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.
Addressing Challenging Discharges in Santa Clara County
Who Santa Clara County hospital members County leaders Health plan leaders 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 […]
Leaders Discussing Discharge of Patients Experiencing Homelessness in Santa Cruz County
Who Santa Cruz County hospital leaders Santa Cruz County HHS/PHD leaders 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 […]
Santa Clara County Leaders to Host Mixer for Elected Officials
Who Health Partners Hospital Leaders Elected Officials 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 […]
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 […]
San Mateo Government Relations Officers Meet with Assembly Candidate
Who San Mateo Section government relations officers Assembly District 28 candidate Gail Pellerin What Hospital Council’s San Mateo Section invited the candidates running to represent Assembly District 28 to meet with the government relations officers from the district’s hospitals. This was an opportunity for the candidates to get to know the hospitals from their district […]
Collaboration on Community Health Needs Assessment
Who Hospital Council Monterey County What The hospitals in Monterey County have decided to work collaboratively with the county health department, United Way of Monterey County, and Hospital Council in developing a joint Community Health Needs Assessment. The collaboration has come together and developed a public relations campaign to encourage the community to participate in […]
Moving From Pandemic to Endemic in Santa Clara County
Who Hospital Council Santa Clara County COOs What Hospital COOs in Santa Clara County met recently to share how they are trying to move their organizations and staff from a pandemic mindset to an endemic mindset. The meeting was separated into three categories: patients, visitors, and staff. Many of their policies around break rooms, not […]
Hospital Task Force to Address Perinatal Equity and Black Infant Health
Who Hospital Council Santa Clara County What The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has directed the Public Health Department to work with providers and stakeholders throughout the county to address perinatal equity and black infant health. The Public Health Department asked Hospital Council to help bring hospitals together to create a Hospital Task Force […]