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.
Contra Costa County Meeting Discusses Ambulance Patient Offload Times
Who What Hospital Council convened hospital leaders, Contra Costa EMS, and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District for our quarterly meeting on ambulance patient offload times (APOT). Sutter Delta Medical Center and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center shared recent operational changes they made to achieve a reduction in their APOT by 30 minutes, for […]
Meeting with Assembly Member Mia Bonta to Discuss Critical Issues
Who What Hospital Council convened with hospital and government relations leaders to meet with Assembly Member Mia Bonta, whose district includes the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Emeryville. This was our first meeting with Assembly Member Bonta as a hospital group. We had an excellent dialogue on critical issues of mutual interest including access to […]
East Bay Health Officers Issue Orders on Masking for Respiratory Virus Season Starting Nov. 1
Who What New health orders in Alameda and Contra Costa counties require masking in hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, dialysis clinics, and infusion centers during the respiratory virus season from Nov. 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. For hospitals, the orders apply to staff who only work in direct inpatient care areas and require masking regardless of an […]
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 […]