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
Stanislaus and Sacramento EMSA Share Options for Community Behavioral Health Calls Without Law Enforcement
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EMSA Approves Stanislaus County’s Alternate Destination Program
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Hospital Council Urges Merced County to Investigate Delays in Processing Medi-Cal Applications
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Last week, Hospital Council learned that some hospitals in Merced County are struggling to receive timely reimbursement for services covered through Medi-Cal, the result of an application backlog. Hospital Council is looking into the scope of the issue and plans to urge Merced County to investigate. Timely application processing is critical to ensure hospitals, which already face significant financial strain, are appropriately reimbursed for the care they provide.
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
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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 a 12-month period, dropping to 27 minutes in December 2024.