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- 2012 Key Issues
- Health Care Reform
- Financial Viability and Performance Improvement
- Community Health Improvement
- Patient Safety and Quality
- Workforce Effectiveness and Supply
- Regulatory Environment
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- Emergency Planning
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- 2011 Key Issues
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The hospital members of the Hospital Council are organized by geographically-defined sections.- Central Coast
The Central Coast section is comprised of the County of San Luis Obispo. - East Bay
The East Bay section is comprised of Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. - Fresno / Madera
The Fresno / Madera section is comprised of Fresno and Madera counties. - Kern / Eastern Sierra
The Kern / Eastern Sierra section is comprised of Inyo, Kern and Mono Counties. - Monterey Bay
The Monterey Bay section is comprised of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. - North Bay
The North Bay section is comprised of Marin, Napa and Sonoma Counties. - Northern Sierra
Northern Sierra section is comprised of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou & Tehama Counties. - Redwood Coast
The Redwood Coast section is comprised of Del Norte and Humboldt Counties. - Sacramento / Sierra
The Sacramento / Sierra section is comprised of El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba Counties. - San Francisco
The San Francisco section is comprised of San Francisco County. - San Joaquin / Mother Lode
The San Joaquin / Mother Lode section is comprised of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin and Tuolumne Counties. - San Mateo
The San Mateo section is comprised of San Mateo County. - Santa Clara
The Santa Clara section is comprised of Santa Clara County. - Stanislaus / Merced
The Stanislaus / Merced section is comprised of Mariposa, Merced and Stanislaus Counties. - Tulare / Kings
The Tulare / Kings section is comprised of Kings and Tulare Counties.
- Central Coast
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Quality & Patient Safety Initiatives- California Hospital Engagement Network (CALHEN)
- Patient Safety First ... a California Partnership for Health (PSF)
BEACON Greater Sacramento and Central Valley - Case Management Transformation Initiative (CMTI)
- LEAN Training Courses
LEAN Program and Training - Medication Safety
- Wound and Skin Care Education
- Resources- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Local Government Advocacy - City and County
Local Advocacy
With implementation of healthcare reform and the continuing state budget crises, local governments are going to play an even more significant role in providing or not providing healthcare services. In 2011 the Hospital Council will center much of its public and political advocacy efforts into building a stronger relationship in the major counties of our region.
Political - State and Federal
Advocacy – State and Federal
Government plays an integral part of virtually every hospital operation—whether it be reimbursements, regulations, or inspections. Our political advocacy program is essential to tell the “hospital story at the federal, state or local level. While CHA directs the efforts in both the Congress, the State Legislature, and the State and Federal Administration, the Hospital Council tells the story to Members of Congress and State Legislature when they are home and when working with their local staffs.
Public - Code Blue Campaign
Code Blue Campaign
We continue to collaborate with CHA in a statewide public advocacy campaign that accurately portrays to the public and opinion makers the policy issues affecting hospitals, including health care reform, reduced Medicare payments, challenges facing emergency departments and the impact of the uninsured. We advocate to county leaders facing reduced funding in order to protect essential health services and promote to those leaders the community benefits our hospitals provide to our communities.