About Community Care
Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play significantly affect their health risks and outcomes. Hospitals recognize and work hard to address these “social determinants of health,” such as housing instability, access to healthy foods and community violence. The community care programs offered by hospitals and their partners aim to reduce disparities in care delivery and health outcomes. However, they may only scratch the surface of deeper social factors affecting individual health outcomes. We need more focused state and federal policies to better address health care risks before they become critical needs.
Essential Human Trafficking Training – LA Regional
Please note new location for this workshop What if you’re the only person who notices? Health care providers are often the first — and sometimes the only — professionals who interact with human trafficking survivors (NCBI/PMC; HEAL Trafficking). When you know what to look for, a few minutes can change everything. Learn how to spot […]
Culture, Partnerships and Primary Care Improve Inland Empire Health
Overview San Antonio Regional Hospital CEO John Chapman talks with George Greene, president and CEO, HASC, about how he’s turned struggling hospitals around and his deep commitment to improving community health in the Inland Empire. He promotes a transparent, family-like culture in which staff-driven ideas have saved millions and quickly addressed frontline concerns. The conversation […]
Essential Human Trafficking Training – LA
Overview Health care providers may be the first—and sometimes the only—professionals who interact with human trafficking survivors (NCBI/PMC; HEAL Trafficking). When you know what to look for, you can make all the difference for someone. Learn how to identify potential trafficking survivors and offer compassionate care at a special CHA Hollywood Presbyterian session of Essential Human Trafficking Training in […]
Hospitals Exist to Heal and Protect
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 […]
Transforming Hospital Operations and Saving Lives with Data
Overview In this new In the Spotlight podcast, John Chapman shares how the San Antonio Regional Hospital team found 12 undiagnosed diabetics and six people with undetected prostate cancer—all through community health screenings guided by data analytics. They also caught a 3mm lung nodule that turned out to be cancerous—enabling early treatment that may have […]
Safeguarding Our Safety Net: The Urgent Need to Support Local Hospitals
Hospitals are more than buildings, they’re lifelines. They stand ready to care for anyone who walks through their doors — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — regardless of ability to pay. Our hospitals are where life begins, suffering is eased and lives are saved. Hospitals are the ultimate safety net. But today,...
HASC Backs L.A. Care’s Call to Protect Medicaid
HASC recently cosigned an L.A. Care Health Plan letter urging congressional leaders to protect Medicaid by opposing proposed cuts. The May 1 letter included signatures from a coalition of business and health care leaders across Southern California. The stakeholders warned that federal changes could strip California of $10 to 20 billion each year in Medicaid...