CHA Resources on Planning for Crisis Standards of Care In June, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued its California SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Crisis Care Guidelines: Concept of Operations/Health Care Facility Surge Operations and Crisis Care, providing a framework to help health care facilities plan for an overwhelming medical surge due to the pandemic. The guidelines include...
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CHA is now offering members-only on-demand programs that provide the knowledge you need, on your time schedule. How much time can you spare for learning in a day — 15 minutes? Three hours? The choice is yours.
Diane Abbett, California Healthcare Insurance Company, Inc. T Abraham, Hospital Council - Northern & Central California Amy Adome, MD, MPH, Sharp HealthCare Steve Aleman, Prime Healthcare Services Dimitrios Alexiou, FACHE, Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties Mark Allen, Marian Regional Medical Center Jared Amerson, Providence Saint John's Health Center Sue Andersen, Marian Regional...
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:
Is the patient’s informed consent required prior to administering a COVID-19 vaccine?
There is no requirement to obtain the patient’s signature on an “informed consent” form prior to administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
September 10 – 11, 2019
Pasadena, CA
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The 2024 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference, in its 61st year, will be held in-person at the Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center in San Diego, September 16-17, 2024.
The intended audience is volunteer leaders, volunteers, paid staff who manage volunteer programs, community partners, and inter-professional peers looking to expand their services with volunteer programs.
OHCA, established in 2022, will profoundly shape health care in California. Its legislated goals are to slow health care spending growth, promote high-value system performance, and assess market consolidation. CHA is actively engaged in the implementation process, advocating to improve affordability for patients while ensuring hospitals are able to make much-needed investments to improve access, […]
Hospitals Must Post Crisis Care Guidelines on Website Effective Jan. 6, all California hospitals are required to publicly post their crisis care continuum guidelines, another facility’s guidelines, or the state’s guidelines on their website, per All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-91. Additionally, hospitals must notify their local California Department of Public Health (CDPH) district office and their...
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CHA has developed the 2023 Consent Law Seminar to help hospitals stay current on important changes in the law. This is your opportunity to gain insights on legislative and regulatory updates and learn from frontline experiences.
