Behavioral Health

CENTRAL VALLEY: Members representing eight hospitals gathered to discuss coordinated community benefit giving across hospitals, with this session featuring guidance from the Central Valley Community Foundation’s chief impact officer. The group is exploring ways for all hospitals to participate in a single collective impact plan, rather than hospitals acting individually. Future meetings will focus on the...

CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council participated in the second Future of Medi-Cal Commission Advisory Group meeting. Over the coming months, the group will explore a framework for the program that improves Medi-Cal members’ experience and reduces inequities, strengthens provider participation and capacity, simplifies administration, and creates clear accountability and alignment across participating entities. 

CENTRAL VALLEY: Last week, Hospital Council hosted a Kern Behavioral Health Workgroup Meeting, where the county health department provided an update on Senate Bill 43 implementation. To date, the county has noted no significant impacts on service delivery as only a few patients have had clear co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses. The group...