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A Walk Down the Aisle Made Possible by Teamwork

After a devastating accident left Bill Bagnani quadriplegic, his future seemed uncertain. Decades later, supported by highly coordinated, specialized care across Sutter Health to support his multiple complex conditions, he achieved a moment he once thought impossible — walking his adopted daughter down the aisle at her wedding.

Strengthen Rural Health with Hybrid Care Delivery

New Hospital Council Associate Member EnlightenMed is a physician-led, multi-specialty medical group advancing new models of care for rural communities. By embedding hybrid telemedicine physicians into local care teams, EnlightenMed enables hospitals and health systems to expand access to advanced primary care management and remote patient monitoring while strengthening workforce capacity.

New Business Partner Offers AI-Powered Workforce Platform

ShiftMed, Hospital Council’s newest business partner, leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a workforce platform with real-time visibility into open shifts, predictive labor insights, and integrated workforce management tools that help organizations modernize operations, strengthen workforce resilience, and better control total labor spend. 

Hospitals Encouraged to Support CHA’s Ballot Initiative, Oppose Union Efforts 

The California Hospital Association encourages hospital leaders to lend their support to one key ballot initiative and oppose two others:  

Support the Health Care Worker Right to Vote Campaign  

Oppose the Health Care Endangerment Act (compensation cap)   

Oppose the Dangerous Attack on Community Health Centers & Clinics (clinic funding)   

For more details, see last week’s CHA News article.  

CHA Details Considerations for Freestanding ED Model

The California Hospital Association has released a summary of key considerations for  freestanding emergency departments, including the current regulatory landscape and other barriers that to date have prevented adoption of this model in California.  

Section Updates for March 25, 2026

CENTRAL VALLEY: Members representing eight hospitals gathered to discuss coordinated community benefit giving across hospitals, with this session featuring guidance from the Central Valley Community Foundation’s chief impact officer. The group is exploring ways for all hospitals to participate in a single collective impact plan, rather than hospitals acting individually. Future meetings will focus on the...

The Ripple Effect of Rural Hospitals

From California’s Central Valley to the far northern border of our state, rural hospitals dot the health care landscape — and few understand their significance to the broader hospital field as deeply as Hospital Council and its members.   

Hospital Action Needed to Retain HPSA Designation

Approximately 100 of California’s roughly 374 Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations are currently "Proposed for Withdrawal" on July 1. This is largely due to a federal policy shift that requires all recertifications to be conducted simultaneously, as well as resource shortages within the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). A list of impacted designations, along with other facilities...