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On Monday, our nation will celebrate Labor Day — a federal holiday dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of the American worker. In health care, these accomplishments literally mean the difference between life and death.
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Earlier this week, Hurricane Hilary — by then a tropical storm — struck Southern California, bringing record rainfall and widespread flooding from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond. California hasn’t seen a tropical storm in 26 years, according to The Weather Channel.
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California hospitals are a strong and powerful force in Sacramento and along with our colleagues in other states, a force in Washington, D.C. But more is needed and we need your help now by making a contribution to the California Hospital Association Political Action Committee (CHPAC) today.
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A little more than a year ago, the attention of the nation’s health care workers was fixed on Tennessee, where nurse RaDonda Vaught was on trial for the death of one of her patients.
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With a little more than a month left in California’s 2023 legislative session, it’s a good time to pause to take stock of some of CHA’s successful advocacy work on a number of bills.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.At a time when so many of your hospitals are struggling and cannot afford to absorb patients should a neighboring hospital be forced to close, the Distressed Hospital Loan Program could bring much-needed rapid financial relief for some that are on the very brink. The […]
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Late last month, we asked the CEO of every hospital in California to commit to a new approach to bring hospitals relief from the 2030 seismic standards.
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Need your help by July 21 to share data key to our advocacy on your behalf. We know the challenges when hospitals are unable to timely discharge patients, such as:
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Following narrow Senate passage last month, a bill that would raise the minimum wage for all health care workers in all settings in California to $21 in 2024 and $25 in 2025 is now making its way through the Assembly. The minimum wage would also increase annually by 3.5% or the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lesser.
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Earlier this week, the state Legislature and governor reached a budget agreement that — starting in 2025 — will bring an estimated $1.7 billion annually for California hospitals and even more for primary and specialty care physicians treating people covered by Medi-Cal.