Section Update

Partnership HealthPlan Expanding to 10 More Counties

Who Partnership HealthPlan of California Counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba  What For many years, 14 of the counties in the Northern Sierra Section have had a county-organized health system, Partnership HealthPlan of California (Partnership), as their sole Medi-Cal managed care plan. This structure has proven so popular...

Wall Time Discussions Continue with Cosumnes Fire Department

Who Pat Hume, Sacramento County Supervisor Darren Suen, Chief of Staff to Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen Felipe Rodriguez, Fire Chief, Cosumnes Fire Department  Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA) officials Cosumnes Community Services District officials What In October, Cosumnes Fire Chief Felipe Rodriguez reached out to Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen to garner support for...

Meeting with Assembly Member Mia Bonta to Discuss Critical Issues

Who Alameda County hospital leaders in Assembly Member Bonta's District Assembly Member Bonta and District Director Rowena Brown What Hospital Council convened with hospital and government relations leaders to meet with Assembly Member Mia Bonta, whose district includes the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Emeryville. This was our first meeting with Assembly Member Bonta as...

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...