CENTRAL VALLEY: Fresno County is expecting a $300 million budget deficit from last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) cuts. These cuts, coupled with an expected increase in uninsured individuals seeking medical care, present further financial challenges. Due to previous coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act, Fresno County has, essentially, not had to pay...
Join MCAG for an overview of their Settlement Recovery Service (SRS) and how it supports organizations in identifying and recovering settlement funds they may be entitled to. This session will include background on MCAG, a high-level overview of the Discover Merchant Settlement and the Acute Care Hospital Opioids – Round 2 settlement, and an explanation...
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This virtual event will provide valuable information specifically tailored for critical facilities and is a great opportunity to engage and learn more about wildfire safety measures. Throughout the webinar, PG&E will go over planning, preparedness resources, and available support in advance of a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff. Additionally, PG&E will provide a demonstration of the data […]
After a devastating accident left Bill Bagnani quadriplegic, his future seemed uncertain. Decades later, supported by highly coordinated, specialized care across Sutter Health to support his multiple complex conditions, he achieved a moment he once thought impossible — walking his adopted daughter down the aisle at her wedding.
Hospital Council is now offering members-only on-demand programs that provide the knowledge you need, on your time schedule. Take a look at what we have available and make sure to check back frequently for updates to our library of topics.
New Hospital Council Associate Member EnlightenMed is a physician-led, multi-specialty medical group advancing new models of care for rural communities. By embedding hybrid telemedicine physicians into local care teams, EnlightenMed enables hospitals and health systems to expand access to advanced primary care management and remote patient monitoring while strengthening workforce capacity.
ShiftMed, Hospital Council’s newest business partner, leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a workforce platform with real-time visibility into open shifts, predictive labor insights, and integrated workforce management tools that help organizations modernize operations, strengthen workforce resilience, and better control total labor spend.
The California Hospital Association encourages hospital leaders to lend their support to one key ballot initiative and oppose two others:
Support the Health Care Worker Right to Vote Campaign
Oppose the Health Care Endangerment Act (compensation cap)
Oppose the Dangerous Attack on Community Health Centers & Clinics (clinic funding)
For more details, see last week’s CHA News article.
The California Hospital Association has released a summary of key considerations for freestanding emergency departments, including the current regulatory landscape and other barriers that to date have prevented adoption of this model in California.