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Regional Medical Center joins Santa Clara Valley Healthcare on April 1, 2025

The County of Santa Clara officially assumes ownership and operation of Regional Medical Center (RMC) on April 1, 2025. The venerable East San José hospital is now a part of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH), which operates the County’s public hospital system and provides access to high-quality care across the valley. The County purchased RMC from HCA Healthcare for $150 million. “We are very excited to be welcoming Regional Medical Center into the County’s nationally recognized public hospital system,” said County Executive James R. Williams. “Regional Medical Center has long been an important asset in the eastern part of our county. By acquiring Regional, we are restoring critical care where it is needed most and maintaining quality jobs for hundreds of dedicated health professionals. This investment will transform lives and reflects the County’s commitment to delivering high-quality health care services to everyone in our community.” The 258-bed hospital is the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José, treating a wide range of critical and life-threatening conditions for more than 60 years. In addition to maintaining current critical care services at Regional Medical Center, the County has returned the hospital’s status as a Level II trauma center and brought back vital stroke and STEMI care. The return of these services will reduce the burden placed on other County hospitals when Regional Medical Center first cancelled those lines of service. The County also announced Labor and Delivery care will return in the future. “We made a commitment last year to protect vital healthcare services, re-establishing heart attack and STEMI services, stroke support, and all level 2 trauma healthcare at Regional Medical Center. We are incredibly fortunate to see all these services back through the acquisition of RMC into our Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system,” said Supervisor Otto Lee, President of the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors. “I’m grateful for the County’s effort to move so swiftly on restoring this care to the center of San Jose.” Regional Medical Center has historically served about 2,450 trauma patients per year, which accounts for roughly one-quarter of all trauma cases in Santa Clara County. Residents living in the neighborhoods surrounding Regional Medical Center are nearly twice as likely to lack health insurance compared with County residents overall. In fact, about 40% of the County’s Medi-Cal enrollees live within five miles of RMC. Santa Clara County operates the largest public health and hospital system in Northern California. Regional Medical Center becomes the fourth hospital operated by Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, joining Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and O’Connor Hospital in San José and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy. In addition, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare serves patients at 15 Valley Health Center clinics throughout the County, including VHC McKee on the Regional Medical Center campus. More than 98% of Regional Medical Center employees will continue caring for their community, now as Santa Clara Valley Healthcare employees. The acquisition of Regional Medical Center will allow the County to better serve the entire community through a comprehensive network of hospitals and clinics. Santa Clara Valley Healthcare plans to restore Labor and Delivery care and introduce new healthcare services for residents of Santa Clara County at Regional Medical Center. “The acquisition and integration of Regional Medical Center as part of Santa Clara Valley Health Care will have an indelible impact on the health and well-being of our entire community,” said Paul E. Lorenz, Chief Executive Officer for Santa Clara Valley Healthcare. “We are excited to welcome our Regional Medical Center doctors, nurses and staff to the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare family.” The County’s public health and hospital system has a long history of caring for families in need across the community. In 2023, patients who were uninsured or covered by Medi-Cal or Medicare accounted for more than eight out of every ten County hospital stays and clinic visits. Further, the County has one of the most generous financial assistance programs in the nation, which provides free or discounted care to eligible residents with incomes below 650% of the Federal Poverty Level. Valley Health Foundation is an active partner in raising additional funds to support the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system and will play a vital role in raising funds for Regional Medical Center. Their efforts are now more critical than ever to support the growing health system, and donations can be made at ValleyHealthFoundation.org.