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
Corporate Associate Member PointClickCare to Hold Conference on October 1
Hospital Council welcomes PointClickCare as a corporate associate member, recently transitioned from the Endorsed Business Partner program. PointClickCare is a leading health care technology platform enabling meaningful collaboration and access to real‐time insights at every stage of the patient health care journey. With an expanded Care Collaboration Network in California, 55% of acute hospitals and […]
HQI and Hospital Council to Host 2024 Annual Conference
The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and Hospital Council will host a joint 2024 Annual Conference on Oct. 20-21 in Lake Tahoe. Registration is open, and early bird pricing expires on Sept. 20.
Northern Sierra CEOs Share Challenges and Opportunities
Who CEOs and other hospital leadership in the Northern Sierra Section What At a section meeting in late August, Northern Sierra CEOs discussed a wide range of critical issues including the continued increase of patients being held on 5150s in the emergency departments (EDs), as well as shortages of behavioral health workforce across the region. […]
Alternate Destination Strategy Approved in Sacramento
Who Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA) Behavioral health facilities in Sacramento County 911/Emergency medical service providers in the SCEMSA territory What SCEMSA’s medical director recently reported that the California Emergency Medical Services Authority approved the agency’s application for a triage-to-alternate-destination policy. Three facilities are now contracted to serve as receiving sites for mental […]
Protecting Our Rural Hospitals
Hospital Council works to support the advocacy agenda of the California Hospital Association (CHA), and one of the top advocacy priorities for both our organizations is rural health care. About 2 million people live in and visit California’s rural communities, and the lifesaving and life-changing hospital care they rely on is at risk of being lost due to financial instability. California has roughly five dozen rural and critical access hospitals (CAHs), but many of these hospitals are on the financial brink, reducing services just to stay open or facing the possibility of closure.
Campaign Materials Available for CHA-Sponsored Ballot Measure to Strengthen Medi-Cal
Hospitals are encouraged to join the coalition supporting Proposition (Prop) 35, which would make permanent an existing fee on managed care organizations that enables the state to draw on federal matching funds to improve Medi-Cal. The Hospital Council Board of Directors voted to join the Yes on Prop 35 coalition at its Aug. 21 meeting.
CHA to Host 2024 Disaster Planning Conference
CHA will host the 2024 Disaster Planning Conference in Pasadena on Sept. 10 and 11 to discuss disaster planning, training, and implementation. Registration is open.
Virtual Training Program to Focus on Leadership Skills Development
The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) is offering an intensive virtual class beginning in September. LEAD Academy is for new health care managers, or those who want to refresh their leadership skills. LEAD events are cosponsored and cohosted by HASC and Hospital Council.
Putting Our Community First as Fire Season Continues
This fire season — especially last month — has been exceptionally challenging for our hospitals and the communities they support. From July 2023 to July 2024, Cal Fire’s number of reported fires spanning more than 20 acres increased from 38 to 174. In many Hospital Council sections, particularly in rural areas impacted by previous fires, the numbers have been even more dramatic as fires continue to grow. The Park Fire alone has spread to more than 429,000 acres, affecting Butte, Tehama, Shasta, and Plumas counties. Combined with other fires in the Hospital Council region — such as the Borel Fire, the Blue Fire, and the Crozier Fire — the number of acres affected in a short time frame is inconceivable.
Sonoma County Mental Health Initiative Continues Success as Director Departs
Who Hospitals and health systems in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake counties Sonoma County Health Services What For the past year, Sonoma County’s Director of Health Services, Tina Rivera, has been championing a new approach to mental health management in Sonoma County and beyond, similar to the Be Well initiative in Orange County. With strong support […]
