Section Update

Providence Gifts Crucial Dollars to Behavioral Health Triage Project in Arcata

Who Providence St. Joseph Hospital   Mad River Community Hospital  California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt  Humboldt County Behavioral Health   Health care partners across Humboldt County  What Hospital and health care leaders recently gathered to celebrate a landmark $2 million donation from Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka to support the development of a new behavioral health...

Santa Clara County Health System Expands

Who Santa Clara County Health System What On April 1, the Santa Clara County Health System became the second largest health system in California when it assumed operation of Regional Medical Center (RMC). The county hired 98% of existing RMC employees, and obtained approval and redesignation of RMC’s trauma II and ST-elevation myocardial infarction services.

Solano County Establishes SB 43 Implementation Workgroup

Who Solano County hospitals  Solano County Behavioral Health, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Public Guardian  Partnership Health Plan  Community stakeholders representing law enforcement, courts, mobile crisis services, and behavioral health programs What Senate Bill (SB) 43, which was signed into law in 2023, expands the definition of “gravely disabled” for the involuntary detention, treatment, or...

San Francisco to Open New Police-Friendly Stabilization Center

Who San Francisco Mayor’s Office  San Francisco Department of Public Health,   San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing What In April, San Francisco will open a 24/7 police-friendly stabilization center at 822 Geary Street, where police officers can drop off people with urgent mental health and substance abuse needs so they can receive medical...

Reps. Huffman and Thompson Hold Medicare Funding Press Conference in Sonoma

Who Rep. Mike Thompson   Rep. Jared Huffman   Lynda Hopkins, Chair, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors   Parker Duncan, MD, Santa Rosa Community Health   Michelle Oxford, Providence Health   Donna Waldman, Jewish Community Free Clinic   Ginger Schechter, MD, retired, Santa Rosa VA Clinic   Erik and Nancy Meitz, Patient Advocates  Meghan Hardin, RVP, Hospital Council  What On March 7,...

SB 43 Work Progresses in San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties

Who Leaders in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties  San Mateo Medical Center and San Mateo Mobile Crisis Unit What Santa Clara County (SCC) has kicked off a workgroup to implement Senate Bill (SB) 43 (2023), which expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to include individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). In late March, the...

Central Valley Hospital Incident Command System Liaison Officers to Meet

Who Member hospitals and public health leaders in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties What On March 12, Hospital Council is hosting its regular meeting of Central Valley liaison officers, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a method for hospital incident command system liaison officers to share information with the public health department. 

Northern Sierra Hospitals Leverage Relationships to Support Medicare

Who Northern Sierra hospitals  U.S. Reps. Kevin Kiley and Doug LaMalfa What The shift to a Republican-led administration in Washington, D.C., increases the influence of California’s nine Republican U.S. Representatives. Many hospitals in the Northern Sierra have long-standing relationships with two of these nine: Reps. Kiley and LaMalfa.  

East Bay Hospitals Focus on Relationship Building in Support of 2025 Priorities

Who East Bay hospitals What Following the November 2024 election, the East Bay section’s priorities are to build relationships with newly elected officials throughout the section, as well as continue to educate and connect with our long-standing legislators and county supervisors on the critical issues facing hospitals. All three East Bay counties have new county...