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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Redwood Coast Hospitals Discuss Pressing Issues
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Who Hospital leaders from Redwood Coast Section (Jerold Phelps Community Hospital, Mad River Community Hospital, Providence-St. Joseph Hospital Eureka, Sutter Coast Hospital) Cal Poly Humboldt What The leaders of the five hospitals representing Del Norte and Humboldt counties gathered in person on April 16 to welcome Mike Lane (Sutter Coast) and Michael Keleman (Providence Eureka...
Community Responds to Service Line Adjustments in Santa Clara
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Who Coalition of state associations, local emergency medical services authorities (LEMSAs), ambulance providers, and county supervisors What In February, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, an HCA hospital, announced plans to close its level two trauma, ST-elevation myocardial infarction program, and downgrade the current comprehensive stroke designation to a primary stroke designation. In late April,...
Next Gen Workforce Pipeline Talks Begin in Santa Clara
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Who Santa Clara County health care leaders What Thirteen health care leaders from hospitals, community clinics, skilled-nursing facilities, and behavioral health facilities joined a conversation on health care workforce challenges. They discussed a framework to address the challenges using a collaboration methodology called Next Gen Health Sector Partnerships. The April 16 meeting resulted in the...
Volunteers are the Backbone of Hospitals
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From the Central Valley to Crescent City, thousands of women and men choose every day to give their time to their neighbors, friends, and family who need hospital care.
Engagement, Ambulance Patient Offload Times, OneTeam Priorities Highlight Board Meeting
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Hospital Council held our first in-person board meeting of the year at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento on April 8-9. While we focused on critical issues facing Hospital Council members, such as financial challenges for hospitals and key regional projects, we started our meeting with a presentation and roundtable discussion with Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky on the principles in his book Speak-Up Culture. The underlying principle discussed was that organizations with speak-up cultures are safer, more innovative, more engaged, and better performing than their peers. That discussion set the tone for our meeting to create a safe, speak-up environment for our member hospitals and at our regular board meetings where significant issues are being discussed.
Endorsed Business Partner | Timely Update: VISA/Mastercard Settlement
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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
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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
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Who Coalition of state associations, local emergency medical services authorities (LEMSAs), ambulance providers, and county supervisors 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...
Addressing Inmate Emergency Department Transport Protocols
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Who Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) Sacramento County Jail Health Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA) 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...
HCAI Reminds Hospitals to Register with New Online Portal
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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...
