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Kaiser San Jose Medical Center was violating COVID-19 protocols long before its emergency department outbreak caused by an exposure on Christmas Day, according to Cal/OSHA records.

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce is seeking to help people get in shape for their New Years resolutions by beginning its annual 30-day Get Fit San Diego Challenge Monday.

A patient says she tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting the emergency room at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, the site of a deadly outbreak that has infected at least 60 people.

A second South Bay hospital on Tuesday reported a coronavirus outbreak in its emergency department.

At least 44 emergency staff members at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose tested positive for COVID-19 within the past week, according to the hospital, and on Sunday it was confirmed one of those workers had died.

SDCCU Holiday Bowl is hosting a food and blood drive at Grossmont Center to support San Diegans hit hard by the pandemic. Here’s how to help.

Eager to get on the nice list this year and help fellow San Diegans? The Grossmont Center is hosting a blood drive and is accepting food donations.

The Holiday Bowl Food and Blood Drive takes place Thursday at Grossmont Center in La Mesa. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez shares how you can help while still following pandemic safety guidelines.

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente patients may soon be getting invitations to participate in a new study in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine.

As California’s health care system deals with handling the coronavirus pandemic, experts want the public to start planning early for the flu shot. Kaiser Permanente family doctor Dr. Irma Covarrubias-Lugo said it is now more important than ever to protect yourself against the flu. “When you come down with an illness like influenza, your defenses are down, so you’re...

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea explains why experts say you should plan ahead for a vaccine.

It started with a fever, which didn’t go away for 10 days. A positive COVID-19 test, extreme fatigue, and a lung X-ray followed. Then came the ambulance ride to the Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center and admittance to the intensive care unit, where doctors wavered on whether he needed a ventilator. It was that first night in a hospital bed,…

San Carlos resident Mike Minjares spent five days in the intensive care unit back in April and is just now feeling close to 100% again, reports NBC 7’s Stephen Luke

The Coronavirus is changing the way San Diegans see their doctors, even for critical procedures like heart surgeries.

A 67-year-old Mira Mesa Man relies on his cell phone and a Samsung Galaxy watch to communicate with his doctors after heart transplant surgery, reports NBC 7’s Steven Luke.

For coronavirus patients on ventilators, the odds of recovering can be low. One pregnant San Diego woman not only made it out of the intensive care unit after being intubated, but is now safe at home with her soon-to-be family of four.

One woman is finally at home with her family after being treated in the ICU for the coronavirus. NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez reports.

This article has been updated. The drug President Donald Trump calls a “game-changer” in treating the coronavirus, is now mired in confusion and controversy. But as NBC 7 Investigates found out, some local health providers are using it anyway. Three of the big four health networks in San Diego are using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients. One health network isn’t…

After several weeks full of unwelcome surprises, Mike Minjares finally got one he could smile about when he turned the corner onto his San Carlos street and found the sidewalks full of his neighbors cheering his return. Minjares, 54, had just spent 5 days inside the Kaiser Zion ICU and hopes his story helps put another face to the disease…

Tents outside hospitals have become a common sight, but exterior differences pale in comparison to the differences indoors. “At UC San Diego Health we are also expecting an increase in the number of cases,” said Associate Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christopher Longhurst. “And of course we’re hoping for the best, and preparing for the worst.” Local hospital administrators know...