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A unique symposium co-organized by HASC, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will discuss multiple issues connected to homeless patients and their discharge from facilities on Monday, Nov. 5. The event will take place at The California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles.
As of Tuesday, Oct. 23, space for the symposium is no longer available. Interested parties are being placed on a wait list, however.
California health leaders Richard Afable, MD, (foreground) and Mark Costa (from left), Rachael McKinney (Sutter Davis Hospital) and Lauren Spilsbury listen at Sept. 20’s event.
A select group of California health care leaders attended an American Hospital Association (AHA) forum on value-based care in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 20. The event was co-hosted by HASC.
HASC’s education programs provide a cost and time-effective way
for health professionals and staff to enhance their skills. Dates
are set for multiple programs, and as of press time space is
available:
HASC’s Health Care Labor Readiness Program for HR
Professionals takes place Oct. 22 and 23 (a Monday
and Tuesday) in Montebello. Seats are available and registration
is now open.
As a result of the rapid changes in National Labor Relations
Board rulings and procedures, it’s critical that HR and labor
relations professionals understand labor law – and how
unionization could impact their organization and employees.
HASC hospital and health system members who are interested in attending the 2018 HASD&IC Annual Meeting are welcome and invited to register at the hospital member rate of $225.
The event takes place Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa. Scroll below for a pdf attachment, link, with speaker details. Topics include strategies for addressing behavioral health, homelessness and population health (with Cottage Health’s Ron Werft and Kathryn Bazylewicz).
Employee Resource Connect is a system-wide program that
connects staff to food, transportation, housing and
behavioral health resources. Pioneered by Cottage Health,
the approach seeks to “start at home” in improving the
well-being of its employee population.
The program is already bearing fruit for the health
system in terms of employees who require fewer
acute care services.
Kristina Tran joined HASC this summer in the position of Controller.
She is responsible for producing monthly financial statements for HASC, National Health Foundation, AllHealth (HASC’s for-profit subsidiary) and several affiliate initiatives. Tran is currently working with HASC Chief Financial Officer Scott Twomey to draft a 2019 budget, which will be forwarded to the HASC Board at its Nov. 15 meeting.
The HASC region is currently at 50 percent of the association’s annual fundraising goal for the California Hospital Association Political Action Committee, or CHPAC.
“Participation in CHPAC is critical to our advocacy efforts and work to support candidates who share our values,” HASC Vice President for External Affairs and Strategic Communications Jennifer Bayer said.
Sue Andersen is President/CEO at Marian Regional Medical Center — which includes Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria campuses (in San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County, respectively). She most recently served as vice president of finance and CFO for the Dignity Health Central Coast Service Area. In addition to several other health care leadership positions, Andersen previously served as an accounting instructor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Organizers pose for a photo at the Aug. 8 Ventura workforce event. From left are John Bone Cordova of Health Workforce Initiative, Teri Hollingsworth of HASC, Lisa Mitchell of HASC, and Jeffrey Forest of College of the Canyons.
Respect, Reliability, and Resilience is the theme of the 2018 Hospital Quality Institute Conference — taking place Oct. 28-30 in Huntington Beach. Now is the time to take advantage of September’s early-bird rate. Members who register by Friday, Sept. 28 save $100.
Inland Empire RN nursing programs, hospital nursing, education
and HR leaders are cordially invited to join HASC,
HealthImpact, and the Health Workforce
Initiative (Desert/Inland Empire) to discuss the current supply
and demand of specialty RNs and to identify strategies to address
the shortages with hospitals and schools in the Inland area. The
flier is attached along with pre-reading materials to familiarize
you with our current efforts.
Critical thinking is an essential skill for task management and
decision making in high-risk situations. The course explores how
information analysis can improve quality of thinking, and
discusses key principles and barriers to thinking critically.
Coursework will also focus on how the application of critical
thinking through the nursing process can help staff arrive at
appropriate decisions.
Ashley Joseph is HASC’s second James D. Barber Administrative
Fellow. A Southern California native, she earned a Master of
Public Health degree at New York’s Columbia University in
May.
Ben Caswell (from right) of ACO Advisors and Dina Tank of
Health Now Administrative Services listen with other attendees to
a welcome and overview by HASC President/CEO George W. Greene at
Tuesday’s Associate Member Luncheon.
More than two-dozen attendees representing close to 20 Associate
Members filled the board room at HASC’s downtown Los Angeles
headquarters for a special luncheon on Aug. 28.
HASC Workforce Development Program Manager Lisa Mitchell
(left) posed for a photo with association Social Media
Specialist Anahi Martinez at a Health Career Connection
event on Aug. 23. Mitchell holds an HCC certificate of
appreciation – Martinez holds a certificate of completion from
the group.
Following her nomination by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce, HASC Vice President of Association and HR Services Teri
Hollingsworth has accepted a two-year board term with the City of
Los Angeles Workforce Development Board.
The city approved Hollingsworth’s nomination and invited her to
serve last month via an official letter from Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Her term runs through June 30, 2020.
The 2019 HASC Annual Meeting takes place May 1-3 at La Quinta
Resort & Club in Palm Springs. It’s not too soon for attendees
and sponsors to register — forms for both are available here.
The event planning team is also seeking proposals for
presentations for the event — due on Friday, Sept.
14. What is your hospital or system doing to innovate
and adapt to the new environment? We invite you to present your
hospital’s innovative project or program at the 2019 HASC Annual
Meeting.
HASC’s education programs provide a cost and time-effective way
for health professionals and staff to enhance their skills. Dates
are set for multiple programs, and, as of press time, space is
available:
Two HASC education offerings with sessions next month are
now open for enrollment.
Charge Nurse: Critical Thinking takes
place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5
and The Mental Health Action Plan,
a webinar, runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13.
Leah Mireles of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (right) took
part in the 2017 PathWays program.
The Hospital Association of Southern California and Health
Care Executives of Southern California, ACHE’s regional chapter,
are joining forces in offering a four-part educational series,
PathWays: Healthcare Policy in Action
this September and October. We invite you to nominate from your
organization a high-performing employee – or an “up and comer”
who exhibits strong executive potential.
Please join us for a free webinar on HASC endorsed business partner MCAG. The session,titled MCAG’s Introduction to Class Action Settlements & Recovery Opportunities, takes place from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Adam Schmidt, VP of MCAG’s settlements division, will present.
California health leaders Richard Afable, MD, (foreground) and Mark Costa (from left), Rachael McKinney (Sutter Davis Hospital) and Lauren Spilsbury listen at Sept. 20’s event. 
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