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.
Newsroom
Recording, Slide Deck Now Available for PG&E’s October Rates Webinar
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has released the recording and slide deck from a recent webinar addressing key rate changes for 2026 impacting major customers, including hospitals.
Leading Workforce Company Joins Associate Member Program
Medical Solutions, one of the nation’s leading health care workforce partners, has joined Hospital Council as a corporate associate member.
Section Updates for November 12, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council will be participating in a group convened by the Central California Public Health Consortium, which is seeking to estimate the losses facing the region under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Simultaneously, Fresno Public Health is developing estimates around Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) funding that will be lost under the bill. More updates will be shared as estimates are released.
The Hospital Council Rolodex
It’s an old cliché that who you know often trumps what you know. Hospital Council’s Corporate Associate Membership programs help with both.
Section Updates for October 22, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties are cutting services due to budget constraints. San Luis Obispo’s 2025-26 budget cuts crisis intervention services, and Santa Barbara County’s cuts clinic and specialty care clinic services for people with unsatisfactory immigration status. Hospitals in San Luis Obispo are already seeing additional pressure to compensate, as patients’ needs remain constant even if funding is no longer available.
One Big Bill, 50 Different Impacts
It’s scarcely been three months since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, but its anticipated $911 billion cuts in Medicaid spending over the next decade have already started reshaping how California thinks about spending. Consider:
Upcoming Webinar Highlights AI’s Promise for Human Resources
On Oct. 29 from 9–10 a.m. (PT), Hospital Council members have an opportunity to explore how Lebra’s AI-powered platform helps health care leaders save time, strengthen team relationships, and foster a culture of care. Lebra seamlessly integrates with human resources information systems to support better connections with staff, board, and community members while advancing a culture of safety and support.
Prolucent’s Workforce Blueprint Helps Leaders Identify Workforce Opportunities, Design Strategy
Prolucent has joined the Hospital Council as a Corporate Associate Member, supporting hospitals across the state in building a more sustainable, flexible, and future-ready workforce.
Charting a Path Forward, Together
In late September, hospital leaders gathered in Lake Tahoe for the Hospital Council’s annual meeting, hosted in partnership with the Hospital Quality Institute. Before launching into a comprehensive program of patient safety and quality improvement discussions, the Hospital Council board convened. This annual event is a critical touchpoint for the board to plan for the year ahead — planning that has never been more important.
Section Updates for October 8, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: In mid-September, Hospital Council convened community benefit leaders from hospitals in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties to explore the potential enhanced collective impact of coordinating grant-making efforts around access to health care and food, with a focus on reducing food insecurity in the region. The group will meet again in late October to determine the collaborative’s next steps.
