Latest California Healthline Stories
New State Rules for Catheter Procedures May Help Rural Patients, Hospitals
California hospitals have the option under a new state law this year to offer elective cardiac catheter procedures, a change in policy that could save time and money for patients and create new revenue for rural hospitals.
Nurses, Hospital Officials Clash Over Observation Units, Charity Care
Nurses and hospital officials disagreed over bills dealing with hospital observation status and not-for-profit charity care during testimony before the Senate health committee yesterday.
End of Line for Doctors Medical Center
After a long and arduous effort to keep all or some part of Doctors Medical Center open, the safety-net hospital in San Pablo closed.
Pros, Cons of Two State Bills Dealing With Not-for-Profit Hospitals
We asked legislators, consumer advocates, hospital officials and academic experts to weigh in on two bills in the California Legislature dealing with community benefits provided by not-for-profit hospitals.
Prime Backs Out of Buying Hospitals
Citing “onerous and unprecedented” conditions placed on the sale of six California safety-net hospitals by the state attorney general, Prime Healthcare — approved buyer of the facilities — has withdrawn its bid.
State Attorney General OKs Sale of Hospitals to Prime, but With Conditions
California Attorney General Kamala Harris approved the controversial sale of six California safety-net hospitals to Prime Healthcare with added conditions that Prime has yet to agree to.
New UC Medical Center Supports Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative
UC-San Francisco’s new $1.5 billion hospital complex at Mission Bay opened its doors Feb. 1 with plans to use new technology and patient-centric care to pursue its mission to expand precision medicine, one of President Obama’s fast-track initiatives.
Decision Time for East Bay Hospital
A last-ditch effort to save the emergency department at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo is about to encounter a significant hurdle in a county board of supervisors’ meeting.
Pressure Ratchets Up on Pending Sale of Six Safety-Net Hospitals to Prime
A number of California legislators have joined the chorus of concerns about the impending sale of six Daughters of Charity hospitals, asking the state attorney general’s office to nix the sale.
Rural Hospitals’ Success Under ACA Marred by Delays, Supreme Court Ruling
Rural hospitals stand to benefit from many of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions, but some of those benefits have been delayed and others have been changed in court. How are rural hospitals faring under the health reform law so far?