Santa Clara County Health System

County of Santa Clara
Health System
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Santa Clara County, California
Headquarters	Valley Medical Center
Employees	About 8,000
Annual budget	$3.9 billion
Agency executive	Dr. Sara Cody, County Health Officer;
Website	Official website

The County of Santa Clara Health System is the public healthcare system of Santa Clara County, California. Valley Medical Center, in San Jose, is the flagship hospital of the system and the largest hospital in Silicon Valley. It comprises county-owned hospitals, clinics, health-related county agencies, and a health insurance plan.

History[]

The Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System was established in 1993. It became the Santa Clara County Health System in March 2019 after the county acquired O'Connor Hospital and from Verity Health System to prevent the hospitals' closure.^[2]

Facilities[]

Hospitals[]

Facility	Location	Notes
Flagship Hospital
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center	Fruitdale, San Jose	• Largest hospital in Silicon Valley • 731-bed hospital
Other Hospitals
O'Connor Hospital	West San Carlos, San Jose	• 358-bed hospital
	Gilroy	• 93-bed hospital
	Morgan Hill	• 36-bed urgent care

Valley Health Centers[]

Facility	Image	Location
Valley Health Centers
Valley Health Center Alexian		Alum Rock, San Jose
Valley Health Center Bascom		Fruitdale, San Jose
Valley Health Center Downtown		Downtown San Jose
Valley Health Center East Valley		Alum Rock, San Jose
Valley Health Center Gilroy		Gilroy
Valley Health Center Lenzen		The Alameda, San Jose
Valley Health Center Milpitas		Milpitas
Valley Health Center Moorpark		Fruitdale, San Jose
Valley Health Center Sunnyvale		Sunnyvale
Valley Health Center Tully		Monterey Corridor, San Jose

Agencies and programs[]

Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department
Santa Clara County Public Health Department
Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency
Santa Clara County Custody Health Services Department
Valley Health Plan, a Covered California participating insurance provider

References[]

^ "County of Santa Clara: Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Adopted Budget" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ Holtzclaw, Barry (March 8, 2019). "Newly Expanded County Hospital System Requires Bigger Subsidies". San Jose Inside. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "County of Santa Clara: Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Adopted Budget" (PDF). Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[2] Holtzclaw, Barry (March 8, 2019). "Newly Expanded County Hospital System Requires Bigger Subsidies". San Jose Inside. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

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