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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

Setting the Record Straight on Rising Health Care Costs

Happy 2024! I hope and trust that you had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. As the year begins, I’d like to share an example of how, on top of financial and operational struggles, hospitals are also facing challenges to their public image. In a December 11, 2023, Orange County Register column, “What’s Driving Up Healthcare […]

In Memoriam: James E. Sauer, Jr.

The HASC staff are saddened to learn about the Dec. 7 passing of James E. Sauer, Jr., former chief executive officer of Saint Joseph Hospital, Burbank. Sauer graduated from the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota before serving as an officer in the United States Air Force. He then began a long […]

Scholarship Donors Help Students Pursue Health Care Careers

Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) and HASC are grateful to CalOptima, CenCal Health, Gold Coast Health Plan, Inland Empire Health Plan and L.A. Care Health Plan for their generous donations to the Diversity in Health Care Scholarship and Stipend Program. Thanks to their support, employees of HASC member hospitals will receive a financial boost to help […]

A Season of Gratitude and Anticipation

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ​​​​— William Arthur Ward With the Thanksgiving holiday in our rear view, and our attention shifted. towards the upcoming holidays and new year, we find ourselves in a moment of reflection and gratitude. The holidays provide a […]

Remembering Rob Curry, Former President of Emanate Health

HASC is saddened to learn about the passing of Robert H. “Rob” Curry, past president and CEO of Emanate Health. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and colleagues. With more than four decades as a health care executive, Curry led the former Citrus Valley Health Partners, based in Covina, from 2008 until his […]

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 […]

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 […]

Media Contact

Adam Blackstone

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