About Emergency Department/Trauma
California’s emergency departments (EDs) provide critical health services to those experiencing trauma, injury, or acute medical conditions. EDs offer comprehensive care, do not require previous authorization, and are open 24/7 year-round. EDs are facing unprecedented patient volume, with a 42% increase in the past seven years. By improving access to care for primary and specialty services, emergency visits can be reduced. More focused state and federal policies will be required to reduce Californians’ health care risks and ensure equitable access to appropriate care levels before people need emergency care.
Hear from CHA About New Laws That Will Impact Emergency Departments
What’s happening: A Dec. 4 webinar will discuss the implications of ambulance patient offload time requirements, behavioral health care laws, and discharge challenges.
What else to know: It is free for CHA members, but registration is required.
2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
New Demands on Emergency Departments in 2024
Hear from CHA experts as they focus on the implications of ambulance patient offload time requirements, behavioral health care laws, and discharge challenges.
Growing Discharge Delays Leading to Hospital Overcrowding, Other Problems
California hospital patients are experiencing frequent, lengthy, and costly delays in care transitions. That’s the finding of a new CHA member survey investigating the extent and impact of discharge delays in three key hospital settings: emergency departments (EDs), general acute care, and inpatient psychiatric care. While such challenges are long-standing, the volume of the […]
Make Plans to Attend Cybersecurity Webinar Before Disaster Planning Conference
On Sept. 21, CHA will host a webinar about how to prepare for and respond to a cybersecurity breach. This is a precursor to the 2023 Disaster Planning Conference, which features cybersecurity as a complete breakout session track.
CHA Will Host Webinar on the Future of California’s EMS System
On Sept. 11, CHA is hosting a members-only webinar with emergency medical services (EMS) partners from multiple organizations to provide an overview of the future landscape of the EMS system.
The Future of California’s Emergency Medical Services System Webinar
Join us to hear encouraging information about the future of EMS as we work together toward shared goals for achieving excellence in emergency care across all health continuums.
The Future of California’s Emergency Medical Services System — Participant Information
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Hellen Keller CHA is bringing together EMS partners from multiple emergency services organizations to provide an overview of the future landscape of emergency medical services (EMS) in California. Liz Basnett, Director of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority, will provide a high-level overview […]
2023 PG&E Community Wildfire Safety Program: Information for Hospitals
The Healthcare Energy Fitness Initiative (HEFI) is a comprehensive energy efficiency solution designed to support PG&E health care customers save money by optimizing their energy performance. This unique program provides no-cost expert technical services, end-to-end project support, and lucrative financial incentives to qualifying customers.
Register for this webinar and learn how a team of experienced energy experts and highly qualified Delivery Partners, along with your PG&E Account Manager, will help projects get identified, approved, funded, and completed so you can focus on delivering patient care.
CHA Webinar Will Detail Hitches and Glitches of AB 2275 and Involuntary Hold Treatment in EDs
It’s been six months since Assembly Bill (AB) 2275 became law, but interpretations on implementing changes to the law vary among counties, and many unanswered questions remain in emergency departments. To assist members, a July 31 webinar from CHA will review what the law requires, what Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) Act patients’ rights come into play, and how to engage community partners to successfully execute the law’s requirements.