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Your Vote Counts – Volunteers Assist with Patient Voting at Cottage Health

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At Cottage Health, providing patients with the opportunity to vote in both primary and general elections is an extremely important and much-needed task. Preparing for the  election day requires diligent planning and collaboration with external entities – Santa Barbara County Office of Elections – as well as internal departments. Below are the steps the Cottage Health’s Volunteer Services Department  takes to ensure every patient vote counts.   

We Get the Job Done

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On March 12, my hospital had just under 400 active volunteers in our department. A day later, they were all put on a leave of absence as the program was suspended when stay-at-home orders for the state began in the wake of the pandemic. With a very small exception, hospitals up and down the state experienced something similar. At that time, many in the profession wondered what would happen to our beloved volunteers and what would happen to the departments we ran. Now, more than six months later, I have only returned a small handful to active service within the medical center. Ironically, the Volunteer Services department is now actually busier with greater responsibility than before the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Released by State of California
On Oct. 19, the state of California publicly released its plan for administering COVID-19 vaccinations. The plan responds to questions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for every state, describing how the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will work within state government and with local health departments and health care providers to distribute and administer the vaccine. California has received $28 million from the CDC to administer this program.

Hospital Price Transparency

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Need Your Input on Potential 2021 Virtual Volunteer Conference

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The California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Network is discussing hosting a virtual conference in February 2021. Traditionally, the annual California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference is held in person with general and concurrent sessions, roundtable discussion groups, networking meetups, sponsors, and an exhibitor showcase. To help us determine the feasibility of a virtual conference and meet the needs of potential attendees, please take a moment to complete the planning questionnaire below. 

 

Hospital Fundraising Amid COVID-19 Zoom Session

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Hospital fundraising is more important today than it has ever been. When volunteer programs paused operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so did volunteer fundraising events. The traditional approach to in-person fundraisers has changed and in order for volunteer programs to continue raising the much-needed funds for their hospital communities, their fundraising efforts must also change.

Discharge Transitions for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Webinar

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Originally recorded November 13, 2020

Recording

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Overview

What are your next steps when an individual with intellectual or development disabilities can’t be discharged to their original location? Who are you partnering with to gain information?

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has regional centers throughout the state that provide assistance and resources when help is needed with discharge issues — not just for hospitals but for individuals and their families.

Report: COVID-19 Continues to Take a Toll on Americans’ Mental Health

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A report from the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee examines how COVID-19’s health and economic repercussions have led to “an unprecedented mental health crisis” in America. The 13-page report summarizes earlier surveys and studies that have found:

Two-thirds of Americans fear that they or their loved ones will be exposed to the virus. 
More than 12 million Americans are unemployed, and, since February, more than 5 million have given up looking for work.
Nearly one-third of adult Americans are having trouble paying for typical household expenses.