The Sacramento / Sierra Section is comprised of 24 hospitals, representing over 4,500 licensed beds in El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba Counties.
It is often said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” In South Lake Tahoe, the same could be said about keeping kids healthy. October is National Farm to School Month, and in South Lake Tahoe, the UC Cooperative Extension CalFresh nutrition education program has partnered with Barton Health and Lake Tahoe Unified School District to implement Harvest of the Month, a statewide initiative that motivates students to make healthier choices and brings fresh, in season produce to all South Lake Tahoe elementary schools. (SouthTahoeNOW.com)
Urgent Matters and the Gary and Mary West Health Institute recently announced the winners of their 2018 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, and Adventist Health and Rideout received honorable mention. (Appeal-Democrat)
Chief operating officer Brad Simmons is taking the reins as interim CEO of the UC Davis Medical Center as the health system recruits for a new chief executive, UC Davis Health said Tuesday morning. (Sacramento Business Journal)
Between a $40 million surgery unit and a stream of new physicians, UC Davis Medical Center is doubling down on its pediatric services. (Sacramento Business Journal)
Yolo Community Care Continuum (YCCC), Sutter Health and Dignity Health have announced a partnership for a pilot program that will provide respite care for those experiencing homelessness who need a safe place to rest and recover after being discharged from the hospital. (Sutter Health)
Barton Health was recently awarded five “Best Performance” awards for nursing care by the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC). They recognized Barton’s excellence in providing safe, high quality health care with zero instances of hospital-acquired pressure injuries and infections patients can develop while hospitalized. (SouthTahoeNOW.com)
Woodworking, welding and auto mechanics classes once offered students a hands on education with a path to jobs straight out of high school.
Traditional vocational education is a thing of the past, now being replaced with Career Technical Pathways which not only prepares students for skilled trade jobs but can lead to higher paying jobs and better opportunities for a higher education out of high school. (Sierra Sun)
Going back to school can be an exciting but also stressful time for families who can’t afford new school supplies. Thanks to generous donations from Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital employees, nearly 100 local children received new backpacks filled with supplies for the start of a new school year as part of Operation Backpack. (Roseville Today)
It’s a warm summer day in Sacramento and Amanda Buccina, a registered nurse, has just arrived at Johnston Park to see her second patient of the day. Brian is a 68-year-old man diagnosed with leukemia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although he worked his entire life, Brian’s health conditions caused him to lose both his job and ability to pay rent.
In recent years, the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society has turned its focus to caring for caregivers.
The medical society, one of the oldest medical societies in the west, celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, is attempting to curb the effects of physician burnout through its Joy of Medicine program. (The Sacramento Bee)
The Sacramento health care sector has grown by 23 percent in the last four years, the highest growth rate of any economic sector except construction, according to numbers from the state Employment Development Department. Using statistics gathered by The Business Journals, here are the eight largest health care employers in the region, which includes Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado and Placer counties. The top eight employed nearly 60,000. (The Sacramento Bee)
University of California Davis unveiled plans for its up-and-coming Sacramento campus, Aggie Square, starting with a $60 million rehabilitation hospital.
The university is partnering with Kindred Healthcare Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based company that oversees 22 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals around the nation, to build the UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital.
At UC Davis Children’s Hospital, many families have benefited from the Children’s Surgery Center. Since being certified as the west coast’s first Level 1 surgical center in 2016, it’s been at the region’s best bet for children undergoing a medical crisis. Now, it’s about to get better. (abc10)
Teams of doctors and nurses from Lodi Adventist Health and UC Davis Medical Center worked together to administer emergency care to neonatal patients on Tuesday afternoon.
One patient was a mother who had just given birth to a full-term baby, but she developed an infection due to rupturing membranes, putting the baby at risk for infection.
The other patient was a premature baby born at 24 weeks, 16 weeks earlier than expected. (Lodi News-Sentinel)
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Brian is Regional Vice President of the Hospital Council for the Sacramento-Sierra, Stanislaus-Merced, and San Joaquin-Mother Lode sections. In this capacity, he convenes several health care stakeholder groups to improve issues such as emergency medical services, workforce development, and mental health. He also serves as a member of the San Joaquin County Health Commission. The Commission oversees the Health Plan of San Joaquin, a $1 billion Medi-Cal health plan.
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CHPAC acts as your partner at the Capitol. Critical actions affecting the quality of health care for all Californians makes your participation more important than ever. As a member of CHPAC, your voice is joined with thousands of others ensuring issues critical to your hospital’s mission are heard in Sacramento and Washington, DC.