Northern California was well represented at the Hospital
Quality Institute’s (HQI) annual conference earlier
last week, with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC)
honored with the 2019 C. Duane Dauner Award.
John Muir Health was also recognized – as a finalist for the
award, which highlights outstanding achievement in
patient safety, quality improvement, and patient
experience. (CHA News)
Hospital Council is pleased to partner on a new program, to be
held November 19 in Sacramento, that will address the California
Department of Public Health’s plan to improve its Center for
Health Care Quality. More information is available on the
California
Hospital Association website.
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In the Monterey Bay area, hospitals are strong drivers in the
local economy, deliver high quality patient care, provide safety
net services to residents in need, improve community health
outcomes, and serve as a vital element in the region’s emergency
services plans.
Here is a sampling of partnerships, programs and services
designed to deliver quality patient care, increase access to
primary care services, and improve health outcomes in Monterey
County, San Benito County and Santa Cruz County.
Behavioral health is a public policy priority with a significant
impact on other policy priorities: access, financial challenges,
emergency services, governmental mandates, and workforce.
Community health is impacted by myriad policy issues including
access to care, care coordination, pre- and post-acute service
availability, community support service availability, as well as
the social determinants of health status such as poverty, housing
instability/affordability, food insecurity, lack of physical
activity, race/ethnicity, education, health literacy, and
documentation status.
Many of the barriers to effective emergency care systems are also
barriers to effective population health management and the
Associations’ vision of an optimally healthy society.
Pre-hospital care and services, emergency department crowding,
alternate destinations and treatment sites as well as post-acute
transfer options impact the effectiveness of emergency
departments and the ability of residents to receive the right
care, at the right time, in the right place.
Secure, effective exchange of patient health information is
critical to increase coordination of care and decrease costly
duplication of services. Issues involved include: data
ownership; privacy; connectivity; access; and local vs. statewide
HIEs.
Without sufficient, well-trained health care professionals at all
levels of the care continuum, access, quality, timeliness and
safety for patients and staff is compromised. Shortages include
specialty nurses, clinical lab scientists, respiratory and
physical therapists, radiology technologists and more.
California-based for-profit company Halsen Healthcare Group
announced Monday it has completed its purchase of the Watsonville
Community Hospital.
The purchase follows the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust’s
decision in August not to purchase the hospital from its previous
owner, Quorum Health. Halsen Healthcare purchased the hospital
for $30 million. (Northbaybusinessjournal.com)
One thing will make veteran real estate developer Larry Wasem
drop everything and head to Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital.
It’s an on-call job with no pay. And it’s a far cry from his
decades-long work as managing partner at Airport Business Center,
which has numerous properties throughout Sonoma County.
It’s the opportunity to cuddle an inconsolable baby in the
neonatal intensive care unit. (Northbaybusinessjournal.com)
Over the past two months, Oakland-based Bay Area Community
Services and Kaiser Permanente say they’ve found
housing with social support services for more than
250 homeless individuals, and there’s more to
come. (Bizjournals.com)
Dignity Health Memorial Hospital has received the Pathways to
Excellence Re-Designation, a worldwide credential that emphasizes
Memorial Hospital’s commitment to creating a healthy work
environment for nurses to feel empowered and appreciated.
(Bakersfield.com)
The Hospital Council – Northern and Central California is the
unified voice of our members, acting as a catalyst to empower
hospitals to act together on issues affecting patient care and
the health status of communities. We are dedicated to advocating
for our member hospitals at the
local and regional level and in support of California
Hospital Association (CHA) at the State and Federal level.
We strive to be an invaluable partner, convening groups across
multiple sectors to address health and quality of life challenges
within our communities.
