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CCHCS announces leadership changes to address COVID-19 and medical care delegation
California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) is announcing leadership changes to ensure both crucial functions are maintained.
California prison staff work to contain mumps outbreak
Since the initial outbreak, one confirmed case and one suspect case have been found at California Rehabilitation Center; one confirmed case and one suspect case have been found at California State Prison, Corcoran; and one suspect case has been found at Pleasant Valley State Prison.
Legionnaires’ Disease Found At California Health Care Facility
In an abundance of caution, CHCF provided bottled water for drinking and hygienic functions, halted the use of any aerosolizing equipment, shut down the use of showers in specific areas and provided education to both staff and patients.
CDCR eliminates inmate copayments for health care services
CDCR and CCHCS abolished inmate copayment charges for medical and dental services and charges for dental prosthetic appliances effective March 1, 2019
CCHCS honored for system that reduced hospitalizations
CCHCS received the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence for Implementing an Automated Clinical Risk Classification System, which reduced potentially avoidable hospitalizations by nearly 30 percent from June 2015 through December 2017.
Potential Breach of Patient Health Information
A staff member inadvertently included a non-CCHCS employee email address on an email intended for internal use only, sent through an encrypted email network.
Potential Breach of Patient Health Information
A staff member’s non-encrypted, password-protected laptop was stolen from their personal vehicle.
California Health Care Facility Resumes Medical Admissions
Clark Kelso, the federal receiver appointed by the court to manage prison medical care, temporarily halted admissions of inmate-patients in early 2014 amid reports of problems with support and clinical systems.
CCHCS and CDCR Work Together to Address Potential Hunger Strikes
Those tools will be used as needed this month if the widespread refusal of state-issued food by inmates becomes an organized hunger strike.
Federal Receiver’s Response to Supreme Court’s Brown v. Plata Decision
Since my arrival in 2008, we have succeeded in working collaboratively with state and legislative leadership to improve access to and the quality of health care throughout the prison system while reducing expenses, but challenges do remain.