About South Bay
Hospital Council’s South Bay section includes Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, home to eight hospitals that represent over 1,200 licensed beds.
Monterey County Collective Meeting Quarterly on Community Health Needs Assessment
Who What Hospital Council continues its work in support of the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in Monterey County by convening all four hospitals in the county, the Monterey County Health Department, and the United Way of Monterey. The collective will hold quarterly meetings that focus on their common CHNA priorities and the status […]
Discussion of Homeless Support Services Continues in Santa Cruz County
Who What Santa Cruz County hospitals recently met with Central California Alliance for Health, housing advocates, and county representatives from public health, emergency medical services, behavioral health, and the County Administration Office to discuss homeless support services. The group will be meeting quarterly to discuss issues around shelter availability and data sharing. Our next meeting will […]
Monterey Bay Area Hospital CEOs Receive Updates from CHA Staff
Who What On Aug. 3, CEOs from hospitals in the Monterey Bay area (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties) received the latest updates from CHA staff on legislation and the managed care organization tax. After the update, the hospitals met with the new CCAH CEO Michael Schrader and his staff regarding the CCAH Hospital […]
Meeting Focuses on Homeless Services in Santa Cruz County
Who What In early June, Hospital Council coordinated a meeting with the Santa Cruz County health and human services, the county behavioral health department, the Medi-Cal managed care plan (CCAH), homeless services providers, housing advocates, and the hospitals to discuss Senate Bill 1152 and discharge barriers. The purpose of the meeting was to get a […]
Addressing Challenging Discharges in Santa Clara County
Who What Several of the hospitals in Santa Clara County have expressed concern about discharge challenges and have asked Hospital Council to bring together hospitals, health plans, and county services to discuss possible solutions. As our population gets older, there is a lack of skilled-nursing beds to serve the aging population in the county. In […]
Leaders Discussing Discharge of Patients Experiencing Homelessness in Santa Cruz County
Who What Hospitals in Santa Cruz County met with leaders from the County Health and Human Services Department and Public Health Department to discuss discharge of patients experiencing homelessness within the county. This meeting was intended to be a steppingstone for future discussions with community partners and the development of a discharging working group.
Santa Clara County Leaders to Host Mixer for Elected Officials
Who What On March 9, a group of health care and nonprofit leaders in Santa Clara County will host a social mixer for elected officials. There are over 80 individuals expected to be in attendance, with at least 20 elected officials from the state, county, and city level. This will be a time of relationship […]
Recent Heatwave May Have Subsided but Work on Energy-Related Issues Continues
From fires and floods to earthquakes — and now record-setting high temperatures — your hospitals have seen it all. The recent heatwave posed unique challenges to the state’s energy grid, and although hospitals were specifically exempted from any potential rotating outages, Hospital Council truly thanks you for conserving power when possible while ensuring patient safety was never compromised.
San Mateo Section Holds First Meeting of the Year
Who Hospital Council San Mateo Section hospital CEOs What San Mateo held its first section meeting of the year in late May. It was a quick meeting to discuss current legislation and what types of activities the CEOs believe make a successful regional association. The health care leaders agreed that having a strong relationship with […]
Santa Clara Government Relations Officers Meet with Board of Supervisors Candidates
Who Santa Clara County hospital government relations officers Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors district candidates What Government relations officers from several hospitals in Santa Clara County met with Sylvia Arenas and Johnny Khamis, the two leading candidates for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat. Both candidates shared their priorities if […]