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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Advocacy Materials on Inpatient Psychiatric Staffing Ratios Now Available
The California Hospital Association has produced a new infographic, issue brief, and key messages that address staffing ratios for inpatient psychiatric hospitals.
Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Partner Webinars
Several endorsed business partner and associate member webinars are on the horizon. Members should save the following dates to learn more about key partnerships:
EMSA Relaunches Audit Tool
Earlier this month, the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) relaunched its ambulance patient offload time audit tool, which now includes a "real-time" audit process.
Section Updates for September 9, 2026
Central Valley: At a recent section meeting for CEOs in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties, hospital leaders discussed the Central Valley Health Care Landscape Analysis and planned next steps for implementation and advocacy. Hospital Council is partnering with the Central Valley Community Foundation to explore funding for Central Valley pilot programs for value-based care...
Building Our 2027 Advocacy Agenda Together
Cooler weather is returning to Sacramento. Football season is beginning, students are back in school, and we are entering the home stretch of 2026.
When Good Policy Meets Hospital Reality: What We’re Learning From AB 2975
“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” – Thomas Edison
Every year, state lawmakers spend months crafting legislation with the lofty goal of improving life for Californians. When their work is done, hospitals have the task of transforming those ideas into actionable solutions, all while ensuring access to the lifesaving care millions of Californians rely on every day.
Section Updates for August 26, 2026
Central Valley: Hospital Council participated in the latest “Future of Medi-Cal” Advisory Commission meeting, which comprises four workgroups — Member Experience & Care Model, Payments and Financing, Rationalized System, and Technology, Data & Infrastructure —that will develop focus areas and recommendations. While recommendations have not yet been created, early discussion has focused on including support...
Hospitals Should Review Preliminary FFY 2028 Wage Index and Occupational Mix Data by Sept. 1
CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital federal fiscal year (FFY) 2028 wage index and occupational mix data.
ShiftMed: It’s Time to Rethink the Nursing Shortage
A blog post from Hospital Council Strategic Partner ShiftMed examines the changing nature of the nursing workforce shortage and provides strategies for improving the conditions nurse leaders face every day.
Leadership Beyond the Hospital Walls
Read only the headlines, and health care looks like a story about scarcity. Margins are thinner. Workforce pipelines are strained. Regulatory demands keep expanding. Patients arrive with needs more complex than any single institution was designed to meet. And in a lot of boardrooms, the hard questions about 2027 are arriving faster than the answers.
