Who Santa Clara County Regional Medical Center What Santa Clara County and Regional Medical Center in San Jose (an HCA Healthcare facility) have reached a tentative agreement for the county to acquire the hospital, with transition targeted for early 2025. Santa Clara County currently operates O’Connor Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and St. Louise […]
Who Shasta County hospital CEOs and leadership staff Shasta County behavioral health director and leadership staff What On July 9, Hospital Council hosted a meeting in Shasta County of hospital and county behavioral health leaders. Kirsten Barlow, California Hospital Association vice president, policy, informed the group about significant and process-changing laws and programs coming to […]
Who Sacramento County Public Health, health plans, health systems, community health organization What Sacramento County will not proceed with a multi-year Blue Zones initiative, which aims to build a dementia-friendly community and overall healthier environment. After launching the effort last fall and contracting Blue Zones to perform an intensive six-month analysis through data review and […]
Who Alameda and Contra Costa county hospital and government relations leaders Candidates for the open District 5 supervisor seats Candidate for the open 12th Congressional District seat What Hospital Council convened meetings with hospital government relations leaders and candidates for the open seats on the Alameda and Contra Costa county boards of supervisors. A meeting […]
Who Hospitals and health systems with large buildings in the city of Berkeley Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Berkeley Business Association What A local environmental group in Berkeley has gathered the required signatures to qualify its so-called “Large Buildings Fossil Fuel Emissions Tax” for the November ballot. The proposed tax on natural gas usage […]
Who Kern County hospitals Kern County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (Kern BHRS) What Hospital Council has continued to facilitate regular meetings between Kern BHRS and Kern County hospitals. Recently, the meeting cadence has increased to monthly to work through details and needs stemming from Senate Bill (SB) 43. One of the items discussed was the […]
Who San Mateo Section hospitals San Mateo Public Health Department What On July 17, the San Mateo Section CEOs were joined by San Mateo Public Health Officer Kismet Baldwin-Santana, MD, MPH. Dr. Baldwin-Santana gave the group an update on several items including COVID-19, H5N1, and a possible collaboration on a community health needs assessment (CHNA). […]
Who City of Santa Rosa Finance Department and Council Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Medical groups affiliated with Kaiser, Providence, and Sutter in Santa Rosa What City officials in Santa Rosa are contemplating removal of the current $3,000 cap on the city’s gross receipts tax as an avenue to remedy budget shortfalls. While not-for-profit member hospitals […]
Who Sacramento County Emergency Services Agency (SCEMSA) staff Hospital executives and emergency department directors in the SCEMSA service area Senior fire department leaders in the SCEMSA service area What On June 26, SCEMSA convened 18 hospital and fire department leaders to tackle a systemic ambulance patient offload time (APOT) improvement process. Dale Ainsworth, PhD, a […]
Who Department of Health and Human Services Hospital Council What A Healthcare Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation is critical for many recruitment efforts in hospitals and clinics, as the designation brings with it access to some state and federal programs offering tuition reimbursement, grants, visa waivers, and more. Some HPSA designations are automatic and tied […]