The Northern Sierra Section is comprised of 21 hospitals, representing 1,400 licensed beds in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties.
About Northern Sierra
Hospital Leaders Meet with Rep. LaMalfa’s Office
Who Northern Sierra Section hospital leaders Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s office What On April 12, four hospital leaders representing the Northern Sierra Section met with U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s (R, CA-1) Washington, D.C., office to provide local perspectives and impacts for when hospital issues soon present themselves in Congress. The emphasis was on the need for […]
Pandemic Effects Linger, While MICRA Remains a Concern
Who Northern Sierra Hospitals What Hospitals in the Northern Sierra Section continue to see declines in COVID-19 cases while effects of the pandemic linger, most notably in the areas of workforce and their ability to transfer to lower levels of care. The inability to transfer to behavioral health and substance use disorder settings has increased […]
In Wake Of Supervisor Recall, Shasta County HHS Director Resigns
Who Shasta County What While COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are trending downward, the impacts of the pandemic will be felt for some time. Most notable are workforce challenges, both in the short and long term, and for both clinical and non-clinical positions. Another impact has been the recall of a county supervisor in Shasta County, […]
COVID-19 Still Surging in Northern Sierra
Who Northern Sierra Hospital Leaders, Hospital Council What In the Northern Sierra, the latest surge in COVID-19 cases is full-on with no clear peak in sight. In many areas of the far north, hospitals are either full beyond licensure or as full as they can be while staying in compliance with nurse/staff ratios. For this […]
Workforce Challenges Persist in Northern Sierra
Who Northern Sierra hospitals Hospital Council What In the northern Sierra, attracting and retaining workforce has been an issue for years and has only been made more challenging by the pandemic. When it comes to nursing, getting licensed has been a challenge in and of itself which, of late, is showing significant signs of improvement. […]
The Far North Continues To Face Challenges
North State Experiencing Highest-Ever COVID-19 Rates; PSPS Season Underway
Hospital CEOs Discuss Rural Challenges to Delivering Care
Wildfire Season Begins for Hospitals
RVP Roundup
The first Northern Sierra section meeting of the year was held in March and included the state’s expert on community paramedicine programs, which will go into place next year. He offered some examples, and the one of greatest interest had to do with getting behavioral health patients to treatment sites rather than being warehoused in emergency departments. While the […]