Hospital Operations

MCO Tax Raises Questions, Opportunities

Who

  • Rural ambulance providers and hospitals that depend on them 
  • Northern Sierra hospitals 

    • What

    The managed care organization (MCO) tax will bring billions to Medi-Cal providers for years to come, and with the passage of Proposition 35, the dollars will go where intended.  

    Hospital Council Issues Statement on Berkeley Measure GG, Large Buildings Fossil Fuel Emissions Tax

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Hospital Council What On behalf of members with health care facilities in the city of Berkeley, Hospital Council has provided a statement to the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and the No on Measure GG (Measure GG) campaign expressing significant concerns with […]

    Regional Medical Center in San Jose to be Acquired by Santa Clara County

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Santa Clara County  Regional Medical Center What Santa Clara County and Regional Medical Center in San Jose (an HCA Healthcare facility) have reached a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 […]

    Proposed Berkeley Fossil Fuel Tax Would Impact Hospitals and Health Systems

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Hospitals and health systems with large buildings in the city of Berkeley   Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Berkeley Business Association   What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 […]

    Rural Health Information Exchange Is Now Statewide

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who SacValley MedShare (SVMS)  Dignity Health hospitals throughout California  What SVMS has announced its expansion from a regional to a statewide qualified health information organization by partnering with Dignity Health. SVMS is set to extend its health data exchange services to over […]

    San Francisco Department of Health Rescinds Mask Mandate & COVID-19 Data Collection

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who San Francisco Department of Health, specifically Health Officer Susan Philip, MD, MPH   San Francisco hospitals  What San Francisco was the last county in the state to maintain a mask mandate for all patient care areas, which was rescinded on May 1.   […]

    Community Responds to Service Line Adjustments in Santa Clara

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who Coalition of state associations, local emergency medical services authorities (LEMSAs), ambulance providers, and county supervisors  What In February, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, an HCA hospital, announced plans to close its level two trauma, ST-elevation myocardial infarction program, and downgrade […]

    UCSF Health Reaches Agreement with Dignity Health to Acquire Two San Francisco Hospitals

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    This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Who University of California, San Francisco Health (UCSF)  Dignity Health  What UCSF Health has signed a definitive agreement with Dignity Health to acquire Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center, along with associated outpatient clinics in San Francisco. UCSF Health hopes […]

    HQI Will Facilitate Community of Practice on Workplace Violence In 2024

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    The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) will facilitate a Community of Practice on Eliminating Hospital Workplace Violence from January to December 2024. The purpose of the Community of Practice is to connect individuals working on the issue of workplace violence in hospitals through a collaborative network designed for peer-to-peer learning and exchange.