
OC Health Care Agency Issues Bay Water Closure
The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health division has closed the bay water area from Bayside Drive Beach to China Cove due to a sewage spill. Read More
CD HEALTH ALERT New Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines from CDC
CDC has updated its recommendation for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in adults. Gonorrhea should now be treated with just one higher dose (500 mg) injection of ceftriaxone, and dual…
CD HEALTH ALERT Updated COVID19 Quarantine Guidance for OC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published updated recommendations for quarantine of persons following exposure to a COVID-19 case, including options for a…
CD HEALTH ALERT Expanded Syphilis Screening Guidelines for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis
In 2018, there were 329 infants with congenital syphilis (CS) reported in California, representing a 900 percent increase from 2012, and a magnitude of CS burden not observed since 1995. These trends…
CD HEALTH ALERT Guidance for Assessment of Suspected COVID19 Variant Cases and Breakthrough Disease in Vaccinated Persons
COVID-19 variants pose a significant threat to worldwide efforts to end the pandemic; to date, 46 states have reported at least one case of a variant of concern, including cases caused by B1.1.7, B.1…
CD HEALTH ALERT COVID19 Update Quarantine Recommendations for Vaccinated Persons
The CDC and the California Department of Public Health have recently updated their COVID-19 quarantine recommendations for persons who have been fully vaccinated. OCHCA will…