Volunteer Worthy News
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Volunteer-related articles of interest from CAHHS Volunteer Services monthly newsletter
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Coronavirus Response Newsletter
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CDPH Updates Hospital Visitor Guidelines
On March 16, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its recommendations — not requirements — related to hospital visitors in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-38.6. Specifically, CDPH recommends:
CalHOPE’s counselors are there when needed
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When Jacob Daruvala began work in April as a program coordinator at Unity Hope, an Inland Empire affiliate of CalHOPE, the job was very personal to him. In December 2020, he’d lost his grandfather to COVID-19, so he knew intimately the grief and heartache that this pandemic has wrought on millions of Californians.
CDPH Adverse Events Regulations Take Effect Jan. 1
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has finalized regulations on adverse event reporting for general acute care hospitals (GACHs) and acute psychiatric hospitals, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
CHA Amicus Activity Tracker
Judicial Advocacy for Hospitals
In addition to its federal and state legislative and regulatory advocacy, CHA also advocates for hospitals through the judicial system by filing amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs in cases that may potentially have a broad impact on hospitals and health systems. Amicus briefs allow CHA to provide important factual context and legal analysis from hospitals’ perspectives. CHA’s most recent amicus efforts beginning in 2021 are summarized below.
Innovating patient menus with farm-to-fork taste
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Variety. Flavor. Colorful. Not words that usually come to mind when most of us think of hospital food.
Q&A with Dr. Carrie Byington of UC Health
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OHC sat down with Dr. Carrie L. Byington, executive vice president of University of California Health (UCH), to find out what drew her to California, how preventable differences affect health outcomes, and what the university’s data, expertise, and innovations mean for the Golden State.
Some Primary Election Races Still Too Close to Call
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California’s primary elections have come and gone and, while 100% of precincts have reported, the numbers are far from final.
2022 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference
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2023 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference
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The 2023 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference, in its 60th year, will be held in-person at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento, February 21-22, 2023.