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Diversity Is Our Strength, Unity Is Our Power

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Our field is incredibly diverse, with hospitals each having different governance and funding structures serving very distinct parts of our incredible state. This is emblematic of California’s own diverse population. The vast array of circumstances affecting our hospitals makes it challenging to shape legislation that will equally help all hospitals statewide, and more must be done to utilize our diversity as a strength.  

CHA and Hospital Council Visit Humboldt County Hospitals

Who Mad River Community Hospital leaders Providence-St. Joseph's Eureka hospital leaders Southern Humboldt Healthcare District hospital leaders Sutter Coast hospital leaders What In late September, a group of CHA policy leaders and Hospital Council regional vice presidents traveled to Humboldt County for a section meeting at the historic Ingomar Club and site visits with Southern...

Application Submitted for Santa Clara EMS Trust Fund Grant

Who Santa Clara County Hospital Emergency Preparedness Partners What On behalf of the Santa Clara County Hospital Emergency Preparedness Partners, Hospital Council has submitted an application for a Santa Clara Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Trust Fund Grant of $100,000. The grant would be used to purchase mobile incident command centers for Santa Clara County hospitals.      The...

CalAIM-Enhanced Managed Care Partners Express Concerns in the South Bay

Who Community-based organizations Health plans Hospitals What Over the last several months, Hospital Council regional vice presidents (RVPs) have attended collaborative meetings that focused on the implementation of California Innovating and Advancing Medi-Cal (CalAIM) in their designated communities. Through this work, the RVPs have learned about implementation plans, challenges, and partners in providing care outside...

5150 Workgroup Holds First In-Person Meeting Since 2020

Who Member hospitals River Vista Behavioral Health Hospital County behavioral health directors Ambulance providers Law enforcement What Hospital Council’s Fresno/Madera/Tulare/Kings section regularly convenes a behavioral health workgroup, locally called the 5150 workgroup, which includes hospital members and county partners. Their recent September meeting marked the first in-person meeting of the 5150 workgroup since 2020 and was...

Mental Illness Awareness Week Emphasizes the Importance of Mental Health          

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Mental Illness Awareness Week occurs every year during the first week of October, and according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the purpose is to “raise awareness, fight discrimination, and provide support.” Hospital Council also believes this week emphasizes how important mental health is to a person’s overall health.      

Endorsed Business Partner | SUNRx

Register for SUNRx Nov. 7 Webinar on Optimizing 340B Program Savings Our endorsed business partner SUNRx is hosting a webinar on Nov. 7 at 11:00 a.m. (PT) about optimizing savings for the 340B program. The webinar will feature special pharmacy guest Optum, a health services innovation company, who will provide valuable insights on how to...

San Francisco Hospitals Preparing for Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

Who SF Department of Public Health SF Department of Emergency Management US Department of Homeland Security US Secret Service Associated state agencies What The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation is hosting a summit in San Francisco from Nov. 11 to 17. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and dignitaries from...