With many health system operating margins sitting at 2.5% and major headwinds coming from Medicaid cuts, demographic payer mix shifts, and inflation pressure, traditional cost levers are largely exhausted. The one lever with real runway left is labor, which often represents about 60% of operating costs for many systems. This webinar will explore why the...
More than 5,000 hospitals nationally are expected to qualify for new settlement funds related to treatment for patients with opioid-related conditions, but time is running short. Hospitals should reach out to Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), a Hospital Council endorsed business partner, by July 1 to ensure their data are collected before the July 15...
Central Valley: Hospital Council members across Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings counties participated in a Food Insecurity Workshop, continuing their work toward addressing findings from this year’s community health needs assessment. The group will next convene with community organizations that work on food insecurity for a listening session to determine what is needed to make...
Registration is now open for this year's Access and Functional Needs Virtual Symposium, to be held July 7-8 from 9 a.m. to noon (PT). Hosted in partnership by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the International Association of Emergency Managers, the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and New York University, this year’s symposium...
Last week, CHA issued an alert asking members to press the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to set a reasonable enforcement structure that gives hospitals a chance to improve before imposing penalties so severe that hospitals would have no choice but to cut services, reduce staff, or close outright.
Central Valley: Local leaders — including representatives from Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria’s (D-Merced) and Sen. Anna Caballero’s (D-Fresno) offices — recently attended the opening of Madera County Public Heath’s new laboratory and clinic. The laboratory represents a significant advancement in the county’s ability to conduct population-level testing.
Warrior Centric Health (WCH) recently highlighted a growing gap in how hospitals and health systems identify and care for veterans, reservists, National Guard members, and their families. The veteran community represents a significant patient population with unique health risks tied to military service, which is now increasingly recognized as a social determinant of health (SDOH)....
On June 10 at 9 a.m. (PT), Medical Solutions — a Hospital Council corporate associate member — will host a members-only webinar to share how flexible staffing models, float pool strategies, and emerging technologies are helping hospitals improve agility, strengthen workforce stability, and support sustainable care delivery.
On May 15, the state submitted the payment policies for the next iteration of the Hospital Fee Program (Program 9) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is the final piece needed for CMS to review the full application.
Central Valley: Hospital Council participated in the Central Valley Community Foundation’s Legislative Roundtable, a quarterly meeting that briefs legislators and their staffs about the state of health care in the valley. Hospital Council also joined a panel discussion in Fresno to discuss the Central Valley Health Care Landscape Analysis.
