Latest California Healthline Stories
Report Examines Cancer Surgeries in California Hospitals
Higher volume has been linked with better outcomes for some types of cancer surgeries, but information about which hospitals performed which surgeries was not easy to come by. A new report examines the frequency of those surgeries at hospitals across California.
Report Pegs Hospital Efficiency Savings at $10 Billion; Hospitals Beg To Differ
If California hospitals were more efficient, they could save the health system $10 billion a year, according to a recent report. At the same time, those hospitals have some of the top efficiency numbers in the nation. What gives?
Study: Hospitals Need Better Efficiency
About two-thirds of the money that could be saved through better efficiency in California’s health system comes from the inpatient hospital sector, according to a new study.
State Grades Hospitals on Stroke Outcomes, Readmission Rates
Consumers and insurers can now compare the quality of care for stroke patients in California online, using data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
Reproductive Rights Battle Continues
Controversy over a patient’s wish to be sterilized at a Catholic hospital illustrates what health advocates say is growing problem of reproductive health care delivery at Catholic hospitals.
Bill To End Intoxicated Patient Diversion
The Assembly Committee on Health approved legislation to stop hospitals from asking police to take their severely intoxicated patients.
New Urgent Care Center Helps Fill Void After East Bay Hospital Closure
When Doctors Medical Center, a safety-net hospital serving low-income patients in San Pablo, closed this spring, community leaders cobbled together a revised health care plan centered around a new urgent care center.
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.