Hospital Operations

About Hospital Operations

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.

Urge State Senators to Oppose SB 632

What’s happening: Last week, CHA issued an alert asking all hospitals to press senators to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 632, which would create the first-ever broad-based private-sector workers’ compensation presumption that a variety of illnesses and injuries — including COVID-19 — arose in the course of providing direct patient care at hospitals. 

Mandatory Neurodegenerative Disease Reporting Begins July 1

What’s happening: Starting July 1, providers diagnosing or treating patients with neurodegenerative diseases — such as Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson’s — are required to report each case to the California Neurodegenerative Disease Registry, run by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). 

CDPH Pauses Real-Time Bed Capacity System Implementation

What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is temporarily pausing implementation of its real-time hospital bed capacity system — named the Hospital Bed and Emergency Medical Services Data System — as it works to finalize operational details.  

HCAI’s Advisory Guide Explains Health Care Microgrid Requirements and More

What’s happening: Due to the continuity of electrical power required to support patient care, requirements for health care microgrids are above and beyond those of traditional microgrids — and health care facilities with microgrid projects under the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI’s) jurisdiction can turn to a new microgrid advisory guide for assistance understanding the process.