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Free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings will be available during the AIDSWalk event this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Austin Park in Clearlake.
Come by the booth to find out more information about all of the services provided at Sutter Lakeside Hospital and pick up some free goodies.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital is a community based, not-for-profit hospital serving the health care needs of Lake County residents and its surrounding communities.
For more information visit www.sutterlakeside.org.
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Cohill will assume responsibilities in his new role effective Jan. 1, 2012, when Dr. Brotman transitions to the system role of senior vice president, education, research and philanthropy.
Cohill will lead the region that spans from San Francisco to Lake County and includes four medical centers/hospitals – CPMC; Novato Community Hospital, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, and Sutter Lakeside Hospital – as well as Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation and a variety of outpatient care centers.
Major new hospital construction projects are either underway (Santa Rosa) or in the planning and entitlement phases (San Francisco). The region has more than 8,000 employees and 1,700 affiliated physicians and allied health care professionals.
“Following in Dr. Brotman’s footsteps is not going to be easy; he has done a tremendous job in leading Sutter Health’s West Bay Region in its formative years,” said Cohill. “I look forward to continuing our transformational work with the extraordinary, talented team in the region — world-class physicians and nurses, dedicated support staff, and skilled administrators. Together, we will improve how we deliver our services to ensure our high-quality health care is even more accessible and more affordable for our patients.”
Cohill has been part of the Sutter Health network of care for 30 years. In his current role as CEO of Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, he has worked to establish strong relationships within the West Bay physician community and Sutter Health’s West Bay Board of Directors and helped lead the entitlement process for the new Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa campus.
Previously, in his role as a senior vice president at Sutter Health, he oversaw and helped advance multiple key operations, including Supply Chain, Sutter Care at Home, Facilities Planning & Development, Sutter Operating System and Sutter Coast Hospital.
Cohill has also held senior administrative positions for physician organizations and hospitals in Sutter’s Sacramento Sierra, West Bay and Central Valley regions – establishing a reputation for collaboration, distilling complex issues and solid financial performance.
Fry reported that “Cohill’s extensive experience, coupled with the breadth and depth of his expertise in physician organizations, hospitals and integration, makes him the ideal individual to undertake leadership of the region as it continues its focus on care quality and affordability through improved coordination of services.”
Hailing from a family of health care practitioners, Cohill holds a bachelor’s degree in biology; he also holds a master’s degree in hospital and health services administration from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri.
For more information about the not-for-profit Sutter Health network, please visit www.SutterHealth.org/about/.
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The following hospitals received penalties:
– Alameda Hospital, Alameda, Alameda County: The hospital failed to develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective administration of medication. This is the first administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– Brotman Medical Center, Culver City, Los Angeles County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it failed to follow its policies and procedures for fall prevention. This is the second administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– California Men’s Colony, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County: The hospital failed to implement written policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective administration of medication. This is the first administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County: The hospital failed to develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective administration of medication. This is the third administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $75,000.
– Emanuel Medical Center, Turlock, Stanislaus County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the second administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $75,000.
– Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehabilitation Center – Vallejo, Vallejo, Solano County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the second administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it failed to implement written policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective administration of medication. This is the fourth administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Riverside County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the first administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– Stanislaus Surgical Hospital, Modesto, Stanislaus County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the first administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– Sutter Delta Medical Center, Antioch, Contra Costa County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of its patient when it failed to follow its policies and procedures related to ongoing patient monitoring and assessment and provision of patient care. This is the first administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, Los Angeles County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the first administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
– UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, San Francisco County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the fifth administrative penalty issued to this hospital. The penalty is $50,000.
Administrative penalties are issued under authority granted by Health and Safety Code section 1280.1.
New legislation took effect Jan. 1, 2009, that increased fines for incidents that occurred in 2009 or later.
Under the new provisions, an administrative penalty carries a fine of $50,000 for the first violation, $75,000 for the second, and $100,000 for the third or subsequent violation at the same hospital. Incidents that occurred prior to 2009 carry a fine of $25,000 and are not counted in this total.
When hospitals receive their survey findings, they are required to provide CDPH with a plan of correction to prevent future incidents.
Hospitals can appeal an administrative penalty by requesting a hearing within 10 calendar days of notification. If a hearing is requested, the penalties must be paid if upheld following an appeal.
All hospitals in California are required to be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals. The hospitals are required to comply with these standards to ensure quality of care.
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