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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HQI and Hospital Council Annual Conference Is Fast Approaching
This year’s Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and Hospital Council joint Annual Conference is less than three weeks away. Taking place on Sept. 28-29 in Lake Tahoe, the 2025 event will not only cover insights on federal legislative changes and state legislative and budgetary challenges, but also delve into advancing patient safety in health care’s new...
Section Updates for August 27, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: At Hospital Council's Community Benefits Meeting in early August, members from Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties discussed ways to make real-time information available about which organizations they fund and at what amounts. The group will begin meeting every six weeks to facilitate this information sharing; Hospital Council will continue to support the...
Register for Upcoming California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference
Hospital volunteers, those who work with volunteers, and community partners looking to expand their services with volunteer programs should make plans to join the 2025 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference. The 62nd annual event is hosted by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Volunteer Services and will take place Sept. 15 and 16.
The Future Doesn’t Wait — and Neither Do Hospitals
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The calendar might not agree, but everywhere you look, signs of fall are here: Kids are going back to school, Halloween decorations have hit stores, and football games will start in the next couple of weeks.
Section Updates for August 13, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: As part of the Central Valley Health Care Landscape Analysis, Hospital Council hosted a focus group in which leaders from 18 member hospitals across seven counties attended. During the meeting, members reported an increase in survey activity from California Department of Public Health (CDPH) regional offices, resulting in a sharp rise in immediate...
AB 1204 Equity Reporting Portal Opens — Still Time to Register for HQI Support
As the deadline for inaugural Hospital Equity Measures Report submissions under Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021) approaches, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has officially opened its online reporting portal.
HQI and Hospital Council to Host 2025 Annual Conference
The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and Hospital Council will host a joint 2025 Annual Conference on Sept. 28-29 in Lake Tahoe, where the focus will be on advancing patient safety in health care’s new era.
Health Care Providers Brace for Impact, Knowing Relationships Matter Most
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As the dust settles on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law earlier this month by President Donald Trump, the work facing hospitals now begins in earnest.
Section Updates for July 23, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: River Vista Behavioral Health Hospital is now designated as a crisis stabilization unit, which means emergency medical services providers can transport patients directly to River Vista instead of an emergency department — great news for a region that averages 500 transports to alternate destinations each month.
OHCA Should Account for Federal Cuts via Blanket Waivers and Scrutinize Insurer Profits, CHA Argues
Last week, the California Hospital Association (CHA) wrote to the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board, asking that it proactively account for the largest health care cuts in the history of the Medicaid program, passed earlier this month under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
