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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New HQI Program Inspires Culture Change, Drives Patient Safety
CHA, the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI), and CHA’s three Regional Associations have launched a new program called HQI Cares: Implementing BETA HEART® to Build a Culture of Safety. This fee-for-service program is the result of a partnership with BETA Healthcare Group and is designed to create a foundational shift in supporting health care workers on their journey to establishing a culture of safety. It works by helping hospitals implement:
PSPS Webinar Available as On-Demand Recording
Last week’s webinar on public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) and how to make the 2021 PSPS season as safe as possible is now available as an on-demand recording from CHA and Hospital Council. Topics that were covered include:
Group Meets to Plan Grant Application for Hospital Nurse Staffing
Santa Cruz County Names New Housing and Health Director
Supervisors Allocate Additional Funds for Perinatal Equity and Black Maternal and Infant Health Initiative in Santa Clara County
Hospital Nurse Staffing Computer Program Finds a New Home
North Bay CEOs Hold Section Meeting
North Bay CEOs Gather at Section Meeting
HR Metrics Survey Begins Aug. 2
Salarity — a provider of the Allied for Health Surveys, a California statewide data resource to help hospitals make smarter decisions — will launch its biennial HR Metrics Survey on Aug. 2. The response period runs through Sept. 10.