Last week, I joined a panel of leaders at the San Diego Business Journal’s Economic Trends 2026 event to discuss the forces shaping our local economy in the year ahead.
The American College of Healthcare Executives will host its annual conference at Scripps Memorial La Jolla on Feb. 6 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PT). Panels include The State of Healthcare: Industry Leaders’ Perspectives, Navigating Key Legislative Issues Facing Healthcare Leaders, and Innovative Partnerships for Success: Leveraging Public Health and Health System Collaboration. Registration is open for this opportunity to earn...
The San Diego County Substance Use and Overdose Taskforce Community Resilience Committee is holding an online training course — “Inhalants: Nitrous Oxide and Other Inhalants. Current Trends and Dangers” — from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (PT) on Jan. 29. The community is invited to register to learn more about current trends, as well as short- and long-term...
The County of San Diego has released a digital guide designed to help professionals such as social workers, clinic staff, and hospital discharge planners navigate and access personal care services. These services are for Medi-Cal members who are 55 and older, including those with dementia, as well as people with disabilities, and allow them to...
Stakeholders are invited to register for a webinar — “Know Your Rights: Vaccine Safety & Access” — on Jan. 27 at noon (PT). During the event, which is hosted by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, experts will clarify facts, address common concerns, and underscore the role of vaccines in preventing disease and sustaining public trust in...
CHA submitted a letter to the California Department of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Quality to strongly urge several changes to the draft regulations, including a one-year delay of the proposed effective date of Jan. 31, 2026. Several stakeholders — including counties, law enforcement, and community providers — have also requested a delay.
“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
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...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, and this year’s event theme is “It takes a village to raise a child.” On April 5, the 44th Annual Children’s Fair — sponsored in part by the Imperial County Child Abuse Prevention Council — is taking place at Bucklin Park in El Centro from 10 a.m. to...
Previously, anyone wanting to speak at a San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting had to fill out a speaker slip before the meeting (either a written slip in person or online to make a public comment by phone). Beginning April 2, anyone can submit a simplified speaker's slip online during the meeting — at any time...