Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, Author at Stocktonia News

A hospital in Fresno, California

14 Central Valley hospitals earn A grades in patient safety. How did your hospital rate?

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative May 7, 2026, 3:46 p.m.May 8, 2026, 8:03 a.m.

Fourteen hospitals across the San Joaquin Valley received top marks in the spring 2026 hospital safety grades issued Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group.

Ambulance parked under the red emergency ambulance entrance canopy at San Joaquin General Hospital.

Loss of tax credits drive Covered California insurance premiums higher for middle-income Valley residents

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative April 14, 2026, 2:03 p.m.April 14, 2026, 4:31 p.m.

A medical building.

New Covered California enrollments dip amid tax-credit confusion, cost uncertainty

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Jan. 2, 2026, 7:34 p.m.Jan. 2, 2026, 7:35 p.m.

Tesla car charging at a row of Tesla electric vehicle stations with autumn trees in the background.

San Joaquin Valley among the worst for air pollution in California

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Dec. 18, 2025, 6:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:55 a.m.

A group of people outside with picket signs.

Nurses at Manteca’s Doctors Hospital and two other Valley facilities plan one-day strike

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Oct. 29, 2025, 5:56 p.m.Oct. 29, 2025, 5:56 p.m.

A woman speaks to a group of people in a medical office.

Valley Latinos face higher obesity rates than non-Latinos. That carries broad health implications

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Oct. 23, 2025, 5:32 p.m.Oct. 23, 2025, 5:32 p.m.

A close-up side view of a mosquito with a slender body and long legs against a warm, blurred background.

West Nile virus, spread by mosquitoes, claims a third life in the San Joaquin Valley

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Oct. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.May 6, 2026, 10:35 a.m.

A person wearing a pink face mask receiving a nasal swab test from a gloved hand.

Health, State/Region

COVID-19 dangers are diminished, but not gone, in the Valley

by Tim Sheehan • Central Valley Journalism Collaborative May 30, 2025, 12:04 p.m.May 6, 2026, 10:45 a.m.