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HASC, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce, is pleased to partner with the Chapman Institute to
offer training to become a Certified Wellness Program
Coordinator, Level 1. The two-day session runs May 2-3 at the Los
Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce in downtown Los Angeles.
HASC’s Health Care Provider Wellness Conference, which includes
attendees and speakers from across the state, runs July 13 and 14
at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove hotel.
The annual event is designed to inform HR and wellness
professionals of the latest research and practices in the field.
It’s also a great opportunity to network with colleagues.
Updates on the event will appear in future issues of HASC Briefs.
Despite the recent failure of the majority party’s health care
bill in Congress, efforts to alter or transform the Affordable
Care Act are expected to continue. Working with California
Hospital Association, the Regional Associations, including HASC,
remain focused on advocacy for a framework that supports hospital
operations on a sustainable basis.
The 2017 HASC Annual Meeting gets underway on Wednesday, April
5 with a shotgun-start golf tournament at Sandpiper Golf
Club. Other Santa Barbara events on Wednesday include a Meet
& Greet with HASC president and CEO George W. Greene, Esq. at 3
p.m. and a special-session HASC Board Meeting on innovative
approaches to homelessness at 4 p.m.
A full slate of events are scheduled for Thursday, April 6, with
the event wrapping on on Friday morning.
HASC with HC2 Strategies, Inc. and the Public Health Alliance of
Southern California will launch Communities Lifting Communities,
a partnership intended to reduce health disparities and improve
community health across Southern California, on Friday, June 16.
The kick-off meeting will take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Metro Headquarters Building opposite Union Station in downtown
Los Angeles. The meeting aims to bring together health care
leaders to align collective goals and identify key intersections
to help the initiative effect positive change.
Space remains for this year’s Annual Meeting Golf Tournament at
the seaside Sandpiper Golf Club adjacent to Bacara Resort &
Spa.
The event tees off shotgun style at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April
5.
Sandpiper Golf Club’s 18 holes front a bluff top that offers
dramatic views of the Pacific Ocean.
With a seaside links layout, the course at Sandpiper has been
rated in the top 25 public courses in the country by Golf Digest.
Designed by William F. Bell, it debuted in 1972.
Walt Dannenberg is medical center director at the VA Long Beach
Healthcare System. In the role, he is responsible for
administrative and clinical operations at the Tibor Ruben VA
Medical Center and at five community-based outpatient clinics and
a community resource and referral center (CRRC). Dannenberg
previously served as associate director at the VA Palo Alto
Health Care System and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
Shauna Day, who served as HASC’s association services director
for almost two years, has accepted a Hospital Council of Northern
& Central California regional vice president position. Day
started Monday at the council’s Fresno office. She’ll serve the
Central Coast and Eastern Sierra regions along with Fresno,
Madera, Kern, Tulare and Kings counties.
During her time at HASC, Day contributed to the successful growth
of the Endorsed Business Partner program and has increased member
engagement by establishing the Hospital Operations
Committee.
The Workforce Advisory Meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday,
March 14, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 12 at HASC’s
offices in downtown Los Angeles at 515 South Figueroa Street,
Suite 1300. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The meeting is free, and lunch will be provided. Pre-registration
is required.
HASC, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce, is pleased to partner with the Chapman Institute to
offer training to become a Certified Wellness Program
Coordinator, Level 1. The two-day session runs May 2-3 at the Los
Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce in downtown Los Angeles.
Registered nurses and other health care professionals are not
immune to substance use disorder or mental illness. A five-hour
seminar, offered Monday, April 10 in Los Angeles and Tuesday,
April 11 in the Inland Empire, is designed to provide hospitals
with critical information on the Board of Registered Nursing and
Healthcare Professionals’ Intervention Program and Diversion
Program.
You are invited to attend an important discussion about workforce
needs in the region. As you know, the inadequate supply
of qualified workers to fill key positions is a top concern of
hospitals across the region. The need for trained and skilled
workers has increased dramatically due to Southern California’s
diverse and aging population, many of whom have multiple chronic
conditions.
HASC is pleased to welcome all seven Tenet California hospitals
in Southern California back into membership. All 13 Tenet
hospitals in California are now enrolled in CHA and their
respective regional association.
Scott Rifkin is CEO at Anaheim Global Medical Center.
Rifkin recently served as CEO at Kindred Hospital Westminster and
before that, held administrative roles in facilities at
Tenet Healthcare and HealthSouth. He is a seasoned administrator
with more than 35 years in the health care field.
A meeting of HASC’s Hospital Operations Committee on Feb. 15
provided Southern California hospital executives an opportunity
to better understand the California Office of Statewide Health
Planning and Development’s (OSHPD) perspective and procedures
with respect to hospital construction.
Important changes are coming to the 2017 Allied for Health
Compensation Survey program. Based on feedback received from
recent Compensation Practices Committee meetings held throughout
the state, we will be changing the survey schedule.
The Allied for Health Hot Jobs Compensation Survey database is
now open and accepting data on 17 hard-to-recruit,
market-sensitive positions. The participation deadline is
Friday, March 10.
What are health care facilities likely to spend on physician
recruiting? What are the financial benefits of recruiting a
physician? What is the opportunity cost attached to not
having a doctor in place?
Registration is now open for the HASC Workforce Advisory Meeting
series, with multiple locations available. Hospital HR
professionals are invited to attend this important discussion
about regional workforce needs, including critical staffing
shortages, workforce data collection and developing stronger
partnerships between hospitals and academic institutions.
Input from these meetings will help inform and guide the
association in developing a regional, coordinated and aligned
workforce strategy that addresses both current and future health
care workforce needs.
Registered nurses and other health care professionals are not
immune to the diseases of substance use disorder or mental
illness. This five-hour seminar, offered Monday, April 10 in Los
Angeles and Tuesday, April 11 in the Inland Empire, is designed
to provide hospitals with critical information on the Board of
Registered Nursing and Healthcare Professionals’ Intervention
Program and Diversion Program.
The association welcomes the following organizations as
associate members.
Mediwaste Disposal, LLC
Corona, Calif. www.medi-waste.com
Ryan Oganesian, President/CEO
Eric Barnes, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Mediwaste Disposal, LLC is a medical waste management service
provider.
Please register now for HASC’s Annual Meeting set for Bacara
Resort in Santa Barbara April 5-7. Click
here to register.
With the theme, Rx for Success: Focus on
the Patient, this year’s conference has a special
focus on innovative models to improve person-centered care and
operational efficiencies. As of this week, event breakout
sessions include:
CHA and the Regional Associations invite members to the 2017
Health Policy Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday,
March 15 in Sacramento. With the new presidential
administration’s discussions of changes to the industry, it’s
never been more critical to ensure that the state’s hospital
leaders are heard.
In addition to legislative visits on March 15, CHA will host a
breakfast reception with legislators followed by an education
program with Gov. Jerry Brown tentatively scheduled to deliver a
keynote address.
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