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
Sara May
Regional Vice President
(714) 663-0294		Santa Barbara / Ventura Counties
Audra Strickland
Regional Vice President
(805) 679-1717

Hollingsworth Appointed Committee Chair for WDB

The City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board (WDB) has announced its new committee chair and executive committee member appointments for 2025-26. Teri Hollingsworth, HASC vice president for human resources and education services, will serve as chair for the WDB’s business services, marketing and resource development committee. “I’m honored to serve in this role and […]

Kleam Named Hospital President, St. John’s

Dignity Health St. John’s Regional Medical Center and St. John’s Camarillo Hospital have appointed Doug Kleam as their new hospital president, effective Dec. 1. Kleam brings a distinguished record of leadership and operational excellence and is poised to significantly advance health care initiatives across Ventura County. He has served since 2017 as hospital president at […]

Thankful for Our Shared Commitment

As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to each of you for the leadership, compassion and steadiness you bring to our region’s health care community. We continue to navigate a landscape that’s far from easy. Hospitals and health systems across Southern California are working through complex […]

Welcome to New HASC Associate Members

We’re pleased to welcome our newest cohort of companies to HASC Associate Membership: three associate provider members and two associate corporate members. South Pacific Rehabilitation Services Associate Providerhttps://sprehab.com/Encino, CAAshley Ferris, Business Development Associate South Pacific Rehabilitation provides comprehensive physical, occupational and speech therapy services, with more than 40 years of experience in post-acute and long-term […]

Secure Your Holiday Staffing with Confidence

As the holidays approach, hospitals are preparing for higher patient volumes, staff vacations and the ongoing need to maintain quality care. Ensuring the right balance of permanent and agency staffing is essential. That’s where Healthcare Workforce Logistics (HWL) and Jackson Physician Search (JPS) —endorsed partners of HASC — can help. HWL, through the SoCal Works […]

Medical Debt and Presumptive Eligibility RFP: Portal Solution

RFP Release Announcement View announcement as PDF HASC, in collaboration with L.A. Care Health Plan and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to design, develop and implement a centralized financial assistance and presumptive eligibility portal solution to support enhanced presumptive eligibility screening across area hospitals within LA […]

Health Care AI Professionals Wanted: Share Your Experience

Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, is seeking professionals to discuss their real-world experiences in managing AI deployments in any health care use case, such as population analytics, care coordination, diagnosis image processing or revenue life cycle. Two openings are available to speak at the spring 2026 Managing AI in Healthcare course, Tuesday, March 24 and March […]

2025 Health Care Scholarship Winners Announced

Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) and HASC are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Health Care Scholarship and Stipend Program awards. Through the 2025 cycle, seven health care scholarships and six stipends have been awarded to students and interns employed at HASC member hospitals. Undergraduate Scholarships ($2,500 each) Kristy Jacobsen, central sterile processing specialty […]

Building a Future-ready Workforce

Highlights from the HASC-MedCerts Partner Solutions Webinar HASC recently hosted an informational webinar with our partners at MedCerts, a leader in online allied health and health care IT training. The engaging discussion centered on innovative solutions to address critical workforce shortages across our member hospitals. HASC’s Program Director of Education Operations Sharri Dixon opened the […]

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 […]

Media Contact

Adam Blackstone

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