The newsroom includes access to Council Connect, our twice-monthly newsletter on Hospital Council’s work. Key articles and issues of interest, along with the President’s Message, are included below.
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Coming Together to Champion Behavioral Health Care
This week, I had the honor of welcoming more than 200 behavioral health care professionals to the California Hospital Association’s annual Behavioral Health Symposium. Over two days, we dug into the hard questions shaping California’s behavioral health future: how we build and retain a workforce to meet soaring patient demand, whether infrastructure investments will truly expand access to care, and what it takes to provide empathetic, person-centered support to a population whose needs are growing faster than the system built to serve them.
THREADS Behavioral Health Conference Emphasizes Power of Collaboration
The THREADS 2025 Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Statewide Symposium, held November 17–19 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, convened a diverse and committed network of leaders dedicated to strengthening California’s behavioral health and housing continuum.
Section Updates for December 10, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council convened hospitals to discuss community benefit programs. At the meeting, hospitals discussed collaborating to address food insecurity in the region, to streamline the requests hospitals receive and provide even greater funding to community organizations. Next year, Hospital Council will facilitate the creation of an investment plan for this group, which will continue to convene monthly throughout 2026.
Section Updates for November 26, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council continues to work with the Central Valley Community Foundation and local leaders on the Central Valley Health Care Landscape Analysis, which will be released in early 2026. Early report findings indicate that — despite major coverage gains — the Central Valley’s health care infrastructure is stretched thin, with severe workforce shortages and mounting financial pressures that constrain access and worsen outcomes.
Pausing for Thanks
“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”
John F. Kennedy
New Associate Member Offers Innovative Insulin Treatment
Glytec, the leader in advanced glycemic management, is now a Hospital Council corporate associate member.
Tailored Hospital-Physician Dispute Resolution Services Now Available to Hospital Council Members
RxSolve Conflict, which supports hospitals and health systems through tailored hospital-physician alternative dispute resolution services, is now a Hospital Council corporate associate member.
Recording, Slide Deck Now Available for PG&E’s October Rates Webinar
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has released the recording and slide deck from a recent webinar addressing key rate changes for 2026 impacting major customers, including hospitals.
Leading Workforce Company Joins Associate Member Program
Medical Solutions, one of the nation’s leading health care workforce partners, has joined Hospital Council as a corporate associate member.
Section Updates for November 12, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council will be participating in a group convened by the Central California Public Health Consortium, which is seeking to estimate the losses facing the region under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Simultaneously, Fresno Public Health is developing estimates around Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) funding that will be lost under the bill. More updates will be shared as estimates are released.
