Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s Annual Meeting. Over 350 people gathered for the first time in three years to reflect, connect and learn together. It was an incredible three days, and we can’t wait to do it again May 17 to 19, 2023 in Palm Desert, California. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors […]
Briefs Focus is a HASC feature designed to promote constructive dialogue on key issues in health care. This contribution is submitted by FutureSense, LLC, a HASC Strategic Business Partner. 1. National Inflation The U.S. national inflation rate is a constant, yet often overlooked force that affects the goals of all industries and companies, and medical […]
Complete Schedule of Events AvailableGet a peek at what awaits you at our Annual Meeting. Download the pocket agenda for a full schedule of events. Special Guest Event: PaintfestIf you’re bringing a guest with you to our Annual Meeting, we encourage you to let them know about our special guest event: Paintfest. Paintfest is an opportunity […]
Southern California Edison is hosting Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) workshops for critical infrastructure customers. The interactive online workshop for health care and public health will cover updates to SCE’s PSPS protocols and wildfire mitigation plans, along with tools, resources and best practices for the sector. The workshop will take place Tuesday, May 24, from […]
On April 27, Californians Allied for Patient Protection, a coalition of health care professionals and organizations including CHA, announced an agreement advancing this week as a legislative proposal to modernize MICRA while maintaining important medical liability protections. Changes include: Limits on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases (there is no economic damages limit) will increase […]
Corona-based Signature Healthcare Services has expanded into Orange County with a new psychiatric facility to help ease Southern California’s growing need for mental health services. Phillip Franks, Regional CEO for Signature’s Orange County Behavioral Health system, will oversee the two new Signature hospitals. The newly built Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health, which opened in January 2022, […]
CA Bridge has launched the CalBridge Behavioral Health Navigator Program to enable emergency departments (EDs) to become primary access points for treating substance use disorders and related mental health issues. Hospitals that join the program will address substance use disorder as a treatable medical emergency, using trained navigators to identify patients who would benefit from medication for addiction […]
According to a study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the share of U.S. residents with COVID-19 antibodies increased from 34 percent in December 2021 to 58 percent in February 2022. We’ve seen modest increases in COVID-19 transmission in recent weeks; fortunately, however, it has not translated into a spike […]
We are pleased to welcome Dan Brothman as the CEO for Prime Healthcare’s Huntington Beach Hospital and Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center. Dan joins Prime Healthcare with over 35 years of health care leadership experience. Most recently, he served as founder, chairman and CEO at Halsen Healthcare, LLC, a company that acquires acute care hospitals […]
HASC’s workforce initiative partner Azusa Pacific University (APU) is offering a perioperative RN specialty course this summer. New this semester, the course prepares Labor and Delivery nurses who need training to circulate for Cesarean deliveries. The APU RN Specialty course is available for any hospital in the region. This 16-week course provides perioperative training that gives novice Operating Room and Labor […]