HQI to Host Hospital Workplace Violence Regional Roundtable
Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) will host the Hospital Workplace Violence Regional Roundtable in Redding on May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participation is free.
Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) will host the Hospital Workplace Violence Regional Roundtable in Redding on May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participation is free.
On April 9, the California Hospital Association (CHA) convened a gathering in Sacramento of critical access hospital (CAH) leaders, legislators, and staff in support of Senate Bill (SB) 1423, which aims to stabilize health care services in rural, remote communities.
Who What Hospital Council is partnering with hospitals, public health, and nonprofits to conduct analyses of the health landscape of the Central California EMSA (serving Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties). Currently, Hospital Council is kicking off the counties’ community health needs assessment process, which is a collaboration between hospitals and public health. In addition, […]
Who What The leaders of the five hospitals representing Del Norte and Humboldt counties gathered in person on April 16 to welcome Mike Lane (Sutter Coast) and Michael Keleman (Providence Eureka and Redwood) to the section and discuss pressing hospital issues. All leaders present expressed concern over workforce availability and cost; Humboldt and Del Norte […]
Who What In February, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, an HCA hospital, announced plans to close its level two trauma, ST-elevation myocardial infarction program, and downgrade the current comprehensive stroke designation to a primary stroke designation. In late April, the Santa Clara EMSA presented its Health Impact Report to the Santa Clara County Board […]
Who What Thirteen health care leaders from hospitals, community clinics, skilled-nursing facilities, and behavioral health facilities joined a conversation on health care workforce challenges. They discussed a framework to address the challenges using a collaboration methodology called Next Gen Health Sector Partnerships. The April 16 meeting resulted in the creation of workgroups on: Takeaway/Next Steps […]
Hospital Council and our endorsed business partner, Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), a third-party filing expert, would like to inform members that a $5.54 billion settlement has been reached to compensate merchants for excessive interchange fees. The deadline for submitting your claim form is May 31. What’s Next? It may take time and resources to […]
The California Hospital Association’s (CHA) consent law seminars will focus on high-risk topics, including gender-affirming care, cannabis use, abortion, and psychiatric holds. Seminars are scheduled for May 1 in Glendale and May 13 in Sacramento, with the latter also available via livestream. Gray areas in consent law can complicate decisions, potentially exposing hospitals to significant litigation […]