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San Joaquin General Hospital is located on a park five miles south of downtown Stockton. The year-round climate is comfortable with the warmest month, July, having an average temperature of 90 degrees and low humidity. The coldest month, December, has an average temperature of 36 degrees. San Joaquin County is an agriculturally rich area. Agriculture is the number one product of San Joaquin County and thus making the county one of the highest agriculture income counties per acre in the nation. San Joaquin County has a population of approximately 500,000 with its County Seat, Stockton, having a population of more than 270, 000. The city has a wide variety of people of various national origins and socioeconomic groups. Among these is a large Hispanic population (24.96%), including many migrant workers. The Southeast Asians (21.45%) include former inhabitants of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The rest of the population consists of Caucasians (43.63%), African Americans (9.1%), and Native Americans (0.7%). For local events visit:
www.estockton.com - Stockton's online
events calendar. Stockton is the home of the University of the Pacific which has gained recognition for its departments of fine arts, its School of Pharmacy, and its cluster colleges, including colleges of Law and Dentistry. UOP is the first chartered institution of higher learning in California, and now offers more than 100 majors in eight schools. Full-time enrollment is approximately 4,100. San Joaquin Delta College, a public junior college, has one of the largest campuses in California. Enrollment is approximately 16,000 students per semester. Students can choose from more than 115 areas of instruction. The college also offers many opportunities to the community for theater presentations, special interest courses, etc. Other educational
institutions:
To the north
lies Stockton, Lodi, Woodbridge, Acampo, and Thornton.
Stockton is noted as the most inland, deep water seaport on the west coast.
Nestled in Delta lands, it is surrounded by three rivers, plus many inlets
and lagoons. Over 1,000 miles of navigable waterways are used throughout
the year for water-skiing, fishing, swimming and boating. The California
Delta is a scenic wetland formed by several rivers which is home to many
birds and fish. Water sports such as boating, sailing, fishing, and water-skiing
are popular.
The Bay Area, Yosemite, the High Sierras, Lake Tahoe, Carmel-Monterey and
the wine-producing areas of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys are within easy
driving distances, usually a one to two hours' drive. The State Capital,
Sacramento is located 55 miles to the north. The "River City" offers many
other educational, historical, cultural, and recreational opportunities.
San Francisco, just 80 miles to the west, offers museums, major league
teams, theater, art, and excellent restaurants. Oakland and Berkeley are
also near by offering a variety of cultural activities. Lake Tahoe, a two
hour drive, is popular for year round water sports, skiing and gaming.
Yosemite National Park is also approximately a three hour drive where one
can enjoy a wide variety of summer and winter sports.
A limited number of cottages and mobile home sites are available for rent
on the hospital grounds for house staff. Incoming house staff are
assisted in obtaining suitable, reasonably priced housing.
On the hospital grounds are located a recreation room for physicians, and a tennis court. Two public golf courses are within 10 miles of the hospital.
Stockton also has
excellent symphony, ballet and drama
groups.
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