Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Voters Approve Deal For Hazel Hawkins Hospital: Voters in San Benito County have approved Measure X, which authorizes the San Benito Health Care District to negotiate a lease-to-own agreement with Flint, Mich.-based Insight Foundation of America, a nonprofit corporation, for financially troubled Hollister-based Hazel Hawkins Hospital. Read more from Becker’s Hospital Review.
Daily Edition for Monday, November 18, 2024
First US Case Of Aggressive New Mpox Strain Confirmed In California: State health officials confirmed Saturday the first known case of clade I mpox in the United States in a person who recently traveled to Africa. The person received treatment in San Mateo County. Read more from the Palm Springs Desert Sun, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Friday, November 15, 2024
California Doctors Want To Combine Labor Union Chapters: More than 6,400 resident physicians, fellows, and interns across the University of California system filed a petition Thursday to combine their eight union chapters. Read more from Modern Healthcare.
Daily Edition for Thursday, November 14, 2024
Some Seton Emergency Physicians Reportedly Not Getting Paid: Emergency department physicians at Daly City-based Seton Medical Center, part of Alhambra-based AMHC Healthcare, have gone unpaid due to the hospital's contractor, NES Health, not providing payment, a spokesperson for Seton told Becker's Hospital Review. Read more from The Daily Journal.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Sonoma County Health Workers Must Wear Masks Starting Monday: Sonoma County will reinstate its mask mandate starting next week, reversing an earlier decision not to implement the requirement, the health department announced Tuesday. The mandate applies to health care workers, regardless of vaccination status, where patient care takes place indoors. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Forced Prison Labor Will Continue In California: In a setback to California’s historic reparations effort, voters have rejected Proposition 6, a ballot measure that would have ended forced labor in prisons and jails. As of Monday, voters rejected the measure 54% to 46%. Read more from CalMatters and AP.
Daily Edition for Friday, November 8, 2024
Lurie Ousts Breed As Mayor Of San Francisco: Daniel Lurie has been elected mayor of San Francisco, denying London Breed another term after arguing that her flawed leadership exacerbated the drug crisis, homelessness, and public concerns about crime. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Thursday, November 7, 2024
Newsom Vows To Protect Californians’ Health Care Freedoms: California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that California will work with President-elect Donald Trump but will also “defend our Constitution and uphold the rule of law.” The governor — again a leading contender for the 2028 presidential nomination — has long proclaimed that he will protect reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. Read more from Politico, Deadline, the San Francisco Chronicle, and CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Prop. 3 Results: California Voters Reaffirm Gay Marriage: By an overwhelming vote, California will enshrine the right to marry into the California Constitution, regardless of gender or ethnicity. Read more from the LA Blade and ABC7.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, November 5, 2024
California’s 10 Ballot Propositions, Explained: California voters will decide today on several health care-related issues, including a permanent tax on health care plans, a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, longer prison sentences for some drug crimes, and more. Read more from CalMatters, and click here for short video explainers from NBC4 Los Angeles. Plus, Politico explains why some California ballot measure results might come as a surprise.