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California Health Care Safety Net Institute Launches Racial Equity Program
The California Health Care Safety Net Institute (SNI), CAPH’s partner, recently launched a new initiative to advance public health care systems’ efforts to dismantle racism and improve health equity. As major safety net providers in communities of color, California’s public health care systems have long focused on health equity.
Blog Series Captures Remarkable Stories from the Field: Public Heath Care Systems’ COVID Response
Millions of people in California, many of whom face financial hardships and complex health issues, have been safeguarded, supported, and cared for by those working
CAPH’s Priorities in the 2022-23 State Budget
On January 10, Governor Newsom released the 2022-23 State Budget proposal, which includes key investments for the Medi-Cal program and support for the health care workforce. The Administration also outlined an important process to strengthen public health care system financing.
Orange County residents benefit from UCI Health’s innovative at-home monitoring program
The public health care system and academic medical center, which operates a 459-bed acute-care hospital serving a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, went beyond providing its patients with the ability to talk with their clinicians over phone and video at home or work to the next level of telehealth: remote patient monitoring.
Pressures From the Pandemic at Kern Medical
Article by: Aisling Carroll Since the pandemic began, residents of Kern County have landed inside Kern Medical in non-stop numbers. And it’s not just due
Facing Financial Crisis, California’s Public Health Care Systems Ask Lawmakers to Pass AB 1894
OAKLAND, CA, February 9, 2022 – Today, Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced AB 1894, legislation that would create an important process to strengthen public
Public Health Care Systems Laud Governor Newsom’s Commitment to Supporting the Health Care Safety Net and Key Investments in Medi-Cal
OAKLAND, CA, January 10, 2022 – Today, Governor Newsom announced the FY 2022-2023 Budget proposal, which creates an important process to strengthen public health care
Public Health Care Systems Applaud the Approval of a Crucial California Medicaid Waiver Extension
OAKLAND, CA, December 29, 2021 – Today, the State of California announced initial federal approval of a five-year Medicaid (Medi-Cal) Section 1115 waiver extension, part
An on-the-ground look at how the County of Santa Clara increased care and services for those experiencing homelessness during the pandemic
Article by: Aisling Carroll Disaster service workers from the County of Santa Clara check a client’s temperature. Photo credit: County of Santa Clara Health System.
How South LA County doctors at MLK Outpatient Center talk with patients to increase vaccine confidence
Article by: Aisling Carroll A patient was on the phone with Dr. Atul Nakhasi, internist at Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Outpatient Center in Los