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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Hospital Council Responds To Proposed Policy On ‘Hard Offloads’ And Hospital Billing From Falck Ambulance
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Who Alameda County HospitalsFalck AmbulanceHospital Council What In January, Falck Ambulance — the 911 ambulance provider for Alameda County — informed hospitals that it would be implementing a new policy in response to extended ambulance patient offload times (APOT). Under the new policy, Falck intends to leave patients in the emergency department on cots or...
Reviewing the Findings of the 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment
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Who Hospital CouncilFresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties public health departmentsHospitals What On Feb. 2, Hospital Council convened members and public health departments from the four-county area to review the findings of the 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The CHNA was the largest collaboration to date to look at the needs of the region...
Vaccinate All 58 Issues Booster Resource Toolkit
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Vaccinate All 58, a program of the California Department of Public Health designed to promote and inform Californians about COVID-19 vaccines, has developed new communications materials on COVID-19 boosters.
Hospitals Eligible to Apply for State Behavioral Health Infrastructure Grants
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On Jan. 31, Gov. Newsom announced the availability of over $1 billion in infrastructure funds to help California fill gaps in behavioral health services and housing.
As COVID-19 Numbers Decline, Many Critical Areas of Focus Remain
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Nearly two years into the pandemic, and on the heels of a fourth COVID-19 wave that rivaled the past three, it appears that there may be some good news on the horizon. COVID-19 positivity rates are dropping, and hospitalizations seem to have levelled off or are slightly decreasing, an early sign that perhaps the unprecedented surge brought on by the omicron variant is slowing.
SunRX to Hold Webinar on 340B Manufacturer Mandates and Claims Capture
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SunRx, an endorsed business partner of Hospital Council, is holding a 340B webinar on Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. (PT). In this session, SunRx will share valuable insights for consideration in the management of hospitals’ 340B claims capture strategy. It will cover:
CHA Advocacy Materials Available for Members’ Use
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CHA has posted resources to support each of its eight advocacy priorities for 2022. The materials include key messages, an issue brief, and infographic for each topic and are designed to assist members when talking with policymakers, the media, or the public about these issues.
No Quick or Easy Solution for Offload Delays
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It’s a years-long problem with a long name: ambulance patient offload delays (APOD). This long-standing issue is wreaking havoc on the health care system, not just in our region but throughout the state and the country. And while there may not be a quick and easy solution, CHA and Hospital Council are actively engaging on this important issue with the state’s Emergency Medical Services Agency as well as local officials.
Hospital Council Supports Bay Area Proposal to Address Workforce Shortages
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Who Workforce Development Boards in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and San Francisco countiesCities of Oakland and RichmondHospitals and other major health care employers What On behalf of our hospital members in four Bay Area counties, Hospital Council submitted a letter of support for a collaborative proposal from six workforce development boards in response to...
Santa Clara County Issues Public Health Order
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