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...
Who Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP) California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA) What Hospital Council participated in two recent gatherings, one with ITUP and another with CSRHA. ITUP has new leadership and is seeking input on strategic direction. Hospital Council was asked to provide a perspective on rural hospitals and shared critical workforce and funding...
Who Workforce development leaders from Modesto Junior College (MJC) Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center Sutter Memorial Medical Center in Modesto HealthForce Partners - a health sector partnership serving Northern San Joaquin County What Hospital Council brought these parties together on Sept. 15 at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton to learn about the...
Who Member hospitals Kern County Behavioral Health What Hospital Council convened a meeting of Kern County hospitals and Kern Behavioral Health to discuss the process of writing 5150s. The current system allows only for the Mobile Evaluation Team to write holds, which has created bottlenecks. Participants discussed changes coming to the 5150 writing process, including allowing some hospitals...
Who Sonoma County Department of Health Services leadership Hospital leadership from Providence, Kaiser Permanente, and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare What The Sonoma Health Alliance (SHA) is a collaboration between Sonoma County hospitals, Sonoma County Department of Health Services Leadership, and Hospital Council that discusses pertinent health needs of Sonoma County residents, primarily focusing on behavioral...
Who Santa Cruz County hospitals Central California Alliance for Health Housing advocates County representatives What Santa Cruz County hospitals recently met with Central California Alliance for Health, housing advocates, and county representatives from public health, emergency medical services, behavioral health, and the County Administration Office to discuss homeless support services. The group will be meeting quarterly...
Who North state hospitals State agencies Payers Patient advocates Patient guardians What In rural Northern California, patients with dual diagnoses, challenging medical or behavioral health issues, or those who are experiencing homelessness are not as common as in urban areas. However, they are present and significantly impact hospital staff and resources, with some staying months...
Who San Francisco Department of Health San Francisco-Marin Medical Society Community health providers What Following several incidents in recent years, including two non-fatal overdoses, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revoked Laguna Honda Hospital’s (LHH) certification and gave notice that all reimbursements for Medicare would cease. LHH — the largest skilled-nursing facility on the...
Who San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Health Care Services Agency Health Plan of San Joaquin What The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved a staff-proposal expenditure plan for the nationwide opioid settlement funds. The most significant element of the plan is the development of an addiction and mental health treatment campus like the...
Who Member hospitals California Coast Alliance for Health (CCAH) What On Aug. 3, CEOs from hospitals in the Monterey Bay area (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties) received the latest updates from CHA staff on legislation and the managed care organization tax. After the update, the hospitals met with the new CCAH CEO Michael...
