Newsroom

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.

Leaders Discussing Discharge of Patients Experiencing Homelessness in Santa Cruz County

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Santa Cruz County hospital leaders Santa Cruz County HHS/PHD leaders What Hospitals in Santa Cruz County met with leaders from the County Health and Human Services Department and Public Health Department to discuss discharge of patients experiencing homelessness within the […]

Santa Clara County Leaders to Host Mixer for Elected Officials

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Who Health Partners Hospital Leaders Elected Officials What On March 9, a group of health care and nonprofit leaders in Santa Clara County will host a social mixer for elected officials. There are over 80 individuals expected to be in attendance, […]

Funding Opportunity Will Address Nursing Gaps

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. A new funding opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) — the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention – Pathway to Registered Nurse Program — aims to create a pathway from academic training to clinical practice through the creation […]

XFERALL Launches in California

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. XFERALL — a real-time, national behavioral health network that proactively matches patient needs to facility capabilities — is launching this month in California.  The platform expedites outbound patient transfers and accelerates inbound patient referrals with a feature rich electronic platform that […]

Concerns Spread Beyond Hospital Walls

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Last week, I had the chance to meet with a group of public health leaders and hear firsthand about what’s on their minds.

Taking Action

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This week, Hospital Council holds its first board meeting of the year. 

SUPPLIER DIVERSITY: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT DOES

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Supplier diversity programs — which build on the economic impact purchases have on historically underutilized and underserved communities — have roots in the 1953 creation of the Small Business Administration (SBA).   The SBA was created as an independent agency of the […]

XFERALL — New Behavioral Health Patient Transfer Technology Launching in California

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Hospital Council is hosting a Feb. 7 webinar that will provide an overview and share updates on the implementation of XFERALL. This tool was designed to help hospitals reduce the strain on overcrowded emergency departments and quickly transfer behavioral health patients to appropriate […]

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