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.
Checklist Available for System Involved Youth in Acute Hospital Settings
Who Hospital Council Hospital social work managers Mental health providers Children’s law center attorneys Child protective services counsel What The Sacramento Region Behavioral Health Task Force held a robust discussion on impacts and nuances related to child protective services foster youth ending up in an emergency department due to a mental health condition.A workgroup was […]
Stanislaus County Discussing New EMS Agency Designation Fees
Who Hospital Council California Hospital Association Stanislaus County Member hospital leaders What The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors voted earlier this year to withdraw from Mountain-Valley Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency — a Joint Powers Authority including four other counties — to create its own single-county local EMS agency to improve services, achieve greater regulatory […]
Sacramento Region Behavioral Health Task Force Collaborating on New Communication Tool
Who Hospital Council Leaders of: General acute care hospitals Stand-alone psychiatric hospitals County behavioral health departments Non-hospital outpatient behavioral health programs What The task force was presented with a pamphlet developed in the state of Nevada that includes education and resources for families whose youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. Takeaway/Next Steps A work […]
Executive Leadership Changes In The Greater Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, And Merced Areas
Who Adventist Health Dignity Health Kaiser Permanente Sutter Health Tenet Health What Changes that have taken place over the past few months include: Adventist Health Chris Champlin was appointed president of Adventist Health and Rideout Hospital, replacing Rick Rawson, who retired. Dignity Health Edmundo Castañeda, former president and CEO of Mercy General Hospital and Woodland […]
Expansion Sought for Sacramento Mobile Integrated Healthcare Model
Who Hospital Council Coalition of health systems in Sacramento region Local EMS providers Sacramento County health leaders What Hospital Council has convened discussions since 2015 to design and implement the Sacramento Mobile Integrated Healthcare (SacMIH) model. Sacramento Metro Fire District launched the first SacMIH unit in November, pairing an advanced level practitioner with a paramedic […]