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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Closing Mental Health Awareness Month in Conversation and Collaboration
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Who Leaders from Lake, Napa, Solano, Marin, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties (representing hospitals, county government, local and state emergency medical services agencies, law enforcement, and community-based health care organizations) Leadership from Partnership HealthPlan of California Representatives of the California Department of Healthcare Services What The Sonoma County Department of Health Care Services, in partnership with...
Northern California Regional Roundtable on Hospital Workplace Violence
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The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and Hospital Council are hosting the Hospital Workplace Violence Regional Roundtable at the John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center on June 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Honoring Mental Health Awareness Month
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recognizes as a time “to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being and provide resources and information to support individuals and communities who may need mental health support.”
Northern Sierra Hospitals Advocate for Rural Health Access
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Who Northern Sierra Section hospital CEOs and leaders What The Northern Sierra Section met on April 10 at Sutter Health Park with an agenda focused on information sharing between and among hospitals, the California Hospital Association (CHA), and Hospital Council. During the hospital roundtable, it became evident that integrating advanced practice professionals (APPs) into the...
Sacramento Hospitals Engage in Annual Cap-to-Cap
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Who Leaders from Sutter Health, Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, UC Davis Health, and other health care organizations from the Sacramento region What On April 14-17, a strong contingent from the hospital community was among the 425 business, civic, and local government leaders who participated in the 52nd annual Capitol-to-Capitol (Cap-to-Cap) advocacy trip hosted by the...
SB 43 Implementation Collaborative Forms in Sacramento Region
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Who Emergency department and social work leaders from Sacramento region’s Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, Dignity Health, UC Davis Health, Adventist Health, and Marshall hospitals County behavioral health department leaders from Sacramento, San Joaquin, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Sutter, and Yuba counties Sacramento region community-based providers What Forty hospital, county, and community leaders in behavioral health...
Alameda and Solano Hospitals Invited to Plan for SB 43 Implementation
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Who Alameda and Solano County hospitals Alameda and Solano County behavioral health departments What Senate Bill (SB) 43, which was signed into law in October 2023, expands the definition of “gravely disabled” for the involuntary detention, treatment, or conservatorship of individuals with behavioral health conditions to include those living with severe substance use disorders (SUDs). ...
Priorities Roundup
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Seismic
The California Hospital Association’s (CHA's) bill to provide relief from the 2030 seismic construction mandate is on the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file, which will be taken up on May 16. Senate Bill 1432 passed the Senate Health Committee last month on an 11-0 vote.
Information and resources are available on CHA’s seismic information page.
Associate Member | CareRev
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Hospital Council is pleased to introduce our newest Associate Member CareRev. CareRev, the on-demand workforce platform for acute care nursing, improves nurse well-being and reduces costs for hospitals and health care systems nationwide by providing easy access to a flexible workforce. More than 22,000 (and growing) highly qualified nurses use the CareRev app to take...
Highlighting the Importance of Nurses and Health Care Workers
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This week, hospitals throughout our region, California, and the country are celebrating National Nurses Week, which started on May 6 and ends on May 12 to coincide with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, a founder of modern nursing. The American Nurses Association states that this year’s theme is “Nurses Make the Difference,” which “honors the incredible nurses who embody the spirit of compassion and care in every health care setting.”
