Section Update

Hospital Council Holds North Bay CEO Section Meeting

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who John Hennelly, CEO, Sonoma Valley Hospital Judson Howe, President, Adventist Health Howard Memorial Scott Knight, CEO, Sutter Lakeside Hospital Steve Herber, MD, President, Adventist Health St. Helena Tarek Salaway, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Marin-Sonoma, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Bryan […]

Update on New APOT Policy from Falck Ambulance in Alameda County

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Alameda County hospitals Falck Ambulance Hospital Council What On March 1, Falck Ambulance (Alameda County’s 911 provider) implemented a new ambulance patient offload time (APOT) policy for a 60-day trial period. In response to concerns raised by Hospital Council, the policy […]

Sacramento Region Behavioral Health Task Force Collaborating on New Communication Tool

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Hospital Council Leaders of: General acute care hospitals Stand-alone psychiatric hospitals County behavioral health departments Non-hospital outpatient behavioral health programs What The task force was presented with a pamphlet developed in the state of Nevada that includes education and resources for […]

Hospital Council Continues Efforts on Good Jobs Challenge

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who • Hospital Council• Central Valley Workforce Development Agencies• Member hospitals What Hospital Council has been participating in the Good Jobs Challenge grant to fund more nursing education for the Central Valley. Hospital Council has helped the workforce agencies connect with members […]

Monterey Bay Section CEOs Meet for First Time in 2022

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Hospital Council Monterey Bay Section CEOs What On March 2, the Monterey Bay Section held its first section meeting of the year. Although the meeting was short, it offered a good overview of the legislation being considered this year. The other […]

Sonoma County Appoints New Director of Health Services

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who • Tina Rivera, director of health services• Members of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors• Crestwood Behavioral Health• Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa• Providence, Santa Rosa• Sutter Santa Rosa What Following nearly one year as interim director of health services, Tina Rivera […]

In Wake Of Supervisor Recall, Shasta County HHS Director Resigns

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Shasta County What While COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are trending downward, the impacts of the pandemic will be felt for some time. Most notable are workforce challenges, both in the short and long term, and for both clinical and non-clinical positions. […]

Executive Leadership Changes In The Greater Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, And Merced Areas

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Adventist Health Dignity Health Kaiser Permanente Sutter Health Tenet Health What Changes that have taken place over the past few months include: Adventist Health Chris Champlin was appointed president of Adventist Health and Rideout Hospital, replacing Rick Rawson, who retired. Dignity […]

Hospital Council Responds To Proposed Policy On ‘Hard Offloads’ And Hospital Billing From Falck Ambulance

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Alameda County Hospitals Falck Ambulance Hospital Council What In January, Falck Ambulance — the 911 ambulance provider for Alameda County — informed hospitals that it would be implementing a new policy in response to extended ambulance patient offload times (APOT). Under […]

Hospital Council Supports Bay Area Proposal to Address Workforce Shortages

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Workforce Development Boards in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties Cities of Oakland and Richmond Hospitals and other major health care employers What On behalf of our hospital members in four Bay Area counties, Hospital Council submitted a […]