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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Endorsed Business Partner | Merritt Hawkins
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Resources Available for Hospital Council Members
Merritt Hawkins, a Hospital Council-endorsed business partner, has released a number of resources available for members’ use.
Assistance Needed To Help HCAI Implement Health Care Debt And Billing Law
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CHA’s Trina Gonzalez recently sent an email to COOs and CFOs asking for assistance in providing contact information — by July 14 — to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) in response to Assembly Bill 1020.
Legislators Need to Understand How Minimum Wage Bill Jeopardizes Hospital Services
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A bill that would raise the minimum wage for all health care workers in all settings in California to $21 in 2024 and $25 starting in 2025 is being heard today in the Assembly Labor Committee. The bill also calls for the minimum wage to increase annually by 3.5% or the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lesser.
Sacramento City Council Committee Commissions Economic Assessment for Proposed Minimum Wage Ordinance
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Who Sacramento hospitals Skilled nursing facilities Medical and dental offices Federally qualified health centers Business associations What On June 20, the Sacramento City Council’s Law and Legislation Committee considered a proposed ordinance to institute a $25/hour minimum wage on all health care organizations within the city. Hospital Council coordinated the opposition to this move, mobilizing...
Meeting Focuses on Homeless Services in Santa Cruz County
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Who Santa Cruz hospital discharge planners County of Santa Cruz representatives Homeless community-based organizations Local Medi-Cal managed care plan representatives What In early June, Hospital Council coordinated a meeting with the Santa Cruz County health and human services, the county behavioral health department, the Medi-Cal managed care plan (CCAH), homeless services providers, housing advocates, and...
Model Could Help Plumas District Hospital Reopen Obstetric Services, Patient Transfer, and PSPS Season
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Who Plumas District Hospital PG&E What In recent years, there has been an alarming and steady increase in rural hospitals closing their obstetric services due to various challenges. For this trend to stop and hopefully reverse, a new alternative must be created, and thanks to a change in state law and some creative thinking, Plumas...
Updates to East Bay Community Benefit Reports
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Who Hospital community benefits and government relations leaders in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties What In a follow-up to the community health needs assessment (CHNA) that hospitals completed in 2022, the East Bay Section has updated its one-page community benefit reports for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The reports explain the collaborative CHNA process, share the...
Meeting With Senator Aisha Wahab
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Who Alameda County hospital leaders Sen. Wahab and members of her staff What On June 16, Hospital Council convened Alameda County hospital leaders to meet with state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward). This was an introductory meeting and an opportunity to build relationships with the new senator. We had a positive dialogue on many critical issues,...
Financial Instability, Other Issues Discussed
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Who North bay Section CEOs & designees What Leaders gathered in person in Napa to meet new colleagues (welcome Abhishek Dosi of Kaiser Permanente and Troy Gideon of Providence), discuss critical issues, and enjoy an evening of fine company in the bucolic Napa Valley. Following a discussion of hospital financial viability and CHA’s related advocacy,...
Game-Changing Grant Will Help Build Crisis Support Services in Humboldt County
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Throughout California, the need for additional behavioral health support is self-evident. Our emergency department teams regularly care for all their patients with as much dignity and love as they have, and we have all seen the toll this care can take on our caregivers.
