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Media Log is a new HASC publication sharing hospital and health care highlights from U.S. and regional media. Articles are grouped according to HASC’s 2020 Strategic Priorities.
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Mia Arias is chief operating officer at National Health Foundation – a HASC charitable partner addressing homelessness and other issues affecting underserved communities.
She sat down with HASC Strategic Communications to discuss her own goals and work – along with those of NHF. The interview is part of In the Spotlight — a series profiling people connected to the association pursuing innovative, impactful work in communities served by its members.
CLC presenters Rick Rawson (from left), Dora Barilla, Kevin Barnett and Susan Harrington posed for a photo before an Oct. 30 AGLH session at Beverly Hospital in Montebello.
Stratiscope Vice President Angela Babcock (left) presents NHF President/CEO Kelly Bruno with a proclamation recognizing her work supporting underserved communities on Jan. 29.
A no-cost webinar on Improving When You’re Moving is offered by safe patient handling experts at Atlas Lift Tech from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow. Participants will learn key takeaways on strategies aimed at avoiding barriers and achieving improved outcomes with patients.
HASC is hosting a no-cost webinar with Vituity Telepsychiatry on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The session presents a client hospital case study to show how telepsychiatry can deliver both clinical value and return on investment to hospitals.
The webinar runs from noon to 1 p.m. Reserve your spot today by clicking here.
From left: Darryl Sanford, HASC representative for HASC’s Security and Safety Committee, 2020 vice chair Harving Parra and 2020 chair Mark Reed.
HASC’s Security and Safety Committee meets from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Cedars-Sinai’s Los Angeles campus. The address is 8700 Beverly Blvd. (South Tower) Los Angeles, 90048.
Locations for the committee’s meetings on April 22, Aug. 20 and Oct. 21 remain to be determined.
Glendale Community College’s Critical Care Specialty Nursing course has new dates this summer. The course is now scheduled for June 16 through Aug. 18 — and will take place on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays. Click below to register — you may also download a course flier below.
Only one day remains to join close to 50 California hospitals participating in an ongoing educational effort aimed at perinatal mental health.
The deadline to enroll in the Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community is Friday, Jan. 31. To see if your hospital is already signed up — or complete the two-minute application — click here.
The following HASC Education Programs are now open for enrollment. Reserve seats for your team today! With any questions, please contact Jamila Mayers, HASC education program director (below).
HASC’s 2020 Spring LEAD Academy’s first session has been rescheduled to Friday, Feb. 21 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale. Subsequent sessions take place March 20, April 17, June 19, and July 31. Learn more at www.hasc.org/2020-lead-academy.
Theresa Murphy, RN is serving a two-year term as HASC Nursing Advisory Council Chair.
Theresa Murphy, RN, chief nursing officer at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, has graciously committed to a two-year term as HASC Nursing Advisory Council (NAC) Chair.
Wenonah Valentine of iDREAM for Racial Health Equity (from left) joined Adjoa Jones of Whole Person Care – Los Angeles, Raena Granberry of the L.A. County Department of Public Health, Brandi Sims of First 5 LA, Dr. Deborah Allen of L.A. County Department of Public Health and Dr. Bita Amani of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine for some quality time on Jan. 24.
The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) is proud to partner with UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business to host its inaugural Women in Health Care Leadership Conference.
HASC is pleased to share a no-cost certificate training course titledCreating Dementia Capable Health Systems – offered by the association’s workforce partner, Health Workforce Initiative in collaboration with Dignity Health and OneGeneration.org.
Please encourage your staff to attend this scheduled training on Friday, Feb. 21 or Friday, Feb. 28 at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita.
The federal government’s 340B Drug Pricing Program is designed to deliver significant drug price savings to eligible health care organizations and their patients.
Why is demand for orthopedic surgeons increasing nationwide? A white paper recently released by physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins offers insight to the trend.
The federal government’s 340B Drug Pricing Program is designed to
deliver significant drug price savings to eligible health
care organizations and their patients.
Learn to develop your own skills, support the development of others, and manage and develop a successful organization by attending this winter and spring’s LEAD Academy — HASC’s widely-acclaimed leadership-development program. The series of six sessions begins Friday, Jan. 24 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, in Glendale.
LEAD Academy provides a safe environment, in small, interactive groups, to practice newly-learned skills and align work goals and actions to support the broader vision of an organization.
Valley Presbyterian Hospital’s Kean Zhang, RN (left) escorts HASC staff including education program director Jamila Mayers (white blazer), education specialist Sherita Rogers (in blue) and workforce development program manager Lisa Mitchell (in red) on a Dec. 17 facility tour.
With the holidays, many of us have the opportunity to slow down, spend time with family, recharge – and reflect on the year that has passed and the one that is just around the corner.
As the leaders of your statewide and regional hospital associations, preparing to close out 2019, we find ourselves looking forward to 2020, energized by its challenges and buoyed by the promise of even greater collaboration with all of you.
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