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HASC Briefs for May 9, 2018

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.

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Paul Young Named Senior
Vice President for Reimbursement

Paul Young (above) attended Honolulu’s prestigious Punahou School before earning bachelor of education and MBA degrees at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Paul Young, recently of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, joined HASC’s senior management team in April as senior vice president, reimbursement.

Young spent more than seven years as the Hawaii association’s manager of reimbursement before advancing to associate vice president. Before that, he spent a dozen years with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Hawaii.

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HASC and Aurora Vista del Mar Partner to Restore Services as Quickly as Possible

A crew placed a modular component at Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital on April 20 to replace the administration building lost in the Thomas Fire on Dec. 4. The singed Mexican fan palms serve as a reminder of the blaze’s intensity.

On the night of Dec. 4, the Thomas Fire razed two key structures at Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital – a behavioral health facility just north of Ventura. For nearly four months, 75 percent of Ventura County’s psychiatric beds, and a large proportion of its psychiatric outpatient services, were shut down.

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Human Trafficking Awareness Program Holds Successful First Session

Holly Austin Gibbs (above), who experienced trafficking firsthand, shared her story with session attendees. Austin Gibbs today is human trafficking response program director at Dignity Health.

What would you do if a human trafficking victim presented in your ED or clinic? What are your health care organization’s policies and procedures regarding suspected trafficking victims? What resources have you secured and aligned to help combat this growing issue? 

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Security and Safety Committee Bids Morgan Thanks, Passes Torch to Westall

HASC Membership & Education Services Vice President Pat Wall (right) presented outgoing Security and Safety Committee Chair Darren Morgan with a commemorative plaque at the committee’s April 27 meeting.

HASC on April 27 expressed sincere thanks to outgoing Security and Safety Committee Chair Darren Morgan. Morgan is director of security for Huntington Hospital in Pasadena and served on the committee for the past seven years. He was committee chair from 2014 to last month. 

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340B Payment Webinar Is May 24

HASC members are invited to a free webinar with association endorsed business partner SUNRx. Titled Uninsured Discount Prescription Cards, the online session takes place from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. Joe Clark, SUNRx Regional Manager, will present.

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HASC Education Offerings
Are Now Open for Enrollment

HASC’s education programs provide a cost and time-effective way for health professionals and staff to enhance their skills. Dates have been set for several programs and space is available.

The following programs are open: