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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.

Collaborating to Improve Behavioral Health 

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Shasta County hospital CEOs and leadership staff   Shasta County behavioral health director and leadership staff What On July 9, Hospital Council hosted a meeting in Shasta County of hospital and county behavioral health leaders. Kirsten Barlow, California Hospital Association vice […]

Sacramento County Rethinks Blue Zones Initiative

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Sacramento County Public Health, health plans, health systems, community health organization What Sacramento County will not proceed with a multi-year Blue Zones initiative, which aims to build a dementia-friendly community and overall healthier environment. After launching the effort last fall […]

Hospitals Meet with Candidates for Open East Bay Seats 

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Alameda and Contra Costa county hospital and government relations leaders   Candidates for the open District 5 supervisor seats   Candidate for the open 12th Congressional District seat What Hospital Council convened meetings with hospital government relations leaders and candidates for the […]

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.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 […]

Critical Deadline Approaches on Ambulance Patient Offload Times

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On Sept. 1, hospitals must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol under Assembly Bill 40. This bill requires hospitals to include mechanisms that will improve internal operations and reduce APOT. The standard is 30 minutes, 90% of the time for general acute care hospitals with emergency departments.  

Kern Behavioral Health Workgroup Engages on SB 43

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Kern County hospitals  Kern County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (Kern BHRS) What Hospital Council has continued to facilitate regular meetings between Kern BHRS and Kern County hospitals. Recently, the meeting cadence has increased to monthly to work through details and […]

Health Priorities Discussed in San Mateo

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who San Mateo Section hospitals  San Mateo Public Health Department   What On July 17, the San Mateo Section CEOs were joined by San Mateo Public Health Officer Kismet Baldwin-Santana, MD, MPH. Dr. Baldwin-Santana gave the group an update on several items […]

City of Santa Rosa Eyes Gross Receipts Tax

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who City of Santa Rosa Finance Department and Council  Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare   Medical groups affiliated with Kaiser, Providence, and Sutter in Santa Rosa  What City officials in Santa Rosa are contemplating removal of the current $3,000 cap on the city’s […]

HQI Releases CHPSO Annual Report  

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The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) has released its CHPSO Annual Report, an overview of the most significant work done on behalf of hospitals in 2023. HQI is dedicated to improving the quality and safety of patient care in hospitals and health care systems and oversees the Collaborative Health Care Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO). The focus of CHPSO is on improving patient safety and quality of care by collecting, analyzing, and sharing data on adverse events and near misses in health care.  

HQI to Host July 25 Virtual Forum on Training Staff to Prevent Workplace Violence

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The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is hosting a complimentary, HQI members-only virtual forum, Using Simulation-Based Training to Prevent Workplace Violence, on July 25 at noon (PT). The forum is an opportunity to advance workplace violence prevention and connect with peers committed to creating safer work environments in hospitals. Registration is open

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