The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
Newsroom
Hospital Partnerships Ensure Vital Access to Care in Communities Across California
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
Partnerships between hospitals, health systems, and other providers are essential to increasing access to critically important patient care services in communities across California — especially in areas where specialty doctors and services are scarce. These partnerships are even more important to people who live in underserved communities, where these relationships weave together a safety net they rely upon.
A prime example of these valuable partnerships is in Northridge, where Dignity Health and UCLA have had a long-standing partnership to run the only pediatric trauma unit in the San Fernando Valley, treating 700 patients per year. And, in the Central Valley, the Mercy UC Davis Cancer Center at Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center in Merced provides critical cancer care to over 13,000 patients per year.
Across California, hospitals and health systems partner with each other every day to provide and support a public health infrastructure that offers mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, pediatric care, specialty services like cancer care in rural and underserved communities, telemedicine, and more. Through these collaborations, hospitals also are able to provide educational opportunities that ensure the next generation of physicians are exposed to caring for a variety of patients and health conditions. Eliminating these partnerships will only serve to reduce access to life-saving services. Decision-makers must take action to protect these relationships that save lives.
Health Care Coverage Expansion Is Vital, But Now Is the Wrong Time to Consider a Public Option
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2021 “California’s hospitals support health coverage for all, but today’s calls from Washington D.C. to do so by creating a public option are not the solution, and other pressing health care challenges demand immediate attention and investment […]
Hospitals Applaud Gov. Newsom for Prioritizing Behavioral Health, Coverage Expansion in May Budget Revise
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
“The health and well-being of all Californians took a big step forward today under Gov. Newsom’s proposed May revision to the state’s budget,” said Carmela Coyle, President & CEO of the California Hospital Association.
Report: CA Hospitals Endured Significant Financial Hardship in 2020; Challenges Will Continue Through 2021
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
A report released in April 2021 details how the COVID-19 pandemic damaged the financial health of California’s more than 400 hospitals in 2020, and forecasts continued fiscal impacts through 2021 and possibly beyond. Even after factoring in federal financial support provided last year through the CARES Act, California hospitals still lost more than $8 billion in 2020. California hospitals are expected to lose an additional $600 million to $2 billion this year, depending on vaccination rates and the path of the virus. Hospital operating margins are expected to decline between 19% and 65% in 2021.
The following resources may be helpful:
New Report Details COVID-19 Pandemic’s Damaging, Long-Lasting Impact on California Hospitals
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
CHA Media Statement: New CA Approach to Vaccine Distribution Will Drive Efficiency; More Doses Still Needed from Federal Government
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
Ongoing Protests of Emergency Regulations to Ensure Patient Safety Distract from the Mission at Hand: Care for All During the COVID-19 Crisis
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
“Following a protest Friday at Emanate Health in Covina that accuses hospitals of attempting to undermine California’s nurse-staffing ratio laws, it’s imperative that, for the second time this week, the record be corrected,” said Carmela Coyle, President & CEO of the California Hospital Association. “Again, our state is in the middle of an unprecedented crisis that has claimed the lives of more 22,000 Californians, more than 8,600 of those in Los Angeles County alone.”
CHA Media Statement: Every Health Care Worker Must Put Patients First; Nurses Needed at the Bedside, Not on the Picket Line During COVID-19 Crisis
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
CHA Media Statement: Nurses’ Union Attack Untrue, Irresponsible in Midst of COVID-19 Crisis
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
CHA Media Statement: Arrival of First COVID-19 Vaccine Marks Major Step Forward, But Limited Supplies, Logistics Pose Challenges for Hospitals
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
