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RFP Release Announcement View announcement as PDF HASC, in collaboration with L.A. Care Health Plan and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to design, develop and implement a centralized financial assistance and presumptive eligibility portal solution to support enhanced presumptive eligibility screening across area hospitals within LA […]
Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, is seeking professionals to discuss their real-world experiences in managing AI deployments in any health care use case, such as population analytics, care coordination, diagnosis image processing or revenue life cycle. Two openings are available to speak at the spring 2026 Managing AI in Healthcare course, Tuesday, March 24 and March […]
Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) and HASC are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Health Care Scholarship and Stipend Program awards. Through the 2025 cycle, seven health care scholarships and six stipends have been awarded to students and interns employed at HASC member hospitals. Undergraduate Scholarships ($2,500 each) Kristy Jacobsen, central sterile processing specialty […]
Highlights from the HASC-MedCerts Partner Solutions Webinar HASC recently hosted an informational webinar with our partners at MedCerts, a leader in online allied health and health care IT training. The engaging discussion centered on innovative solutions to address critical workforce shortages across our member hospitals. HASC’s Program Director of Education Operations Sharri Dixon opened the […]
In recent weeks, troubling reports have been circulating about alleged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity within hospital settings. Some media outlets have gone so far as to suggest that hospital leaders are enabling ICE agents to interfere in medical decisions and patient care. Let me be clear: these reports could not be further […]
Release Announcement View announcement as PDF The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), in collaboration with L.A. Care and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, is soliciting qualified vendors to respond to a request for proposal (RFP) for bulk purchasing options for income estimation/verification to support enhanced presumptive eligibility screening across area hospitals […]
Overview Has your organization solved a challenge, made a breakthrough in care quality or launched a major project in the past year? HASC invites our members to submit breakout proposals on your team’s efforts for the 2026 Annual Meeting, April 20 to 22 at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad. Your creative solutions are important […]
Last Dec. 1, cyber criminals launched an attack on PIH Health, severely disrupting its phone systems and many other applications and communications throughout its network. It could have been disastrous — but the health system was ready. When the cyberattack hit, PIH Health Downey Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Whittier Hospital began using ReddiNet’s satellite […]
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and HASC is excited to join this international initiative to keep people, data and systems safer online at our hospitals. “The campaign reminds us that simple actions can make a big difference,” said Tom Soto, CISSP, chief information officer at HASC. “Together, we can help fight online threats and protect […]
On September 25, 2025, HASC convened leading health care stakeholders, policy makers, community members and hospital executives at the Arizona State University California Center Broadway in downtown Los Angeles for its State of the Hospitals: Los Angeles County forum. Attendees heard in-depth perspectives, data and strategies addressing the most urgent challenges facing hospitals in Los […]