About Clinical Care
California’s hospitals are dedicated to providing high-quality, safe, and person-centered health care. This wouldn’t be possible without the clinical services hospitals provide, which include emergency care, surgery, X-ray/radiology, laboratory services, and behavioral health care. The care that hospitals provide is shaped by their communities’ needs.
Patients See “Superior Outcomes” from Blood & Marrow Transplants
Cedars-Sinai, for the fourth consecutive year, reports achieving “higher than expected survival rates in patients receiving blood and marrow transplants.
A-Fib Patients Receive Game-Changing Treatment
Innovative A-Fib treatment demonstrates stellar outcomes for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation.
Panel Explores Reasons for Hospital Maternity Ward Closures
What’s happening: The closure of labor and delivery units in California hospitals was the focus of a recent panel discussion sponsored by the nonprofit news organization CalMatters. Peggy Wheeler, CHA vice president, policy, appeared on the panel.
What else to know: The discussion “No Deliveries: When Maternity Wards Close, Where Do Patients Go?” focused on the pace and impact of maternity unit closures and efforts to protect access. Wheeler shared the reasons underlying these closures, including low birth rates, workforce challenges, and insufficient Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.
BRN Seeks Input on Areas for Improvement
What’s happening: The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) invites registered nurses and community stakeholders to complete its consumer satisfaction survey.
What else to know: Anyone who has interacted with or been contacted by the BRN is encouraged to complete the survey by May 27.
Surgical Excellence Saves a Father’s Life
“Probably the best moment of my life was holding my daughter in the CCU,” says 30-year-old Connor Goodin after having his vision restored by the surgery. “It was a miraculous outcome.”
HQI and AQIPS Will Host 2024 Patient Safety Evaluation System Virtual Summit
What’s happening: Hospital Quality Institute and the Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety will host the Patient Safety Evaluation System 2024 Virtual Summit on May 21-22 from 8 a.m. to noon (PT).
What else to know: The summit will provide information on how to improve communication internally and with patients and strengthen patient care delivery. Registration is open.
Stem Cells Offer Veterans a New Lease on Life
Thanks to the use of stem cells, 68-year-old army veteran John Gilmore pushed his mantle cell lymphoma into complete remission within just one year.
Provisions of Prescription Error Legislation to Take Effect
What’s happening: Certain provisions in Assembly Bill (AB) 1286 (Haney, D-San Francisco) become effective Jan. 1, 2024. The California State Board of Pharmacy encourages licensees to immediately take steps for compliance.
What else to know: The new law establishes a requirement for the reporting of medication errors that occur in the outpatient setting to an entity that will be approved by the board. The Enforcement and Compounding Committee (ECC) will begin its evaluation of entities in the coming months.
Determined Septuagenarian Bodybuilder Gets a New Spine
Former patrol cop Diane Robinson is pursuing her dream of competing in a bodybuilding event following spine surgery.
Gene Therapy Sets Baby on a Remarkable Path to a Normal Childhood
Outwardly, Greigh seemed to be a healthy baby. But internally, he carried the gene of a catastrophic muscle disease.