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Join us in Sacramento at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel for a unique symposium dedicated to California’s rural hospital leaders. Together, we’ll explore the specific challenges rural hospitals face and uncover valuable insights on a range of critical health care topics.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Check-in and Exhibitor Viewing
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Critical Access Hospital Breakfast
Michael Fallahkhair, Deputy Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy, Health Resources & Services Administration
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Critical Access Hospital Pre-Conference | Leveraging Data to Streamline Operational Efficiencies
Eric Volk, CPA, Partner, and Katie Jo Raebel, CPA, Partner at Wipfli
12:00 p.m. | Hosted Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | General Session | Rural Health Care National Trends and Updates
Brock Slabach, MPH, FACHE, Chief Operations Officer, National Rural Health Association
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | General Session | Challenges in Rural Health Care in California
Speaker(s) being finalized.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Break and Exhibitor Viewing
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | General Session | California Legislators Panel Discussion
Legislators being finalized.
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Reception and Exhibitor Viewing
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Viewing
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | General Session | An Interactive Discussion with Carmela Coyle and Siri Nelson
Carmela Coyle, President & CEO, California Hospital Association
Siri Nelson, FACHE, MHA, CPA, CHA Board of Trustee Chair
Hear top-level insights and updates, pose questions, and share thoughts directly with CHA’s President & CEO and the CHA Board of Trustees Chair.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | General Session | OHCA: What’s on the Horizon
Ben Johnson, Group Vice President, Financial Policy, California Hospital Association
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Break and Exhibitor Viewing
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | General Session | Achieving Sustainability Through State Financing
Adam Dorsey, Group Vice President, Financial Policy, California Hospital Association
12:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | General Session | TBD
Speaker being finalized.
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Break and Exhibitor Raffle
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | General Session | CEO Panel Discussion
Tim Stephens, CEO, Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Stephan DelRossi, MSA, CEO, Northern Inyo Healthcare District
Additional CEOs being finalized
In this popular annual closing session, hear from your peers on how they plan to “set the course” to meet the needs of their rural communities. Bring your questions for this interactive session.
Symposium presenters are still being finalized. Please continue to check back for more information.
*Members: $99
*Members are CHA member hospitals. Education programs and publications are a membership benefit and are not available to eligible non-member California hospitals.
Cancellation Policy
A $50 non-refundable processing fee will be retained for each cancellation. Cancellations must be made in writing seven or more days prior to the scheduled event and emailed to education@calhospital.org. No refunds will be given after these dates. Substitutions are encouraged. Cancellation and substitution notification may be emailed to education@calhospital.org. In the unlikely event that the program is cancelled, refunds will be issued to paid registrants within 30 days.
Confirmations
A confirmation will be sent to all registrants. On-site registrations and any unpaid registrations may be subject to an additional 10% fee.
Special Accommodations
If you require special accommodations pursuant to the American’s with Disabilities Act please call (916) 552-7637.
Photography
CHA will photograph this event. If you prefer not to be photographed, please email CHA at:
education@calhospital.org.
The Kimpton Sawyer
500 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 545-7100
Discount Deadline is February 18.
The Kimpton Sawyer Hotel has rooms available at a discounted rate of $289 plus taxes and a one-time $20 guest amenity fee. For reservations, call (877) 678-6255 and mention the “Rural Health Care Symposium” or book online. Don’t delay; the deadline for discounted sleeping rooms is Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Do you have a product or service of interest to rural hospitals? This annual conference is an opportunity to reach California rural hospital executives all in one place. For more information, please contact Lisa Hartzell at lhartzell@calhospital.org.