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 Hospital Association of Oregon on implementation. CDPH remains committed to completing the system and plans to re-engage hospitals later this year.
