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.
CENTRAL VALLEY: Members representing eight hospitals gathered to discuss coordinated community benefit giving across hospitals, with this session featuring guidance from the Central Valley Community Foundation’s chief impact officer. The group is exploring ways for all hospitals to participate in a single collective impact plan, rather than hospitals acting individually. Future meetings will focus on the...
From California’s Central Valley to the far northern border of our state, rural hospitals dot the health care landscape — and few understand their significance to the broader hospital field as deeply as Hospital Council and its members.
Approximately 100 of California’s roughly 374 Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations are currently "Proposed for Withdrawal" on July 1. This is largely due to a federal policy shift that requires all recertifications to be conducted simultaneously, as well as resource shortages within the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). A list of impacted designations, along with other facilities...
Hidden potential is everywhere — but leaders must create the conditions for it to emerge.
On March 25 from 9-10 a.m. (PT), Hospital Council will host a webinar exploring how Houston Methodist has transformed its workforce management to build resilience, strengthen engagement, and ensure financial stability — all while maintaining high-quality patient care and safeguarding its distinctive organizational culture. This webinar is presented in partnership with Hospital Council corporate associate member Proculent.
CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council participated in the second Future of Medi-Cal Commission Advisory Group meeting. Over the coming months, the group will explore a framework for the program that improves Medi-Cal members’ experience and reduces inequities, strengthens provider participation and capacity, simplifies administration, and creates clear accountability and alignment across participating entities.
When rural and critical access hospital leaders gather at this year’s Rural Health Care Symposium, which will be hosted by the California Hospital Association (CHA) on March 23-24 in Sacramento, the question top of mind for many will be: How do we best serve our patients and communities while we’re in survival mode with all of the existential pressures facing our hospitals?
Rxsolve Conflict, which helps health care teams address conflict early and manage it constructively, will host a webinar for Hospital Council members on March 10.
A March 12 webinar from Hospital Council business partner Atlas Mobility will examine the strategy behind patient mobility. Rather than simply a tactic for improving health care outcomes, thoughtful approaches to patient mobility can actually drive not just clinical improvement, but also financial performance and caregiver safety.