It’s been 20 months since Gov. Newsom first declared a state of emergency in California, and in that time so much has changed — but at the same time, it hasn’t. While COVID-19 hospitalizations have remained fairly flat in many parts of the state, the significant rise in the Central Valley is raising concerns about an increase throughout the state after the Thanksgiving holiday.
With many hospitals feeling added financial strains due to COVID-19, some have been forced to re-examine their operations and budgets and determine ways to limit costs.
It seems everywhere we go these days — shopping malls, restaurants, the grocery store — the help wanted signs are plentiful. Labor shortages are impacting the economy nationwide, and it’s no different in our hospitals.
As workforce shortages continue to threaten health care for Californians, CHA has prepared key messages that hospitals can use or customize when talking with policymakers, the media, or the public about this issue.
CHA has released its 2021 Report on State Legislation, which hospitals can use as they navigate the nearly 800 bills the governor signed into law this year.
Designed to help hospitals understand the implications of and comply with the bills that will have the biggest impact on their facilities, the report also serves as a reference tool for the broad health care-related legislative activity that occurred this year.