Association News

Association News includes the leadership developments, legislative initiatives and changes, ideas and commentary pertinent to our members. It keeps you ahead of what’s happening and demonstrates the true value of your membership—relationships, representation and advocacy.

Study: Half of Consumers Report Healing Impacted by Medical Bill Challenges

Cedar, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner, recently partnered with The Economist to survey 1,200 consumers about their experience with health care billing. The 2024 Healthcare Financial Experience Study findings point to a clear theme: Consumers want to resolve their medical debts, but they can’t afford their bills and the process is too complicated. Some notable […]

Azusa Pacific University Periop Training Course — Spring 2024

HASC is pleased to continue partnering with Azusa Pacific University (APU), which is offering a perioperative (periop) registered nurse (RN) specialty course in spring 2024. Taking place Feb. 17 through June 1, the course prepares nurses interested in the exciting specialty of perioperative nursing. Labor and delivery (L&D) nurses who need training to circulate for Cesarean deliveries may […]

Well Advised Launches AI-powered Scalable Care Platform

Well Advised, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner, is pleased to announce it has expanded its products and services. The company is introducing a digital care platform that uses conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced automation to enable organizations to exponentially scale health care delivery. This platform will be marketed under a new name, Scalable Care. […]

Welcome to New Hospital CEOs

HASC is pleased to welcome two hospital chief executives who assumed their roles this year. Warren Bradley became chief executive officer of College Hospital Costa Mesa (CHCM) in 2023. Bradley has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field as a clinician and manager. Previously program director for CHCM’s inpatient adolescent unit from […]

Bring Diverse Talent to your Hospital: Host a 2024 CDIP Intern

The HASC-Health Career Connection (HCC) workforce diversity program is known as the College to Career Diversity Internship Program, or CDIP. CDIP is a full-time, paid, project-based internship program that identifies and recruits local, diverse, high-performing upper-division college students and recent graduates seeking health care careers. Host an Intern We are now accepting host applications for the CDIP 2024 […]

Financial Challenges Threaten Safety Net Hospitals

An article recently published in the Los Angeles Times, “MLK Community Hospital Faces Financial Struggles,” sheds light on the increasingly challenging circumstances that our hospitals have grappled with over the past few years. With one in five hospitals at risk of closure, MLK Community Hospital is just one of many facing the dire prospect of […]

Reminder: Input Needed on HASC Products and Services

Thank you to everyone who has taken our member survey on HASC products and services, which has been emailed to targeted hospital leaders over the past few months. Your feedback is valuable because it will help us better serve you with offerings that most benefit your hospital. If you haven’t yet done so, please fill […]

AMN Healthcare Releases Final-Year Medical Resident Survey

Every two years, AMN Healthcare Physician Solutions (formerly Merritt Hawkins), a HASC Endorsed Business Partner, conducts a Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents. The survey explores the practice plans, preferences and perspectives of physicians completing their last year of training, offering timely and useful insights for those seeking to recruit final-year medical residents. This recent article from Staffing […]

$5.54 Billion Visa and Mastercard Settlement Claims Begin in Dec.

HASC and Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), an Endorsed Business Partner, are excited to share the most recent news about the Visa and Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement. The judge has approved the proposed claim forms, which are expected to begin going out by mail in December 2023. What Does This Mean for You? This settlement […]

Torrance Memorial Medical Center CEO to Retire Oct. 31

Craig Leach, chief executive officer of Torrance Memorial Medical Center and former HASC board member, will retire on October 31, 2023. He served for almost 40 years with the hospital. Keith Hobbs will assume the role of president and CEO effective November 1. “Craig’s longtime skilled leadership will certainly be missed,” said Greg Geiger, the […]