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Ahead of Final 2025 OHCA Board Meeting, CHA Highlights Office’s Key Missteps
What’s happening: This week, CHA submitted a letter to Health Care Affordability Board Chair Kim Johnson, calling out extensive shortcomings in the office’s recent report on Monterey County hospital prices and asking the office to look at all the factors influencing health care affordability – including commercial insurance companies’ role in driving up costs.
Planning for the End of the Public Health Emergency
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Register Now for Webinar on Seismic Compliance Plans
What’s happening: A CHA webinar on Oct. 27 from 10-11:30 a.m. (PT) will give hospitals key tools for developing seismic compliance plans, which are due to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) by Jan. 1, 2026.
Registration Open for Disaster Planning Conference in September
CHA’s Disaster Planning Conference is scheduled for Sept. 13-14 at the Pasadena Convention Center.
CDC Issues Operational Planning Information to Prepare for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued operational planning information to prepare jurisdictions for the eventual distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to the pediatric population.
Emergency Planning and Response for Dialysis and Opioid Treatment Programs
Hospitals and health care facilities operating dialysis or opioid treatment programs can learn about emergency preparedness to assist before, during, and after a critical event.
Eyes on CMS as Fee Program Negotiations Continue
As California hospitals continue to face strong financial headwinds — soaring inflation, the pending effects of nearly $1 trillion in nationwide federal health care cuts, increased regulatory pressures, and more — all eyes are on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where California’s submission for the next Hospital Fee Program is currently under review.
Registration Open for Disaster Planning for California Hospitals Conference
Wildfires. Mudslides. Floods. Mass shootings. These once rare or infrequent events have become regular occurrences, and no two disasters are ever the same. Now more than ever, hospitals must reevaluate our procedures and redefine preparation.
CHA Toolkit: Hospital Emergency Food Supply Planning
This toolkit, developed for hospital food services directors and/or hospital dietitians, helps hospitals plan for and document emergency food supplies according to regulatory requirements. Hospital emergency planners should also review and become familiar with these documents for joint planning purposes.