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.
New this year, the California Hospital Association has made the
vast majority of its education and publication
resources free to members. As a Hospital Council member, you
are also a member of CHA and have access to these materials,
which include webinars, one-day programs, and electronic
publications.
A planned mental health treatment center for children and
adolescents in Monterey was green-lighted Tuesday by elected
officials. The Montage facility will be built from a $106 million
gift from Bertie Buffett Eliott, the sister of billionaire
investor Warren Buffett.
The 55,000-square-foot, 16-bed residential and outpatient Ohana
Center will be built just off Lower Ragsdale in the Ryan Ranch
Office Park. The facility will help address some eye-opening
statistics provided by Tim Nylen, a Montage vice president who is
overseeing the project. (montereyherald.com)
Mee Memorial Healthcare System has been certified as a Critical
Access Hospital, earning approval from the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services after several years of pursuit.
The process began in 2016 and officially went into effect this
year on June 25.
Patrick Dunne’s first night on April 29 as a Covid-19 patient at
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital was, in a word, “terrifying,”
Dunne says. “I didn’t know which way it could go.”
Robotic surgery, Dameron Hospital officials are quick to point
out, does not mean a robot performs the operation. There is a
human surgeon in control of the instruments at all times.
And now surgeons at Dameron, the 202-bed community hospital in
central Stockton, will have access to some of the most advanced
robotic and computer technology in the
region. (record.net)
When Adventist Health St. Helena announced last month it
will close its birthing center on Jan. 11 because of low patient
volume, the news marked the latest among North Bay community
hospitals reevaluating the sustainability of their obstetrics
departments.
In Sonoma County, after seeing a 35% drop in births since 2015,
Sonoma Valley Hospital on Oct. 31, 2018, shuttered its obstetrics
department, one of several cost-cutting moves the hospital made
that year. (Northbaybusinessjournal.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.
