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CDPH Updates
March 10 CDPH Call With Hospitals
On March 10, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) hosted a weekly call with health care providers. Highlights included:
Status updates
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“Men’s and nations’ finest hour consist of those moments when extraordinary challenge is met by extraordinary response.” — Neal A. Maxwell
As the days and nights have blended together over the past two weeks during the growing coronavirus threat, there’s one thought that continues to rise in my mind.
It’s this: How fortunate; how very fortunate we are to have the dedication of our teammates during this uncertain time.
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Earlier this week, CHA testified before the Legislature in two separate hearings about the proposed state Office of Health Care Affordability, part of Gov. Newsom’s plan to rein in health care costs.
This is a valuable opportunity to bring hospitals’ voice to a conversation that could remake the way health care is delivered and paid for in California for decades to come. With such massive change in the balance, it’s vital that we ensure policy makers and other stakeholders know three things:
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In the past week, the extent of novel coronavirus in our state and across the country has become more clear, and more sobering. As with many public health issues, this one is both highly complicated and rapidly evolving.
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Late last week, the deadline for introducing state legislation passed, and the Legislature will now have more than 5,000 bills to address this year. As we pore over them to discern which ones impact hospitals, we’re getting a clearer view of the health care policy landscape — and of the advocacy work we need to do to ensure you can focus on your mission of care.
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This week, Gov. Newsom elevated the state’s homelessness crisis to the top of his administration’s agenda. Having already announced the problem as one of three key priorities in his budget proposal, on Wednesday he devoted his entire State of the State speech to just one topic (never been done before) — homelessness.
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There’s been a flurry of movement around some bills and budget proposals in the past few weeks, at both the state and federal levels.
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In less than a week, the global novel coronavirus outbreak has evolved from one of general alerts and watchfulness to an escalating public health issue, especially in our state.
Only a few airports nationwide are receiving flights from China, and two of them are in California. We’re also one of three states (along with Texas and Nebraska) housing people returning from China at military bases. The state has already confirmed six people with the virus, with more under surveillance and testing.
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Every day, a small army of women and men rise to meet the needs of the tens of thousands of Californians — many of them children, seniors, veterans, or those experiencing mental health and substance use disorders — who live on the streets of our cities and towns.
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Our hospital association — and I’d like to emphasize “our” here because it’s you, our members, who drive all we do — exists for one reason: to support your mission of care in California.