Who Berkeley hospitals and health systemsHospital Council What The Berkeley City Council’s Health, Life Enrichment, Equity & Community Committee is holding a series of hearings to discuss a proposed fair workweek ordinance. The draft ordinance would require employers in the city of Berkeley with 50 or more employees globally to adhere to certain scheduling and...
Who Hospital CouncilHospital social work managersMental health providersChildren's law center attorneysChild protective services counsel What The Sacramento Region Behavioral Health Task Force held a robust discussion on impacts and nuances related to child protective services foster youth ending up in an emergency department due to a mental health condition.A workgroup was established to exchange solutions...
Who Member hospitalsHospital Council What For many hospitals in the north state, the threat of wildfires and the related power outages are a real threat to their ability to provide patient care and remain solvent. Most of them are served by PG&E and, thanks to improvements in weather modeling, vegetation reduction, grid hardening, and collaborative...
Who Hospital CouncilCalifornia Hospital AssociationStanislaus CountyMember hospital leaders What The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors voted earlier this year to withdraw from Mountain-Valley Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency — a Joint Powers Authority including four other counties — to create its own single-county local EMS agency to improve services, achieve greater regulatory compliance, and have...
Who Mad River Community Hospital What The struggles of recruiting physicians to rural health care are well documented, but in Arcata, Mad River Community Hospital is celebrating the addition of three new physicians along with its 50th anniversary and. General surgeons Dr. Bryan Freeman and Dr. Rakhee Shah, as well as orthopedist Dr. Andrew Kim,...
Who Sutter Santa Rosa leadershipSanta Rosa community members What On April 29, Sutter Santa Rosa leadership and community members gathered for a ribbon cutting of Sutter’s new, 60,000-square-foot expansion tower. The tower adds 40 private patient rooms, two operating suites, an endoscopy room, 13 additional outpatient care beds, 11 post-acute bays, and nine emergency department...
Who Member hospitalsHospital CouncilCalifornia Association of Health Facilities What Hospital Council is engaging with member hospitals and other health care entities in the Central Valley to explore ways to support and expand equal broadband access throughout this portion of the state. Access to reliable, high-speed internet is critical to the facilitation of telehealth appointments, which...
Who Northern Sierra Section hospital leadersRep. Doug LaMalfa's office What On April 12, four hospital leaders representing the Northern Sierra Section met with U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s (R, CA-1) Washington, D.C., office to provide local perspectives and impacts for when hospital issues soon present themselves in Congress. The emphasis was on the need for additional...
Who Contra Costa County hospitalsContra Costa County Emergency Medical ServicesContra Costa County Fire Protection DistrictHospital Council What Hospital Council has resumed regular meetings with Contra Costa County hospitals, County Emergency Medical Services, and the County Fire Protection District regarding ambulance patient offload times (APOT). At the first meeting since the pandemic, hospital leaders clearly communicated...
Who Hospital CouncilMonterey County What The hospitals in Monterey County have decided to work collaboratively with the county health department, United Way of Monterey County, and Hospital Council in developing a joint Community Health Needs Assessment. The collaboration has come together and developed a public relations campaign to encourage the community to participate in an...
