SOn March 20, HASD&IC President & CEO Dimitrios Alexiou, along with staff from the California Hospital Association, participated in a health care roundtable hosted by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Carlsbad) and Scripps Health. The event, held at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, brought together California lawmakers and health care leaders from the San Diego region to...
San Diego County Public Health Services has acknowledged the significant challenges patients and those who work or live in the Tijuana River Valley (TJRV) area face with continued elevations in hydrogen sulfide levels, which can be tracked via the Air Pollution Control District (APCD)’s website. Due to ongoing sewage infrastructure construction on the other side...
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Annual Congress in Houston.
On March 30 at 11 a.m. (PT), the Department of Health Care Services will host a webinar on recently announced real-time behavioral health data sharing requirements for managed care plans, county mental health plans, Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery systems, and Drug Medi-Cal counties.
Last week, the California Hospital Association issued a dual alert asking members to sign on to coalition letters for its two sponsored bills: Assembly Bill (AB) 2353 (Pacheco, D-Downey), which would require an independent cost evaluation of mandates on hospitals, and AB 1923 (Soria, D-Merced), which would revive the Distressed Hospital Loan Program.
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved the release of a request for proposals for licensed vocational nurse (LVN) mentorship services, funded through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act dollars at no cost to the county’s general fund.
The County of San Diego invites pediatric health care professionals, researchers, and public health leaders to register for a symposium on cross-border collaboration in children’s health. The symposium will be held April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Southeastern Live Well Center.
The California Health Alert Network issued a notice that San Diego’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season started late and activity remains elevated. The California Department of Public Health recommends continuing to immunize infants with the RSV vaccine through April 30.
The Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) will discuss a San Diego County Board of Supervisors draft letter on the Youth Optimal Care Pathways program at its meeting on March 5 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at the County Administration Building. The letter is expected to support an agenda item that will be covered during the...
The County of San Diego Public Health Services Tuberculosis Prevention and Care Branch will host an information session at the North Inland Live Well Center in Escondido. The session, which is set for March 12 from 1 to 3 p.m., is designed to empower promotores, community health workers, and community representatives with the knowledge and...