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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.

Hospitals Focus on Trauma Response

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Hospital trauma specialists and staff from throughout southern California  What The Central Valley Trauma Symposium on May 17 in Clovis had over 400 attendees last week, filling the Clovis Veterans Memorial District auditorium.    Drawing participants from across the state, this […]

UCSF Health Breaks Ground at Parnassus Medical Center

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health  Regents of the University of California  San Francisco County and city  What UCSF Health officially broke ground at its Parnassus Medical Center on April 27. The ceremony was attended by a slew of […]

San Francisco Department of Health Rescinds Mask Mandate & COVID-19 Data Collection

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who San Francisco Department of Health, specifically Health Officer Susan Philip, MD, MPH   San Francisco hospitals  What San Francisco was the last county in the state to maintain a mask mandate for all patient care areas, which was rescinded on May […]

Hospitals Impacted by Santa Clara County Budget Concerns

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Santa Clara County  Hospitals owned and operated by Santa Clara County  What Santa Clara County’s budget work has begun for the coming fiscal year, and questions regarding changes to excess Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) allocation are at the forefront. […]

Closing Mental Health Awareness Month in Conversation and Collaboration

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.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

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.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

Sacramento Hospitals Engage in Annual Cap-to-Cap

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

SB 43 Implementation Collaborative Forms in Sacramento Region

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

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