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CHA, Hospital Council Staff Visit Sonoma County Hospitals
Who What Representatives from both Hospital Council and the California Hospital Association (CHA) visited Sonoma County member hospitals on July 24-25 to meet with executive teams, tour facilities, and hold listening sessions on hospital needs, focusing on behavioral health and labor relations. Providence St. Joseph, Santa Rosa; Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa; Sonoma Valley Hospital; Providence […]
Hospital Engagement Needed on Seismic Community Partnerships
Earlier this summer, CHA launched a statewide effort designed to bring your hospitals relief from the 2030 seismic mandate. This new approach, which begins in local communities, is focused on building community partnerships and working with those partners to increase understanding of the need to protect access to care with state legislators.
Back on His Feet After a Venomous Bite
A fun weekend at the river turned into a fight for survival after a rattlesnake strike.
Hospital Council Hosts Meetings with East Bay Hospital Leaders and County Supervisors
Who What Hospital Council is hosting meetings with our hospital leaders and county supervisors throughout the East Bay, with a special emphasis on building relationships with the four new county supervisors. In the meetings, we are updating supervisors on the current challenges facing the hospital field, educating them on the 2030 seismic issue, sharing our […]
Adventist Health Doesn’t Plan to Reopen Feather River Hospital, but Will Evolve Services in Paradise
Who What For those who lived and worked in Paradise, the wildfire that started Nov. 8, 2018, in northern Butte County forever changed things. The fire killed 86 people, injured 17, and 95% of the structures were lost, including significant damage that required Feather River Hospital to close. After much consideration, Adventist Health has announced it […]
Addressing the Unique Needs of the LGBTQ+ Community
Pride Month may have recently concluded, but that doesn’t mean that the focus on providing inclusive care for the LGBTQ+ community will stop. While inequities for many groups have long existed in the health care system — it was COVID-19 that seemingly thrust them into the spotlight. Although much work has been done to build […]
Hospital Council Webinar Will Detail PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Program
On Aug. 7, Hospital Council will host a webinar on PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Program (CWSP).
Endorsed Business Partner | Managed Care Advisory Group
Upcoming Settlement Claim-Filing Deadline on Aug. 7
Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), an Endorsed Business Partner of HealthPlus Share Services, is an expert in class action settlement navigation that has recovered over $40 million for its health care clients in the past year – serving as Hospital Council’s eyes on settlement opportunities for our members. MCAG is pleased to report another round of settlements from pharmacy-related class action settlements, and it will be recovering substantial revenue for its health care clients over the next few months from pharmacy-related class action settlements. In addition, MCAG is preparing to distribute funds from the Lithium Ion Settlement.
Humboldt County Community Collaboration Yields Million-Dollar Grant Award
Who What On June 23, Mad River Community Hospital was notified it had been awarded $12.3 million for the construction of a Behavioral Health Crisis Triage Center (BHCTC). The stakeholder group outlined above first met in June 2022 and, over the course of six months, evaluated community need, conceptualized what meeting that need would look like, […]
Summit Attendees Brainstorm Ideas to Address Central Valley’s Nursing Shortage
Who What In late June, Rep. Jim Costa hosted a nursing summit for representatives from academia, health care, elected officials’ offices, and the Board of Registered Nursing to brainstorm ideas to combat the nursing workforce shortage in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Attendees were divided into groups and given questions to solve with out-of-the-box solutions from […]