of a $235 million bankruptcy Verity Health System's, the hospitals operator at the time, was facing. The hospitals were already receiving significant taxpayer assistance, at one point receiving an annual subsidy of $250 million; that subsidy later shrunk to $80 million auditing to the hospital financial difficulties. Verity, a nonprofit operator of six California hospitals, had bankruptcy protection in August 2018. O'Connor Hospital is now part of the County of Santa Clara Health System, a collection of Santa Clara county owned and operated medical facilities that offer medical care throughout Santa Clara County. The Health System includes the Behavioral Health Services Department, Public Health Department, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center hospital and clinics, O'Connor Hospital, St. Louise Regional Hospital, Emergency Medical Services Agency, Custody Health Services Department, and Valley Health Plan. The hospitals and clinics are operated by the County under a consolidated license from the California Department of Public Health. The Hospitals and Clinics Delivery System is part of the broader County of Santa Clara Health System. Awards and Recognition The Joint Commission Hospital National Quality Approval and Accreditation The Joint Commission “Centers of Excellence” for Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Wound Care and Advanced Primary Stroke Center The Joint Commission Certification as a Chest Pain Center Commission on Cancer® of the American College of Surgeons - Accreditation of Cancer Care Program Designated Blue Distinction® Center for Knee Hip Replacement Programs from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Designated Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society Certification of Wound Care Clinic/Hyperbaric Department Level III Community Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation accreditation for cardiac rehabilitation program 2020 PRC Excellence in Healthcare Award - Emergency Department 4-Star Overall Quality of Care References External links This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD Hospital buildings completed in 1889 Hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area Buildings and structures in San Jose, California Catholic hospitals in North America Hospitals established in 1889 Hospitals in Santa Clara County, California