Media Log is a new HASC publication sharing hospital and health care highlights from U.S. and regional media. Articles are grouped according to HASC’s 2020 Strategic Priorities.

Please contact Margaret O’Donnell (below) with suggestions for inclusion.

Access to Care / Quality and Safety

Front lines of fight on virus: Hospitals stockpile supplies, train workers on crisis plans

L.A. Times, Feb. 13

“U.S. hospitals (including St. Joseph Hospital in Orange and Riverside University Health System Medical Center) are stocking up on gowns and goggles and holding refresher courses in infection control amid a growing outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus that has already killed more than 1,360 people in China.”

Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies Launched on Jan. 24

Patch Los Angeles, Feb. 5

“Addressing disproportionate rates of infant and maternal mortality and morbidity among black women and families.”

Workforce

Hospitals must be innovative with RN workforce amid boom in nurse practitioners, study suggests

Becker’s Hospital Review, Feb. 3 

“As the number of nurse practitioners continues to grow in the U.S., hospitals and health systems must adapt to the changing registered nurse workforce that comes as a result, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.”

Reimbursement

‘Block grants’ no more: Trump’s Medicaid overhaul has new name, same goals

Politico, Jan. 29

“The forthcoming block grant program comes with a new name — ‘Healthy Adult Opportunity’ — but retains the original mission long sought by conservatives: allowing states to cap a portion of their spending on Medicaid.”

Behavioral Health

LA County Plans Restorative Care Villages on Hospital Land

Next City, ​Feb. 5

“The Los Angeles County General Hospital campus is making room for a county initiative known as Restorative Care Villages.”

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