The San Diego/Imperial County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has partnered with California Estate and Elder Law on a series of events to help educate community members on Alzheimer’s warning signs, estate planning, and other related topics. For more details about the events, which run through Aug. 19, see the event flyer.
At the CA Bridge Program’s free virtual regional collaborative on June 3 from 9-10:30 a.m. (PT), attendees can connect with both regional and statewide leaders in the substance use disorder treatment field and learn how to influence Behavioral Health Services Act priorities for their county. Registration is open via Zoom.
Providers may still be eligible to recover funds from class action settlements with upcoming deadlines, more than $5 billion in total is available, including:
Responses to the County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services Office’s request for information on implementation of a new online medical direction system for the region’s emergency medical services (EMS) providers are due by June 2.
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when all who are committed to helping those living with mental health conditions can pause to reflect on the meaning of their work. This is also a time for us to continue fostering greater awareness, empathy, and understanding for those in need of care.
In less than two months, San Diego County will hold a special general election for a vacant seat in the county’s First Supervisorial District for the remainder of the current term.
This year, California hospitals are required to submit detailed health equity reports under Assembly Bill 1204 (2021) — a process that is daunting and tedious, with dozens of measures and hundreds of required fields. The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) can help by providing a ready-to-upload report — due to the California Department of Health Care...
On April 25, the California Hospital Association (CHA) submitted to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recommendations on how to best allocate Proposition (Prop) 35 funding in 2025 and beyond. In the letter, CHA urges DHCS to fully expend Prop 35 funds on hospital providers in a way that is timely, easy to implement, allows...
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is temporarily pausing implementation of its real-time hospital bed capacity system — the Hospital Bed and Emergency Medical Services Data System — as it works to finalize operational details. After receiving authority to deploy such a system through Assembly Bill 177 (2024), the department has been working with...
The Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Residency Training Program offers up to $250,000 per slot to help grow residency and fellowship programs, strengthening California’s behavioral health workforce and improving access to care. For more information, visit the program’s website.