HASC Briefs summarizes news and events impacting the
association’s members. Get the latest on key policy issues, legal
developments, business opportunities, HASC Board actions,
educational programs and other association activities.
HASC partners with Toyon to offer an innovative CMS Worksheet
S-10 Uncompensated Care payment solution. Also in this issue of
HASC Briefs, Santa Cruz County joins the ReddiNet emergency
communication system and Advanced LEAD Academy graduates its
latest cohort.
The association welcomes new CEO Jill Welton of Dignity Health -
Glendale Memorial Hospital. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs,
CHPAC looks to accelerate fundraising and HASC signs AHA’s
#123forEquity Pledge.
With facilities and systems across the country, HASC observed
AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence national day of awareness on
June 8. Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, association members
have access to contact information for more than 400 California
hospitals and health systems in the 2018 CHA-HASC Member
Directory.
Architecture students join other project collaborators as NHF’s
Los Angeles recuperative care facility moves towards
an autumn opening. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs,
members are urged to submit letters opposing AB 3087, and Santa
Barbara County gets a $1.2 million grant for mental health triage
services.
Paul Young is HASC’s senior vice president for reimbursement.
Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, the association works with
state legislators and Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital to speed
the facility’s reopening following the Thomas Fire, and HASC’s
Human Trafficking Awareness Program holds a successful first
session.
An electronic photo album documents the 2018 Annual Meeting in
Carlsbad. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs, association
partner National Health Foundation breaks ground on a 62-bed
recuperative care facility in Los Angeles and Hospital Quality
Institute seeks partners for its TeamSTEPPS Collaborative.
HASC partner National Health Foundation issues an invitation to
the groundbreaking for its largest recuperative care
facility yet on April 18. Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, the
association’s Transgender Patient Care Certification Program
debuts, and its Charge Nurse Development Series continues this
spring and summer.
HASC and CHA hold two events designed to engage California
Department of Public Health officials and communicate the
hospital’s point of view. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs,
Yolo County joins ReddiNet and CHPAC starts its 2018 fundraising
campaign.
Annual Meeting breakout session speakers are announced, along
with a Feb. 5 deadline for discounted event registration. Also in
this issue of HASC Briefs, the 2018 Board of Directors is
installed and CHA shares flu season communication guidelines with
hospitals.
HASC and endorsed business partner MCAG are delivering close to
$1 million in class-action settlement checks to members this
month. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs, the association
publishes a white paper on workforce issues and discounted
registration for April’s annual meeting ends on Feb. 5.
Following a request from HASC President/CEO George W. Greene,
CHA’s Hospital Workers’ Fire Relief Fund is gathering resources
to support Southern California industry employees impacted by
December’s devastating wildfires. Also in this issue of HASC
Briefs, association staff visit Casa Colina Hospital in Pomona
and CEO Robert Allen is welcomed to CHA Health Systems.
HASC President/CEO George W. Greene led by example in
nurturing a beard and donating to the Movember men’s health
awareness campaign this month. His fundraising call brought in
more than $1,100 as of Nov. 20. Also in this edition of HASC
Briefs, Lisa Mitchell joins the association as workforce
development program manager, and California Board of Registered
Nursing administrators plan to attend HASC’s Nursing Advisory
Council meeting on Dec. 1.
Close to two dozen executive assistant professionals attended
Oct. 20’s HASC Administrative Professionals Forum. Also in this
issue of HASC Briefs, nearly 30 associate members attended the
organization’s Associate Member Lunch on Oct. 17, and the
Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties
invites HASC members to its Nov. 16 Annual Meeting.
HASC puts out a call for volunteers and donations to prepare for
November’s Care Harbor free clinic event in downtown Los Angeles.
Also in this edition of HASC Briefs, a new
association program provides specialized training to
hospital security personnel, and a whole person care recorded
webinar is made available.
HASC readies Span of Control: Clinical, Business
Impacts and Solutions following a Sept. 14 meeting
on the topic. Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, the association
welcomes CEOs Lori Morgan and Stephanie Bernier, and staff
work with Orange County officials to craft a more flexible
5150 hold/release policy.
HASC has joined the Care Harbor Los Angeles Clinic effort –
putting out a call for professionals to volunteer at the Nov.
17-19 event. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs, the
association’s Administrative Professionals Forum
happens Oct. 20 and a webinar outlining new HASC Endorsed
Business Partner HSS Inc.’s workplace violence prevention
training services is Oct. 3.
HASC and Hospital Council endorse HSS Inc. of Denver, Colo. for
workplace violence prevention training — a new Cal/OSHA
requirement. Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, 2018 Annual
Meeting speakers are announced and a comprehensive nursing span
of control discussion takes place on Thursday, Sept. 14.
Span of Control assigned to nurse supervisors is the
topic of an in-depth discussion slated for Thursday, Sept.
14. Also in this edition of HASC Briefs, presentation
proposals for 2018’s annual meeting are due by Oct. 6, and the
association launches an education series designed for executive
assistants and other administrative professionals.
A status report on California’s hospital fee program at
the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles drew close to 100 attendees.
Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, a memorial service
celebrates the late CEO Steve Moreau’s life, and Hospital Quality
Institute is recognized with a national award.
A two-part HASC study is exploring hospital-community
partnerships to address the region’s homelessness issues. Also in
this edition of HASC Briefs, a National Health
Foundation-led recuperative care facility opens in Ventura County
and San Mateo County joins HASC’s ReddiNet network.
HASC’s Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) initiative targeting
health disparities is off and running following a June 16 kickoff
meeting. Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, the association
weighs in on Los Angeles County’s Measure H funding allocation
and Kimberly Johnson joins the HASC team as association
services director.
CHA offers seminars on hospital reimbursement and finance this
month in Glendale and Costa Mesa. Also in this edition of HASC
Briefs, the association’s Communities Lifting Communities
initiative launches on June 16 and HealthCareerCenter.com lends a
hand with hospital hiring.
Members are invited to a June 12 roundtable outlining new
workplace violence requirements for behavioral health facilities.
Also in this issue of HASC Briefs, Jessica Grossmeier, PhD,
MPH, will present at HASC’s July wellness conference, and
MCAG and ShiftWise offer services for association members.
A new, Inland Empire-based LEAD Academy will deliver the
six-session course at Riverside University Health System —
Medical Center in Moreno Valley this summer and fall. Also in
this edition of HASC Briefs, Carolyn Caldwell is named CEO at
Dignity Health — St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach and the Board
of Registered Nursing and Healthcare Professionals
Intervention/Diversion Program plans a June date in San Diego.
Workplace wellness researcher Shawn Achor is booked as a speaker
for the 2018 HASC Annual Meeting at Carlsbad. Also in this issue
of HASC Briefs, the association welcomes CEO Judith Maass
to Olive View – UCLA Medical Center and the physician
organization CAPG welcomes HASC members to its June conference in
San Diego.
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