Orange County Names New Health Care Agency Director

Nurses and supporters protest about the lack of personal protective gear available at UCI Medical Center amid the CCP virus pandemic in Orange, Calif., on April 3, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—For the first time since anyone can recall, Orange County will have a medical doctor heading up its Health Care Agency, county CEO Frank Kim announced on April 27.

Dr. Clayton Chau, who also has a doctorate in clinical psychology, was named head of the Orange County Health Care Agency. He succeeds Richard Sanchez, who took over as head of CalOptima, the county’s insurance program for low-income residents.