Newsroom

The Hospital Association of Southern California newsroom includes media contact information and communications-related resources for hospital members. HASC’s Advocacy Department coordinates the association’s media relations. For information about HASC or to interview staff, contact Adam Blackstone, (213) 538-0761, or the regional office nearest you.

For inquiries about filming on location at a regional health care facility, please email Margaret O’Donnell or call (213) 538-0721.

HASC Office of Communications

515 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1300
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3300
(213) 538-0700

Adam Blackstone
Senior Vice President, Communications
(213) 538-0761

Regional Contacts

Los Angeles County
Adena Tessler
Regional Vice President
(213) 538-0703
Riverside / San Bernardino Counties
Megan Barajas
Regional Vice President
(951) 222-2284
Orange County
Whitney Ayers
Regional Vice President
(714) 663-0294
Santa Barbara / Ventura Counties
Audra Strickland
Regional Vice President
(805) 679-1717

Members Invited: November 10 Eddy Awards Event

HASC members are invited to attend the 26th Annual Eddy Awards® administered by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, or LAEDC. HASC will be honored in the Corporate Honoree category at an event running from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. HASC President/CEO George W. Greene is scheduled to accept the award. Past honorees […]

Portal Helps Hospitals Meet Staffing Needs

As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with pandemic-related staffing shortages, HASC reminds members to take advantage of a solution called Medefis offered by AMN Healthcare, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. Medefis provides a vendor management service and technology portal to connect health care facilities with a network of regional and national staffing agencies to supply additional nursing professionals. […]

bttn Shares COVID-19 Test Kit Availability Trends

HASC Endorsed Business Partner bttn is a wholesale medical supply marketplace that provides HASC members value-purchasing opportunities for critical operational items like PPE and testing kits.  This week, HASC shares a note from bttn. on tracking trends, its outlooks regarding testing supplies (and more), and how customers can benefit from its services. The national supply chain issues impacting […]

Communities Lifting Communities in Running for LA Business Journal Health Care Leadership Award

Weeks after observing its fourth birthday, HASC’s Communities Lifting Communities community health initiative will be recognized at this month’s Los Angeles Business Journal Health Care Leadership Panel & Awards event. Communities Lifting Communities, or CLC, is nominated in the Outstanding Community Outreach category.  CLC is known for its Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies program, among other work and initiatives. “Now more than ever, it is […]

LANES Helps LA County Hospitals Meet CMS-mandated Event Notifications

Hospitals must be in compliance with the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule as of May 1. The regulation requires hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and critical access hospitals to send electronic notifications to patient-identified providers when a patient is admitted, discharged or transferred (ADT). The final rule is required to meet the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoP).  […]

CLC’s Cherished Futures Debuts Newsletter

Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies, a program of HASC’s Communities Lifting Communities community health initiative, has launched a dedicated newsletter. Called The Heart of the Matter, the publication will regularly update readers on Cherished Futures’ work, news, and related issues. Email CLC Executive Director Susan Harrington (below) to be added to the newsletter’s mailing list. The newsletter’s […]

President’s Message from George W. Greene

The HASC region saw a 12 percent decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last seven days. That’s very good news. Our recent data signal a sense of cautious optimism. It’s not the same in every region of the state, however, with areas like the San Joaquin Valley seeing available beds dwindle. The region’s open adult ICU beds dropped below 10 percent […]

Weatherspoon Counsels Patience, Commitment for DEI Implementation

Huntington Hospital’s Pamela Weatherspoon was the featured speaker at HASC’s most recent Diversity, Health Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Roundtable on July 8.  Vice president, enterprise diversity, equity & inclusion at the facility, Weatherspoon led a wide-ranging talk on how to implement a hospital DHEI program strategy, outlining steps and best practices along the way. There’s no perfect or one-size-fits-all road to […]

Medical Baseline Power Allowances: How Hospitals Can Assist Patients

Southern California Edison (SCE) offers the following alert for hospitals on the utility’s Medical Baseline Allowance program. If a patient or someone in a patient’s household requires the regular use of electrically-powered medical equipment or other qualifying medical devices they may quality for the program, which provides more electricity at the lowest baseline rate to help offset the cost of operating […]

Artificial Intelligence is Well-Advised to Handle Medicare Enrollment Challenges for Hospitals

Ensuring optimal patient access is always a challenge for hospitals and hospital staff. Securing prior authorization for procedures takes a lot of staff time. Often, these procedures get denied or delayed while staff determines coverage. Many times, procedures are referred and then determined to be out-of-network, requiring more out-of-pocket expenses for patients who usually cannot afford […]

Media Contact

Adam Blackstone

Senior Vice President, Communications
(213) 538-0761
[email protected]