The Hospital Council Northern and Central California is a
nonprofit hospital and health system trade association
established in 1961, representing 197 hospitals and health
systems in 50 of California’s 58 counties—from Kern County to the
Oregon border. The Hospital Council’s membership includes
hospitals and health systems ranging from small, rural hospitals
to large, urban medical centers, representing more than 37,000
licensed beds.
Hospital Council delivers services geographically through
sections, each with specially designated staff. The structure
provides members with opportunities to pursue common goals and
efforts that may be county-specific and/or regional in nature.
Section meetings occur routinely to timely address local issues.
The Healthcare Foundation of Northern and Central California, the
501(c)(3) non-profit public charity supporting the Hospital
Council, carries out a wide range of health care related programs
including:
Programs to reduce impact of frequent users on emergency
departments
Community based resources to reduce impact on emergency
departments and hospital overcrowding such as respite centers,
mental health services, and temporary housing
Workforce training grants and scholarship programs
The Hospital Council Northern and Central California’s
Mission is to help our members to provide high quality health
care and to improve the health status of the communities they
serve.
“Effective, Efficient, Safe, Timely, Patient Centered,
Equitable and Affordable.”
What We Do: We bring hospitals together to
achieve excellent patient care and community health far beyond
the capacity of individual hospitals.
The Hospital Council strives to provide opportunities where
hospitals, politicians, community leaders, other advocacy groups,
health care providers, clinics, government agency leaders can
come together to partner to solve health related challenges
facing a local area. The Hospital Council assists members in
implementing programs to overcome operational challenges and
improve patient care.
Public Advocacy
The Hospital Council works with local media, community groups,
business groups and others to accurately portray issues impacting
hospitals such as access to health care, challenges facing
emergency departments, the uninsured, workforce shortages,
regulatory burdens and many others. The Hospital Council is the
local spokesperson with the media and public for the hospital
field. The Hospital Council works to establish strong
relationships with business coalitions, Chambers of Commerce and
other key organizations in communities across the Hospital
Council region.
Business Services
External support is available through the Hospital Council in
many areas of hospital operations including finance, compliance,
safety, recruitment and blood services. Hospitals using these
services help provide significant non-dues revenue to the
Hospital Council helping to support additional member programs
Quality Initiatives
The Hospital Council supports the implementation of patient
safety and quality initiatives through the Hospital Quality
Institute with collaboratives, education, peer-to-peer networking
and sharing of best practices. CHA and the three Regional
Associations are the members of Hospital Quality Institute,
founded to consolidate our separate quality efforts and provide
greater resources to California hospitals.
Member Value Statement
Endorsed Business Partners
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