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Webinar to Cover Crisis Care Guidelines

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On April 19, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the California SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Health Care Surge Crisis Care Guidelines. In a CHA members-only webinar, senior leadership from CDPH will review the new guidelines, provide insights into their development, and explain how they can inform real-time clinical decisions. Webinar details will be available in CHA’s Coronavirus Response newsletter and on CHA’s education web page later this week.

Health Care Surge Crisis Care Guidelines Webinar

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures…” – Benet Wilson

COVID-19 is challenging America’s health care providers in ways we never imagined. To support them in making difficult decisions during times of scarce medical supplies, California’s health care leadership has been developing guidance that will help frontline health care workers make some of the hardest decisions of their lives.

Ongoing Protests of Emergency Regulations to Ensure Patient Safety Distract from the Mission at Hand: Care for All During the COVID-19 Crisis

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“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 Joins Advisory Group for California’s New 988 System

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What’s happening: 988 replaced the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number in 2022. CHA’s Kirsten Barlow has been appointed to California’s 988-Crisis Policy Advisory Group tasked with developing a comprehensive five-year plan for the system.    What else to know: Barlow will ensure the hospital voice is part of the conversation shaping the future of a system...

CDPH Publishes Resources for Hospital Response to Patient Surges 

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CHA remains in close contact with state officials during the current surge of patients that is challenging the health care delivery system. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has published several All Facilities Letters (AFLs) that hospitals may find useful during the current patient surges.