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Care Provided to Unhoused Patients at Homeless Encampments
UC Davis Health partners with Sacramento County Health Center to deploy “street medicine teams” that offer comprehensive primary care services to unhoused populations.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Saves 64-Year-Old from Amputation
Butte County’s only multi-chamber facility applies Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to “promote wound healing,” saving patients from amputation and life-threatening injuries.
Advanced Cardiac Care Saves Restaurateur
If it wasn’t for the advanced cardiac care available at Clovis Community, Aaron Vasquez likely wouldn’t have survived his heart attack.
Endorsed Business Partner | Timely Update: VISA/Mastercard Settlement
Hospital Council and our endorsed business partner, Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), a third-party filing expert, would like to inform members that a $5.54 billion settlement has been reached to compensate merchants for excessive interchange fees. The deadline for submitting your claim form is May 31. What’s Next? It may take time and resources to […]
CHA to Host 2024 Consent Law Seminars
The California Hospital Association’s (CHA) consent law seminars will focus on high-risk topics, including gender-affirming care, cannabis use, abortion, and psychiatric holds. Seminars are scheduled for May 1 in Glendale and May 13 in Sacramento, with the latter also available via livestream. Gray areas in consent law can complicate decisions, potentially exposing hospitals to significant litigation […]
Addressing Emergency Department Challenges in Northern Sierra
Who What Hospital Council efforts to sustain rural ambulance services continue. The newly formed coalition of state associations, LEMSAs, ambulance providers, county supervisors, and other entities will move next to do an analysis. While all members of the coalition are aware of the rural ambulance service crisis and its potential to worsen, data and patient […]
Addressing Inmate Emergency Department Transport Protocols
Who What At a meeting convened by Hospital Council on March 20, SFD shared concerns about communication and protocols on when the county jail uses emergency medical services (EMS) providers to transport inmates to community hospitals. In 2023, SFD transported over 660 inmates to hospitals, though hospital staff determined many did not need hospital-level care. […]
HCAI Reminds Hospitals to Register with New Online Portal
Last week, the California Hospital Association (CHA) shared that a significant number of hospitals missed a Jan. 1 registration deadline for the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s new online charity care portal. Hospitals that have not registered may be subject to penalties of up to $500 per day. Hospitals should confirm that they […]
Hospital Association of Southern California to Host Central Coast 2024 Essential Human Trafficking Training
HASC will host the Essential Human Trafficking Training in Health Care on May 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard.