The California Hospital Association (CHA) and the Hospital
Council – Northern & Central California are working together to
support our member hospitals and health systems in their efforts
to prepare and care for patients exposed to and diagnosed with
coronavirus in our communities. Key to this work is a set of
resources and continually updated information – all in one place
– at Coronavirus
Response.
Caregivers at CA’s hospitals are dedicated to helping
meet the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness.
This compassionate care is highlighted
in — ”Homeless Guardians,”
a special project of the California Hospital
Association and Our Health California.
Two of the project’s profiles look at efforts in San Francisco
and Sacramento.
A new State-of-the Art Simulation Center will be revealed at Kern
Medical hospital in east Bakersfield.
Kern Medical has invested more than $850,000 to create the
Simulation Center to help train clinical staff on realistic
patient scenarios and clinical problem-solving
challenges. (turnto23.com)
The pandemic has forced hospitals and doctor’s offices to change
the way they see patients. At Sutter Health one unique piece of
that equation is an electronic ICU– or eICU– virtually treating
a patient in real-time hundreds of miles away.
Sacramento is one of two eICU hubs. The other at Sutter Health is
in the Bay Area. (KCRA.com)
Monterey County is offering more housing to area farmworkers
impacted by COVID-19. The “Housing for the Harvest” program is a
new effort to reduce the spread of the virus among agricultural
employees by moving workers who test positive to safe alternate
rooms during quarantine.
The program is administered by the Monterey County Emergency
Operations Center in coordination with the Health
Department which oversees the referral
process. (VoicesofMontereyBay.org)
The Bay Area hit two milestones in its battle with COVID-19 on
Wednesday.
The region’s 10 counties, including Santa Cruz, reported their
fewest cases in a single day since late-June, while there were
fewer deaths reported in the past week than any other seven-day
period since mid-July, according to data compiled by this
news organization. (MercuryNews.com)
Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) put a lot of effort into
healing itself during 2019, and the results are encouraging, says
Tulare Adventist President Randy Dodd.
After reopening in October of 2018, 2019 marked the first full
calendar year of operation for the resuscitated medical facility,
a year that saw much of the new leadership’s efforts directed to
undoing the damage to the Tulare Local Health Care District and
the hospital’s reputation. (Ourvalleyvoice.com)
The Hospital Council – Northern & 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.
