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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 110
Author: Fox (D), et al.
Amended: 5/8/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/8/14
SUBJECT : Health Care District Month
SOURCE : Association of California Healthcare Districts
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims the month of May 2014 as
Health Care District Month in California and recognizes the
essential role that health care districts have in the State of
California.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Health care districts are public entities that provide
community-based health care services to residents throughout
the state.
2.The first health care district was formed in 1946 and the
first district hospital opened in 1947. Today, there are 78
health care districts in California, and 41 health care
districts currently operate 43 district hospitals. Their
primary mission has not changed, which is to provide health
care services to the communities that created them.
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3.Health care districts collectively provide a wide range of
services, which include acute care, emergency care, skilled
nursing and long-term care, community and rural health
clinics, ambulance services, adult day care, senior housing
and nutritional support, chronic disease management, health
education, medical transportation, home health, and hospice.
4.Health care districts provide services in 40 counties, employ
over 32,000 employees, and handle more than 4,000,000 patient
visits annually.
This resolution proclaims the month of May 2014 as Health Care
District Month in California and recognizes the essential role
that health care districts have in the State of California.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/20/14)
Association of California Healthcare Districts (source)
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "The purpose
of this resolution is to recognize the essential role that
health care districts have in the communities they serve and in
California as a whole. Annually, health care districts provide
services in 40 counties, employ over 32,000 employees, and
handle more than 4,000,000 patient visits. In 2012, health care
districts treated a little over 1 million Medi-Cal
Beneficiaries, which is 10 percent of the statewide total of
Medi-Cal beneficiaries. This resolution will serve to educate
the public on the necessary and critical services health care
districts provide and their place in today's healthcare
climate."
JA:nl 5/20/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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