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New Leadership Roles at Dignity Health

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.HASC is pleased to congratulate three chief executives on their new leadership roles within the Dignity Health system. Jill Welton, MSN, RN, was promoted to market president of Dignity Health Southern California in April. She previously had served as president and CEO […]

Safety and Security Survey Extended to Oct. 15

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The HASC Safety and Security Committee invites member hospitals to participate in the 2024 Safety and Security Survey. Surveys must be completed by Tuesday, Oct. 15. The survey’s purpose is to provide health care safety and security leaders a resource that gives […]

New Associate Members Join HASC in August

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.HASC is pleased to welcome three companies as associate members, effective as of the August 15, 2024, board meeting. Xsolis https://www.xsolis.com/Franklin, TNStephanie Oilmon, Campaign Coordinator Xsolis is a platform, data science and solutions innovator serving health plans, hospitals and payer organizations nationwide […]

New CEOs Lead Facilities in Riverside, Ventura Counties

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.HASC is pleased to welcome Patrick Caster, the new chief executive of St. John’s Hospitals, Ventura County, and Sharon Pudlo, who recently became chief executive of Coachella Valley Behavioral Health in Indio, Riverside County. Patrick Caster Caster is returning to Southern California […]

Supplier Diversity: A View from Partnering Businesses

In our latest Supplier Diversity Initiative podcast, Ivan Garcia, Calidad Medical, and Carlie Elwell, Servicon, offer their view from the supplier side. The two share with HASC’s Adam Blackstone about doing business with hospitals and the challenges they face as diverse suppliers. Garcia and Elwell highlight the importance of educating hospitals about Assembly Bill 962 […]

Medical Debt: An LA County and a National Issue

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On August 6, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that will require hospitals to inform the county’s Department of Public Health (DPH) of attempts to collect medical debt from patients. HASC is actively engaging with DPH to discuss […]

New Chief Executive Leads Riverside Community Hospital

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.HASC extends a warm welcome to Peter Hemstead, the new chief executive officer of Riverside Community Hospital, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare. He previously served as Riverside’s chief operating officer from 2020 to 2022, before his promotion to CEO at West Marion […]

Collaborating to Improve Health for All in Ventura County

On our latest In the Spotlight podcast, Susan Harrington, president of Communities Lifting Communities, speaks with some of the founders of the Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC). A collective of Ventura County health-oriented organizations, VCCHIC was formed to streamline community health assessments and to then coordinate strategic interventions to improve health outcomes across […]

CLC, HASC Staff Honored for Supplier Diversity Work

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) and HASC are proud to announce that CLC’s Claudia Pacheco, health equity program manager, and HASC’s Vetannie Morton, coordinator of diversity, health equity and inclusion programs, received an inaugural Healthcare Purchasing News 40 Under 40 Award. The two […]

MLK Community Healthcare’s Cultural Diversity Initiative

In this podcast, Susan Harrington, Communities Lifting Communities, speaks with Signe Gilbert and Rachel Villanueva, MLK Community Healthcare, about their groundbreaking initiative on cultural diversity in the workplace. Through workforce development, the program aims to create a culturally aligned workforce.” This means the medical center is “employing those that live in our community and helping […]