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NEWSLETTER
Director’s Message
JUNE 2023
Peer-to-Peer
Jessie Peralta
Greetings OC Health Care
“The OC Health Care Agency's (HCA) mission to provide quality health care
Agency (HCA) Team,
services aligns with my values and career goals,” and that’s why Peer-to-Peer recipient Jessie Peralta, Program Supervisor II, Correctional Health Services
As you are aware, Dr. Clayton
(CHS) said he came to work at the Agency. “I was motivated to work at the
Chau has retired from his posi-
HCA because of my passion for health care and my desire to contribute to
tion as Director effective June
the well-being of others.”
1, 2023. On behalf of the HCA, I want to express our deepest
Jessie has been with the HCA 16 years. He
gratitude to Dr. Clayton Chau
is currently over the X-ray and CHS Supply
for his leadership of the Agency.
Department. “My work as a Program
He was a true visionary and led
Supervisor is integral to helping and
the HCA bravely through the
supporting my team and the public. I
pandemic and likely one of the
strive to create a positive and collabora-
most challenging times that we
tive work environment for my team,
will see in health care in our
offering guidance and resources to help
lifetime. He will be missed but
them excel,” said Jessie. “By effectively
we are thankful for his time here
managing programs within the HCA, I aim
and wish him a well-deserved
to provide the best possible services
rest and wonderful days ahead.
and support to the public and improve overall health
The County of Orange is recruiting
outcomes,” he said.
for the next HCA Director. The . . . continued on page 2
When he joined the HCA, Jessie brought several health care
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experiences with him
Award Winning Suicide Prevention Campaign.................3
clinical setting as a
Nursing Skills Day....................4 Making Water Safety A Priority for Summer ...............6
including: work in a health care office . . . continued on page 2