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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Turning the Page on the Pandemic
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For more than 15 months, while most of the state, and the country, hunkered down — created home offices, studied via Zoom, and ordered takeout dinners to avoid the potential for COVID-19 infection — your hospitals were on the front lines, each and every day. While many retreated, you confronted the pandemic head-on.
Guide Offers Help for a Loved One Who Is Suicidal
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a new guide called Helping Your Loved One Who is Suicidal: A Guide for Family and Friends.
COVID-19 Vaccination Communications Toolkit Available
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The Hospital Association of Southern California has released a COVID-19 Vaccination Communications Toolkit that contains customizable fliers, posters, and social media assets that hospitals can share via their own communications platforms.
Hospitals Will Be There, No Matter the Emergency
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In the midst of a health care crisis, people often turn to hospitals for help — whether it’s during a pandemic, for a behavioral health problem, or any number of other kinds of emergencies.
Settlement Checks Are Heading to Some Hospital Council Members
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Hospital Council is pleased to announce that its member hospitals will soon be receiving checks through its endorsed business partner MCAG. The total amount for member hospitals participating in MCAG’s services will be over $105,000.
PG&E Program Offers Assistance for Certain Customers
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PG&E’s Medical Baseline Program provides its customers with assistance for certain medical conditions and independent living needs.
Wipfli Offers a Price Transparency Solution for Hospitals
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In late 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the hospital price transparency rule, which requires hospitals — beginning on Jan. 1, 2021 — to provide publicly accessible standard charge information about the items and services they render.
FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Portal Opens April 29
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced it will begin accepting applications for Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on April 29. The application portal will be open for seven calendar days, closing on May 6.
PG&E Program Offers Assistance for Certain Customers
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PG&E’s Medical Baseline Program provides its customers with assistance for certain medical conditions and independent living needs.
Mayers Memorial Hospital Opens Rural Health Center
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On April 19, Mayers Memorial Hospital opened its first-ever clinic, a rural health center in Burney.
