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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.

Contra Costa County Meeting Discusses Ambulance Patient Offload Times  

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Contra Costa County hospital leaders   Contra Costa County Fire Protection District   Contra Costa County Emergency Management Services (Contra Costa EMS)   What Hospital Council convened hospital leaders, Contra Costa EMS, and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District for our quarterly meeting […]

Reasons To Celebrate in The Northern Sierra

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who SacValley MedShare (SVMS)   Shasta Health Assessment and Redesign Collaborative (SHARC)  California Department of Public Health, Chico District Office (CDPH – Chico What The Northern Sierra Section is starting the 2023 holiday season off with reasons for gratitude and celebration. Three […]

Sacramento County Board Hearing Discusses Ambulance Patient Offload Times

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Sacramento County Board of Supervisors  Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA)  Emergency medical service (EMS) providers  Hospital emergency department leaders  What On Nov. 7, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors held a 90-minute informational hearing on ambulance patient offload […]

Chester Fire Department May Cease Ambulance and Fire Services

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Chester Fire Department  Seneca Hospital patients   Local residents  What The Chester Fire Protection District board is considering ceasing ambulance and fire services in January 2024. There is no set alternative in place, and concerns are being raised regarding the ability […]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit Concludes In San Francisco

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who U.S. Secret Service   Department of Homeland Security   State of California   San Francisco Mayor London Breed   San Francisco Department of Health    San Francisco Police & Fire Departments   What The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concluded on Nov. 17 after President Biden […]

Honoring Our Hospitals and Health Care Workers During Thanksgiving

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Hospitals are important to the fabric of our communities. They provide a refuge for people during times of need, and it’s important that we recognize the people behind them. Throughout all the unexpected disasters that life throws at us — wildfires, earthquakes, or even a pandemic — health care workers have continued to show up for their patients.

Santa Clara Section Sees Leadership Changes

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Santa Clara Section CEOs What The Santa Clara Section held its last section meeting of the year on Oct. 31. The group thanked Paul King, CEO of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, for his leadership over the last two years as the […]

Workforce Initiative to Launch in Santa Clara County

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Partners across several health sectors in Santa Clara Santa Clara hospitals Priya Smith of Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center (Kaiser – San Jose) What At the Santa Clara Section meeting on Oct. 31, Kaiser – San Jose medical administration […]

Kern and Eastern Sierra Hospitals Plan for 2024

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Member hospitals in Kern/Eastern Sierra Section What On Nov. 2, CEOs from the Kern/Eastern Sierra Section held their final meeting of the year. In addition to reviewing the 2023 legislative year and looking ahead to the priorities for 2024, the CEOs […]

Sonoma Health Alliance Stakeholders Discuss Behavioral Health with Be Well Orange County

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Sonoma County Supervisors Susan Gorin, 1st District, and Chris Coursey, 3rd District  Sonoma County Department of Health Services Leadership  Be Well Orange County leadership: Marshall Moncrief, founding CEO, and Rosie Zoll, senior project manager   Sonoma County courts  Partnership HealthPlan of California […]

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