View webinar recording HASC recently hosted a webinar for member hospitals on strengthening their emergency management and cybersecurity practices. The session featured Gerry Blass, chief executive officer, ComplyAssistant, and Tom Soto, CISSP, chief information officer, HASC. Whether caused by natural or human-made disasters, outages can paralyze business operations. Blass and Soto explored ways hospitals can […]
The City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board (WDB) has announced its new committee chair and executive committee member appointments for 2025-26. Teri Hollingsworth, HASC vice president for human resources and education services, will serve as chair for the WDB’s business services, marketing and resource development committee. “I’m honored to serve in this role and […]
Dignity Health St. John’s Regional Medical Center and St. John’s Camarillo Hospital have appointed Doug Kleam as their new hospital president, effective Dec. 1. Kleam brings a distinguished record of leadership and operational excellence and is poised to significantly advance health care initiatives across Ventura County. He has served since 2017 as hospital president at […]
As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each of you for the leadership, compassion and steadiness you bring to our region’s health care community. We continue to navigate a landscape that’s far from easy. Hospitals and health systems across Southern California are working through complex […]
We’re pleased to welcome our newest cohort of companies to HASC Associate Membership: three associate provider members and two associate corporate members. South Pacific Rehabilitation Services Associate Providerhttps://sprehab.com/Encino, CAAshley Ferris, Business Development Associate South Pacific Rehabilitation provides comprehensive physical, occupational and speech therapy services, with more than 40 years of experience in post-acute and long-term […]
As the holidays approach, hospitals are preparing for higher patient volumes, staff vacations and the ongoing need to maintain quality care. Ensuring the right balance of permanent and agency staffing is essential. That’s where Healthcare Workforce Logistics (HWL) and Jackson Physician Search (JPS) —endorsed partners of HASC — can help. HWL, through the SoCal Works […]
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 […]