About Sacramento Valley
Hospital Council’s Sacramento Valley presence includes:
- The Sacramento / Sierra Section, comprised of 25 hospitals representing over 4,500 licensed beds in El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties.
- The San Joaquin / Mother Lode Section, comprised of 12 hospitals that represent over 1,300 licensed beds in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, and Tuolumne counties.
- The Stanislaus / Merced Section, composed of 10 hospitals that represent 1,578 licensed beds in Mariposa, Merced, and Stanislaus counties.
- Hospital Council’s Sacramento Section also collaborates with a broad coalition – including hospitals and first responders – on a web page encouraging appropriate emergency department use. Learn more at Right Care, Right Place, Right Time.
Resources: Sacramento Valley
Hope and Innovation Change Baby’s Future
A spina bifida diagnosis of unborn baby, Nixon, led Lindsey and Jared to participate in a landmark clinical trial that changed their baby’s future for the better.
APOT Standard Adjusted in Sacramento County
Who Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA) Sacramento area hospitals, fire departments, and private emergency medical services (EMS) providers What Hospitals have worked diligently, innovatively, and collaboratively to improve ambulance patient offload times (APOT) in 2024. With a state-highest collective APOT of 73 minutes in December 2023, area hospitals achieved a dramatic improvement over […]
Sacramento Hospitals Reduce APOT, Push for Further Reduction
Who Sacramento area hospitals, fire departments, and private emergency medical services providers Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA) What Hospitals have worked diligently, innovatively, and collaboratively to improve ambulance patient offload times (APOT) in 2024. With a state-highest collective APOT of 73 minutes in December 2023, area hospitals achieved a remarkable 29 minutes in […]
Sacramento County Adopts Jan. 1, 2025, as SB 43 Implementation Date
Who Health care facilities and partners in and around Sacramento County What When Senate Bill (SB) 43 was signed on Oct. 10, 2023, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, along with all but two counties in the state, chose to postpone the Jan. 1, 2024, implementation date — this way, the counties could assess their […]