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Two Big EMS-Related Changes Ahead for San Diego Hospitals

San Diego’s emergency medical services (EMS) system depends on close coordination between first responders and hospitals to provide timely, lifesaving care throughout our community. Hospitals maintain around-the-clock emergency and specialty care capabilities, receive patients when every minute matters, and work closely with EMS clinicians to ensure a seamless transition from the field to the emergency department (ED). Two significant changes now underway will affect how hospitals fulfill this essential role.

5 Things To Know: San Diego County Behavioral Health Provides Update on New Wellness Campus

During the Aug. 19 Board of Supervisors meeting, San Diego County Behavioral Health leadership presented an update on the new behavioral health wellness campus. The project will create a centralized, 120,000‑square‑foot behavioral health treatment campus on approximately 8.24 acres of county‑owned property on Rosecrans Street. It will offer crisis stabilization services, outpatient mental health care,...

Specialized Surgery Allows Musician to Regain His Hearing

Professional musician and producer Sean Wolfe faced the prospect of losing his hearing after being diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a rare tumor affecting hearing and balance. After seeking expert care at UC San Diego Health’s Acoustic Neuroma Program, he underwent successful surgery along with a cochlear implant, an option available only to select patients that allowed him to regain his hearing. Today, Wolfe has returned to music production and continues to create and release new music.  

A Major Win for Health Care Access in Imperial County

Late last month, Imperial County reached a significant health care milestone with the Imperial Valley Healthcare District’s (IVHD) acquisition of El Centro Regional Medical Center. This is the final piece in creating a unified health care district (which also includes Pioneers Medical Center in Brawley), designed to strengthen care delivery and better serve residents in Imperial County. With bondholders having agreed to the transaction, the last remaining hurdle has been cleared, paving the way for the district’s completion. Bondholders are working through the final administrative and regulatory steps of the transition’s formal completion.

5 Things To Know: CHA Makes Case That Now Is the Time to Overturn OHCA’s Unlawful Cost Targets 

Last week, the California Hospital Association (CHA) filed its latest legal brief with the San Francisco Superior Court establishing why the judge must reject the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA’s) request to dismiss the case. While OHCA continues its attempts to dodge any oversight, CHA’s latest petition demonstrates why judicial scrutiny is needed now — OHCA’s spending targets are already causing direct and immediate harm...