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The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services recently
conducted a presentation designed to educate hospital staff
on the referral process for patients experiencing homelessness.
Presentation and additional resources are listed below.
Multiple hospital workers have lost homes or been directly
hit by Ventura County’s Thomas Fire, including a
dozen at Ventura County Medical Center, reports say.
That’s in addition to more than 330 workers now without jobs due
to the destruction of Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital — also due
to the Thomas blaze. No comprehensive tally of workers hit by
fires exists, however, and the total is likely higher.
With holidays approaching, it’s a particularly hard time to
be dealing with huge loss, HASC President/CEO George W. Greene
said this week.
On Monday, Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona welcomed more than 30
HASC staffers for a facility tour and overview of hospital
programs and services. HASC arranges an annual tour to
give staff a chance to connect their work within the
association to the hospital bedside, COO Mark Gamble said.
Robert Allen is Global Group CEO at CHA Health Systems. In the
role, he’ll be responsible for the group’s health care and
biotech assets — including CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical
Center and CHA Fertility Clinics in Los Angeles.
Allen has more than 25 years of executive-level experience in the
field with both for-profit and non-profit entities in Southern
California. As system CEO, he will lead CHA as it embarks on a
$400 million-plus expansion of the Hollywood Presbyterian campus,
including a new five-story patient tower and a new emergency
department.
More than a dozen chief nursing officers and other member guests
attended a unique briefing on the California Board of Registered
Nursing’s intervention and probation program on Dec. 1. The
program provides an alternative to disciplinary action for nurses
dealing with drug, alcohol and mental health issues.
The presentation took place at this month’s meeting of HASC’s
Nursing Advisory Council.
Human resources professionals can reach more than 3 million
health professionals with a single job posting via the American
Hospital Association’s recruitment website, HealthCareerCenter.com.
On Nov. 14, chief nursing officers, directors, managers and
analysts of clinical and auxiliary services gathered at Good
Samaritan Hospital’s Moseley-Salvatori Conference Center to
attend Developing, Measuring, and Documenting
Employee Competence. Emelda Latham, RN, MS, a
human resources management consultant, facilitated the HASC
educational offering. Participants discussed topics key to
recruitment, hiring and documenting competencies of employees in
an allied health environment.
The Inland Empire TeamSTEPPS Collaborative met Dec. 5 at the
Marriott Riverside. The session included close to 40 participants
representing 10 hospitals and seven centers of health care
education.
Some participants experienced their first introduction to
TeamSTEPPS, while others, having attended previously, described
their progress in adopting the program’s team-building
strategies.
A HASC webinar scheduled for Thursday, March 1 will update
members on the latest labor union trends and labor laws in
California and the U.S. The session titled State
of the Union: Organized Labor Review runs from
10 to 11:30 a.m.
LEAD Academy’s 2018 spring and fall dates are now set and open
for registration. All sessions are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale.
LEAD Academy sessions provide a safe environment to practice
newly-learned skills and align work goals and actions to support
an organization’s vision. Engaging activities guide participants
through the process of understanding differing leadership styles
and overcoming the distinct challenges of being a leader.
CHPAC is the political arm of the California Hospital
Association. The purpose of CHPAC is to help elect
candidates who understand the vital role hospitals play in our
state as a part of the health care system and the positive impact
hospitals have on the economy.
HASC continues to endorse ShiftWise as your innovative VMS/VN MSP technology solution. With ShiftWise you can change the game in finding and managing qualified contingent labor candidates. Optimize your workforce planning, access the most qualified candidates, and ensure compliance, so that you can focus on what you do best — delivering the best patient care!
ShiftWise Vendor-Neutral VMS offers a webcast on Strategic Management of Your Contingent Workforce – It’s Not as Scary as You Think, from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30.
The webinar is offered free to HASC members.
Kris Mitchell, vice president of operations at ShiftWise, will present.
HASC and Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG) are pleased to
report that the Polyurethane Foam Settlement should be paid out
to eligible hospitals in the state of California late in the 4th
Quarter of 2017.
Fuzz and stubble grew thicker this week as staff took on HASC
President/CEO George W. Greene’s challenge to sport facial hair
in support of the Movember men’s health campaign.
The Movember Foundation works to raise awareness of testicular
and prostate cancers, mental health, suicide and men’s
health in general. Starting with 30 Australians in 2003, the
effort has since drawn more than 5.5 million participants around
the globe.
Close to 20 early-career professionals attended the Nov. 6
session of PathWays: Health Care Policy in
Action at HASC’s Los Angeles headquarters. The
meeting included addresses by Kevin Lewis and Rodney Mardirosian,
co-chairs of this year’s PathWays Committee.
Participants also heard from HASC President/CEO George W. Greene,
COO Mark Gamble, Human Resources VP Teri Hollingsworth and Health
Care Executives of Southern California President Harry Sax. Sax
presented certificates to graduates at session’s end.
Lisa Mitchell is HASC’s new workforce development program
manager. In the role, she’ll develop and advocate for initiatives
that train, locate and place qualified professionals in high-need
positions.
The hotel room block for HASC’s 2018 Annual Meeting, this April
11-13 at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, is now open. Rooms
can sell out for the event, so now is a good time to ensure a
spot near the heart of the action.
Santa Barbara’s Cottage Health was honored as a 2017 C. Duane
Dauner Quality Award finalist at this month’s Hospital Quality
Institute (HQI) conference in Monterey. Cottage won kudos for
Turning Up the HEAT on Harm — a
multi-pronged approach to avoiding falls and other negative
events.
HEAT is a Cottage designation for harm event action team.
Formerly known as the HQI Vanguard Award, the Hospital Quality
Institute renamed the honor for Dauner in recognition of his
three-plus decades of service to the California Hospital
Association.
The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is scheduled to
attend HASC’s next Nursing Advisory Council Meeting on Dec. 1.
Three guests, including the agency’s executive director, will
address member concerns and educate the council on BRN’s
intervention and probation programs.
During recent HASC member education sessions and
at a meeting with the Nursing Advisory Council, concerns and
knowledge gaps were identified related to these
programs. The group set to attend on Dec. 1 will
address these.
Early in 2018, HASC will present its second
International Association of Healthcare Security and
Safety Certification Program. The course runs over
three Saturdays, Feb. 17 and 24, and March 3, at Pomona Valley
Medical Center.
Designed for health care security personnel, the program prepares
hospital and health system staff to take and pass the IAHSS Basic
Healthcare Security Officer Certification exam.
For more course details, and to register, please click here.
As an educational service to HASC members, ShiftWise
Vendor-Neutral VMS will offer a free webcast titled,
Strategic Management of Your Contingent Workforce —
It’s Not as Scary as You Think, from
12 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30.
Kris Mitchell, vice president of operations at ShiftWise, will
present.
LEAD Academy’s 2018 spring and fall dates are now set and
registration is open. All sessions are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale.
LEAD Academy sessions provide a safe environment to practice
newly-learned skills and align work goals and actions to support
an organization’s vision. Engaging activities guide participants
through the process of understanding differing leadership styles
and overcoming the distinct challenges of being a leader.
HASC’s new series of seminars designed for
administrative professionals launches on
Tuesday with Communication Skills for
Administrative Professionals. The series’ goal is
to provide relevant education programs that address the issues
and critical training needs of executive assistants and other
administrative professionals. All administrative professional
sessions will be designed as interactive, action-focused
programs.
A limited number of seats remain available. To reserve a
spot, act today!
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