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HASC Briefs for April 23, 2021

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In the Spotlight: Cathy Chidester — With Podcast

Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Director Cathy Chidester has seen a lot during the 14 years she has spent at the county agency’s helm. But this winter’s COVID-19 surge topped the list.

Click here or below for an audio podcast supplement to the text interview.

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Women in Health Care Panel Session Aims to Create Climate for New Generation of Leaders

Moderator Romilla A. Batra (from left) leads a conversation on A Culture of Empowerment with panel members Jena Jensen, Sharon Jhawar and Cynthia Neiman on June 9.

HASC’s Women in Health Care Leadership Conference happens this June 9 through 11. 

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Clinical Lab Scientist 2020 Report Is Released

HASC is actively addressing the Clinical Laboratory Scientist shortage across the region and has released its 2020 Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) Program Summary Report. 

Working with California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), HASC seeks to fill hospitals’ critical workforce needs for Clinical Lab Scientists — known as CLS for short.  

Learn more about the program via the report, available below with a list of program training sites. 

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Annual Meeting Countdown: Just Days Remain

The clock is ticking toward HASC’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. The event starts next Thursday morning, April 29 – with a talk by epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, MD. 

It’s still not too late to register. Click here to reserve your spot.

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Vaccinated Frontline Hospital Workers Invited to Apply for May 2 Televised Concert Event Tickets

The Hospital Association of Southern California, or HASC, this week alerts hospital employees to a time-sensitive opportunity — a May 2 concert in Inglewood featuring Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin and more.

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SpeedTrack Webinar Is Presented on May 4

HASC Endorsed Business Partner SpeedTrack is offering a no-cost webinar to HASC members on Tuesday, May 4. The topic is Applying Augmented Curiosity to Population Health, Strategic Planning and Data Analytics for Health Care. 

The session will present a one-hour discussion and live interactive demo of the firm’s Augmented Curiosity tool using health care data.

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Healthcare Benefits Alliance Session Is May 14

Members are invited to join a no-cost lunch and learn with HASC Endorsed Business Partner Healthcare Benefits Alliance, or HBA, from noon to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14. 

HBA will be providing an Uber Eats Voucher to all participants who enroll. HR directors, total rewards directors, compensation and benefits directors and CFOs are invited to attend. Please click here to register.