About East Bay
The East Bay Section of the Hospital Council is comprised of 35 hospitals, representing 5,829 licensed beds in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties.
Hospital Council Hosts Meetings with East Bay Hospital Leaders and County Supervisors
Who What Hospital Council is hosting meetings with our hospital leaders and county supervisors throughout the East Bay, with a special emphasis on building relationships with the four new county supervisors. In the meetings, we are updating supervisors on the current challenges facing the hospital field, educating them on the 2030 seismic issue, sharing our […]
Updates to East Bay Community Benefit Reports
Who What In a follow-up to the community health needs assessment (CHNA) that hospitals completed in 2022, the East Bay Section has updated its one-page community benefit reports for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The reports explain the collaborative CHNA process, share the priority health needs that were identified, and provide examples of how hospitals are […]
Meeting With Senator Aisha Wahab
Who What On June 16, Hospital Council convened Alameda County hospital leaders to meet with state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward). This was an introductory meeting and an opportunity to build relationships with the new senator. We had a positive dialogue on many critical issues, including funding through the managed care organization tax in the state […]
Hospital Leaders Meet with Assembly Member Liz Ortega
Who What On May 16, Hospital Council convened Alameda County hospital leaders to meet with Assembly Member Liz Ortega. This was an introductory meeting and an opportunity to build relationships with the new Assembly member. We had an excellent dialogue on many critical issues, including the need for financial relief for hospitals in the state […]
Contra Costa Hospital Leaders Get Medi-Cal Briefing
Who What On April 11, Hospital Council convened Contra Costa County hospital leaders, the CEOs of Contra Costa Health and the Contra Costa Health Plan, as well as the director of the Contra Costa Employment & Human Services Department for a Medi-Cal briefing. The briefing covered the topics of Medi-Cal eligibility redetermination, the transition to […]
East Bay Section Holds Meeting
Who Alameda, Contra Costs, and Solano hospital members What On March 16, Rebecca Rozen convened East Bay hospital leaders for the quarterly membership meeting — the first held in-person since the pandemic. The meeting started with a discussion of the financial challenges facing hospitals and how to tell the East Bay hospital story to the […]
Contra Costa County Implementing New APOT Policy
Who What On Jan. 30, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District (Contra Costa County’s 911 ambulance provider) announced to hospital leaders that it will implement a new APOT policy. The policy states that ambulance crews that have been waiting for 60 minutes will work with emergency departments to offload patients immediately, so that they can […]
Bay Area Holds RSV Coordination Calls
Who What Hospital Council regional vice presidents from the South Bay, San Francisco/Marin, and East Bay organized a call with hospitals and the regional disaster medical health director to discuss respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and respiratory needs for pediatric patients, as well as to better understand the needs of children’s hospitals. That meeting led to […]
City of Berkeley Passes New Fair Workweek Ordinance
What On Nov. 21, the Berkeley City Council approved a new fair workweek ordinance. Sponsored by labor, the ordinance requires Berkeley employers to adhere to certain scheduling and notification requirements for shifts, provide predictability pay to all employees, and offer work to existing employees first. Unlike other fair workweek ordinances in the Bay Area, Berkeley’s […]
Planning for RSV in the Bay Area
Who What Hospital Council is working with regional medical health operational area coordinators to organize a Bay Area call regarding respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The purpose is to gain a better understanding of how RSV is affecting our local hospitals and see if there is a need for level loading. We are asking for the […]