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Collaborating to Improve Health for All in Ventura County

On our latest In the Spotlight podcast, Susan Harrington, president of Communities Lifting Communities, speaks with some of the founders of the Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC). A collective of Ventura County health-oriented organizations, VCCHIC was formed to streamline community health assessments and to then coordinate strategic interventions to improve health outcomes across […]

CLC, HASC Staff Honored for Supplier Diversity Work

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) and HASC are proud to announce that CLC’s Claudia Pacheco, health equity program manager, and HASC’s Vetannie Morton, coordinator of diversity, health equity and inclusion programs, received an inaugural Healthcare Purchasing News 40 Under 40 Award. The two […]

MLK Community Healthcare’s Cultural Diversity Initiative

In this podcast, Susan Harrington, Communities Lifting Communities, speaks with Signe Gilbert and Rachel Villanueva, MLK Community Healthcare, about their groundbreaking initiative on cultural diversity in the workplace. Through workforce development, the program aims to create a culturally aligned workforce.” This means the medical center is “employing those that live in our community and helping […]

Supplier Diversity Connection Engages 125-plus Vendors, Purchasers

Cedars-Sinai and Huntington Health, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, recently hosted Huntington Health’s first Supplier Diversity Connection mixer. Held in partnership with Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) and the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), the event drew over 125 diverse-owned vendors, hospital purchasers and leaders, and other supporters. The mixer began with a bingo icebreaker, and the […]

CLC Hosts Transformational Health Equity Events

In the last week of June, Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) sponsored a series of health equity events in partnership with HASC. In line with CLC’s vision, the gatherings aimed to promote health care system transformation, reduce inequities and improve community health. Diverse Vendor Fair On June 20, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) hosted a […]

Thank You for Making the 2024 Annual Meeting a Success

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” — Albert Einstein I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Memorial Day weekend with family and friends, taking time to reflect on the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice […]

Keeping Our Communities Safe from Wildfires

Hospital leaders and emergency department staff, you’re invited to Our Commitment to California: Keeping Our Communities Safe from Wildfires. This free webinar will discuss Southern California Edison’s (SCE) response process during live power outages. In the webinar, you’ll hear from Luis Lara, SCE, about types of outages that can impact hospital operations and SCE’s response […]

Annual Meetings Offer Forum for Advocacy and Inspiration

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Last week, along with more than 1,000 other hospital and health system leaders, I attended the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. As always, it was a tremendous opportunity to connect with my counterparts throughout the country and engage […]

Real-time Data for Health Care Analytics

Members working in strategic planning, business development, and quality and equity reporting, you’re invited to a webinar on mining real-time health care data hosted by HASC and SpeedTrack, an Endorsed Business Partner. In the webinar, you’ll learn how to search real-time health care data on procedures and service lines to discover trends affecting your hospital […]

HASC Partners with AffirmedRx, PBC, to Enhance Health Care Access and Affordability

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Contact:  Katie Marks, [email protected] HASC is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with AffirmedRx, PBC, a leading provider of transparent pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services, to further its mission of improving health care access and affordability for the communities it serves. This […]