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.
On March 10th, the day before Tom Hanks announced that he had
tested positive for covid-19, I drove my three-year-old
daughter to her day care in Berkeley, California. The drive took
us up College Avenue, where white-haired professors huddled at
sidewalk café tables; we passed the fraternity houses where
students gathered on the lawns. Just a few blocks from my
daughter’s school, there’s a coffee shop with a clientele split
equally between students and senior citizens.
During this challenging phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s
important to publicly acknowledge the tremendous partnership
between the Santa Cruz County Public Health Division and our area
hospitals. Dignity Health Dominican Hospital and Watsonville
Community Hospital have both played vital roles in continuing the
provide quality care to our community and are stepping up again
even as they strain under the worst days of
pandemic. (santacruzsentinel.com)
Tahoe Forest Health System is pleased to share that Tahoe Forest
Hospital has been named a recipient of the 2020 California Opioid
Care Honor Roll by Cal Hospital Compare. Tahoe Forest Hospital
was among 53 California hospitals recognized for their progress
in addressing the opioid epidemic.(sierrasun.com)
A team from the Department of Defense arrived Tuesday, and will
soon provide some relief to the overwhelmed hospital system.
“Their mission is to increase the number of ICU beds available in
this case at CRMC, which does have the capacity to increase. They
just need the staffing and that’s what this will do,” says Fresno
County EMS director Dan Lynch. (ABC30.com)
A Salinas hospital received an early holiday gift on December 11
— an ultra-cold freezer that could store the Pzifer COVID-19
vaccine.
Freezers that can maintain ultra-cold temperatures like the minus
94 degrees Fahrenheit needed for the vaccine are in short supply,
so the hospital got a loan from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as
reported by KPIX. (SFGate.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.
