Tag: health
HHMH women’s health introduces specialist Dr. Katherine Volpe
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has expanded its Women's Health Services by introducing Katherine Volpe, MD, to support women’s health in San Benito County.
Dr. Volpe...
Editorial: Community hospitals are vital to a city’s well being
A community hospital is more than a place we go when something goes wrong. It is one of the essential pillars of a healthy...
Hazel Hawkins launches community health needs survey
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has invited community members to share their voices and help shape the future of local health care by participating in...
Weighing in at the State of the Region
Government, business and nonprofit leaders around San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties staged the 2025 State of the Region Oct. 17 at CSU...
Alliance launches TotalCare all-in-one health plan
Central California Alliance for Health this week announced the launch of TotalCare, a Medicare Advantage plan that is also a dual-eligible special needs plan....
Hospital plans to expand women’s health services
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital announced recently it will expand its service line of women’s health services by introducing new physicians to support care in...
Letter: Hospital is a gift that must be preserved
Re: Insight backs off, Free Lance, Aug. 22, 2025
We could gaze at an innocent, adorable, smiling baby and simply melt into joy. Sometimes it...
Insight Health withdraws from negotiations to lease, purchase Hazel Hawkins
The San Benito Health Care District announced Aug. 13 that Insight Health is stepping away from negotiations on a proposed lease-to-purchase agreement for Hazel...
Letter: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could have severe consequences for local healthcare
As the U.S. Senate debates the sweeping legislation known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s worth asking a critical question: who really pays the...
Letter: Health, not money, should be the focus
Re: International film fest returns to SBC, Free Lance, April 4, 2025
If I could I would make a film about our hospital from the...
