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Hospitals are grappling with staffing shortages, financial shortfalls, and extensive oversight and regulation. One in five hospitals is at risk of closure, yet hospitals remain committed to maintaining the care communities rely on and supporting the state’s health care workforce. To do this, hospitals are actively working with legislators and policymakers to find innovative and efficient ways to deliver care to all Californians.

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CHA Releases Resource Web Page for Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage

What’s happening: As hospitals and other health care providers nationally grapple with the shortage of IV fluids following the temporary closure of Baxter International’s manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C., CHA has compiled federal, state, and local resources to assist hospitals. 

What else to know: Hurricane Helene hit the southeast in early October, causing widespread damage, including the temporary closure of Baxter’s plant — which, pre-Hurricane, manufactured 60% of the nation’s supply of IV solutions, producing 1.5 million bags per day.  

HQI Quality Quarterly Spotlights Patient Safety Strategies

What’s happening: The latest edition of Quality Quarterly explores the prevalence of behavioral health conditions among California hospital encounters, the dangers of menopause misdiagnosis, new patient safety measures outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the need for effective reporting of workplace violence incidents by hospital staff.    

What else to know: More than half of California hospitals now use HQI’s Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP), which provides comparative analytics to help hospitals identify opportunities for improvement.  Learn about HQIP’s new features and updates in this latest edition. 

Hospital Volunteers from Across the State Convene in San Diego

What’s happening: The 2024 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference was held Sept. 16-17 in San Diego. More than 150 people attended, including volunteers, volunteer leaders, paid volunteer leaders, community partners, and others.  

What else to know: Sessions focused on support and best practices for hospital volunteer programs, collecting metrics to tell the story of hospital volunteers, and the unique skills and benefits volunteers bring to health care teams.  

CMS Requests Information on AI Use in Health Care

What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for information (RFI) on how artificial intelligence (AI) is used to improve health care delivery, with the goal of informing future rulemaking. 

What else to know: CMS will select organizations to showcase their AI products and services to educate the agency and inform future policymaking during a series of “Demo Days” starting in October. 

HQI to Hold Virtual Forum on Data-Driven Strategies to Address Hospital Workplace Violence

What’s happening: The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is hosting a virtual forum on hospital workplace violence on Sept. 26 at noon (PT). Individuals leading and supporting hospital efforts to eliminate workplace violence are invited. Registration is open.  

What else to know: The forum will share practical, data-driven approaches hospitals can use to analyze, manage, and prevent workplace violence. The featured speaker will be William Huey, Jr., CPP, CHPA, workplace violence prevention program manager at UC Irvine Health, who is leading an empirically grounded workplace violence prevention program in his organization. 

OSHPD to Host Webinar on Hospital Construction Review Process

What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) is hosting a webinar to share updates about its review process for hospital construction projects. 

What else to know: The webinar is scheduled for Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. (PT) and is free. Registration is open.