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
HCAI Webinar to Offer Effective HVAC Alarm Management Strategies
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What’s happening: On May 13, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will host a webinar on effective alarm management for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
OHCA’s Work Will ‘Devastate Hospitals,’ Lawmakers Tell HCAI Director
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What’s happening: Last week, members of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA’s) budget expressed deep concern with the agency’s work. Committee Chair Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson (D-San Diego) noted that, “At the end of the day, something has to give. Either [the hospitals] won’t make it and be penalized,...
HQI Makes Mandatory AB 1204 Reporting Easy
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What’s happening: By Sept. 30, California hospitals are required to submit detailed health equity reports under Assembly Bill 1204 (2021) — a process that is daunting and tedious, with dozens of measures and hundreds of required fields. The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) can help.
DHCS Updates Community Services and Supports Guide
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS’) revised Community Supports Policy Guide reflects extensive feedback from managed care plans, providers, and other stakeholders.
2025 Emergency Services Forum Focuses on Behavioral Health
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What’s happening: Earlier this week, emergency care professionals from across California gathered in Newport Beach for a high-impact day of learning, storytelling, and collaborative problem-solving.
Hospital Fee Program 8 Invoices Past Due
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What’s happening: Payments for the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee program 8 fee-for-service were due to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on May 7.
Hospital Leaders Take Message on Threats to Medicaid, Medicare to Capitol Hill
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What’s happening: As part of the American Hospital Association Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., this week, California hospital and health system leaders participated in more than 20 meetings with the California congressional delegation.
Every Hospital Has a Story, Because Every Patient Has a Story
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Every spring for the past 50 years, the nation has come together to recognize the special place hospitals hold in their communities — the lives they save, the families they support, the unimaginable challenges they help people face and conquer, year after year.
Medicaid Cuts Front and Center as Congress Returns from Recess
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Earlier this week, members of Congress returned to Washington, D.C., from their spring recess, with both the House of Representatives and the Senate laser-focused on delivering a 2026 domestic spending bill to President Donald Trump.
CDPH Pauses Real-Time Bed Capacity System Implementation
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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.
