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Section Updates for December 10, 2025

CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council convened hospitals to discuss community benefit programs. At the meeting, hospitals discussed collaborating to address food insecurity in the region, to streamline the requests hospitals receive and provide even greater funding to community organizations. Next year, Hospital Council will facilitate the creation of an investment plan for this group, which will continue...

Section Updates for November 26, 2025

CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council continues to work with the Central Valley Community Foundation and local leaders on the Central Valley Health Care Landscape Analysis, which will be released in early 2026. Early report findings indicate that — despite major coverage gains — the Central Valley’s health care infrastructure is stretched thin, with severe workforce shortages and mounting financial...

Section Updates for November 12, 2025

CENTRAL VALLEY: Hospital Council will be participating in a group convened by the Central California Public Health Consortium, which is seeking to estimate the losses facing the region under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Simultaneously, Fresno Public Health is developing estimates around Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) funding that will be lost under the bill. More updates will be shared as estimates...

Section Updates for October 22, 2025

CENTRAL VALLEY: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties are cutting services due to budget constraints. San Luis Obispo’s 2025-26 budget cuts crisis intervention services, and Santa Barbara County’s cuts clinic and specialty care clinic services for people with unsatisfactory immigration status. Hospitals in San Luis Obispo are already seeing additional pressure to compensate, as patients’ needs remain constant even if funding is no longer...

Upcoming Webinar Highlights AI’s Promise for Human Resources

On Oct. 29 from 9–10 a.m. (PT), Hospital Council members have an opportunity to explore how Lebra’s AI-powered platform helps health care leaders save time, strengthen team relationships, and foster a culture of care. Lebra seamlessly integrates with human resources information systems to support better connections with staff, board, and community members while advancing a...