The annual California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference (view photo gallery) took place earlier this week in Sacramento. Hosted by the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Volunteer Services, the conference brought together more than 200 hospital volunteers and volunteer leaders, as well as 31 speakers, 14 exhibitors, and several pet therapy animals.
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised Appendix A of the State Operations Manual to include new interpretive guidelines and survey processes.
What’s happening: Registration for CHA’s 2025 Disaster Planning Conference, taking place Sept. 9-10 in Sacramento, is open. Early bird pricing for both members and nonmembers expires on Aug. 7.
What’s happening: CHA will host the 2024 Disaster Planning Conference in Pasadena on Sept. 10 and 11 to discuss disaster planning, training, and implementation.
What else to know: Registration is open. Early bird pricing ends Aug. 9, and the hotel room block closes Aug. 19.
On Sept. 21, CHA will host a webinar about how to prepare for and respond to a cybersecurity breach. This is a precursor to the 2023 Disaster Planning Conference, which features cybersecurity as a complete breakout session track.
CHA will host the 2023 Disaster Planning Conference on Oct. 3-4. To help with planning for the conference, CHA referred to last year’s evaluations and answered these questions: What do disaster professionals want to hear? What do they need to know? How can we give it to them?
Recognizing that hospitals are not immune to public shootings and the role they play in caring for victims, this year’s Disaster Planning Conference, set for Sept. 13-14 in Pasadena, will feature several sessions on active threats in hospitals.
This year’s Disaster Planning for California Hospitals Conference – to be held Sept. 10-11 in Pasadena – will feature a tour of Caltech’s Seismological Lab. Internationally recognized for excellence in geophysical research and academics, the lab serves as a focal point for earthquake information in Southern California and the world.
For the first time, CHA’s Disaster Planning for California Hospitals conference will take place on Sept. 11. To honor those who gave everything they had — and those who continue to put their lives at risk — CHA has invited a Ground Zero 9/11 first responder, Glen Klein, to help us remember how that day has shaped our world.
