Drew Roth

Hope Amid the Chaos

“Whenever there would be any … catastrophe that was in the movies or on the air, [my mother] would say, ‘Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers. … If you look for the helpers, you will know that there’s hope.” 

— Fred Rogers

5 Things To Know: Hospital Leaders Must Let Congress Know Californians Support Medi-Cal

On March 3, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) released a statewide poll that found Californians across party lines overwhelmingly support Medi-Cal. As Congress works on a federal budget for 2026 that could result in devastating cuts to Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California), it is imperative that hospital leaders let members of Congress know directly the impact these cuts...

Upcoming Webinar Explains HQI Solution to Hospital Equity Reporting Challenges

The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is offering a service that provides 95% of the information hospitals are required to report by Sept. 30 under Assembly Bill 1204. HQI is hosting a webinar on April 10 addressing the challenges hospitals encounter in equity reporting and how its Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) can simplify this process.   

Hospitals Are Doing the Work to Reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Time

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Emergency departments (EDs) serve their communities’ most urgent health care needs. They are often the first place patients — including those with behavioral health challenges or substance use disorders, as well as people experiencing homelessness — go to access health care.