Who Rep. Mike Thompson Rep. Jared Huffman Lynda Hopkins, Chair, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Parker Duncan, MD, Santa Rosa Community Health Michelle Oxford, Providence Health Donna Waldman, Jewish Community Free Clinic Ginger Schechter, MD, retired, Santa Rosa VA Clinic Erik and Nancy Meitz, Patient Advocates Meghan Hardin, RVP, Hospital Council What On March 7, […]
Who Leaders in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties San Mateo Medical Center and San Mateo Mobile Crisis Unit What Santa Clara County (SCC) has kicked off a workgroup to implement Senate Bill (SB) 43 (2023), which expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to include individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). In late March, the […]
Who Member hospitals and public health leaders in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties What On March 12, Hospital Council is hosting its regular meeting of Central Valley liaison officers, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a method for hospital incident command system liaison officers to share information with the public health department. Hospital […]
Who Northern Sierra hospitals U.S. Reps. Kevin Kiley and Doug LaMalfa What The shift to a Republican-led administration in Washington, D.C., increases the influence of California’s nine Republican U.S. Representatives. Many hospitals in the Northern Sierra have long-standing relationships with two of these nine: Reps. Kiley and LaMalfa. Leaders from each hospital in the Northern […]
Who East Bay hospitals What Following the November 2024 election, the East Bay section’s priorities are to build relationships with newly elected officials throughout the section, as well as continue to educate and connect with our long-standing legislators and county supervisors on the critical issues facing hospitals. All three East Bay counties have new county […]
Who San Francisco Department of Health (DPH) San Francisco Mayor’s Offices What On Feb. 11, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Dan Tsai as the new public health director, replacing Grant Colfax, MD. Tsai has nearly two decades of health care leadership experience, with a decade in public service. In 2021, he was appointed by […]
Who Redwood Coast CEOs What The Redwood Coast CEOs held their first section meeting of the year, centering discussions on the financial stability of rural hospitals amid potential changes to government reimbursement. Pat Blaisdell, vice president, policy, for the California Hospital Association (CHA), provided an overview of the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard and CHA’s insurer […]
Who Hospital and county leaders in Sonoma County What After being closed for six months, Sonoma County’s crisis stabilization unit (CSU) reopened for patient care on Feb. 8. Following the CSU’s August 2024 closure, hospital and county leaders engaged in a series of conversations about the closure’s immediate and long-term impacts. In the short term, hospitals stepped […]
Who Member hospitals and public health leaders in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties What On Feb. 12, Hospital Council is hosting its regular meeting of Central Valley liaison officers, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a method for hospital incident command system liaison officers to share information to the public health department. Hospital […]
Who Santa Clara County hospitals Santa Clara Supervisor Betty Duong What Hospitals in Santa Clara County met with the newly elected member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Betty Duong — the first relationship-building opportunity with Supervisor Duong and her staff. Conversation topics included ambulance patient offload times, Senate Bill 43 (2023), and the […]