Health care districts are California special districts created to build and operate hospitals and other health care facilities and services in underserved areas.[1] As of 2019, there are 79 health care districts in California.[2] Each health care district is governed by a locally elected five-member board of directors.[1]Palomar Health in San Diego County is the largest district in California.[3]
In 1945, the California Legislature passed the Local Hospital District Law which authorized the special districts.[4][1] Most of the current health care districts were established in the first two decades thereafter. In 1965, the Legislature passed the District Reorganization Act of 1965 which made changes to the law.[5] In 1994, they were renamed as "health care districts", reflecting that health care was increasingly being provided outside of the hospital setting.[6]
Authority granted to health care districts includes:[1]
Operating health care facilities such as hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), adult day health centers, nurses' training school, and child care facilities.
Operating ambulance services within and outside of the district.
Operating programs that provide chemical dependency services, health education, wellness and prevention, rehabilitation, and aftercare.
Carrying out activities through corporations, joint ventures, or partnerships.
Establishing or participating in managed care.
Contracting with and making grants to provider groups and clinics in the community.
Other activities that are necessary for the maintenance of good physical and mental health in communities served by the district.
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Health care districts are California special districts created to build and operate hospitals and other health care facilities and services in underserved areas 1 As of 2019 there are 79 health care districts in California 2 Each health care district is governed by a locally elected five member board of directors 1 Palomar Health in San Diego County is the largest district in California 3 In 1945 the California Legislature passed the Local Hospital District Law which authorized the special districts 4 1 Most of the current health care districts were established in the first two decades thereafter In 1965 the Legislature passed the District Reorganization Act of 1965 which made changes to the law 5 In 1994 they were renamed as health care districts reflecting that health care was increasingly being provided outside of the hospital setting 6 Contents 1 Powers and functions 2 Community based health districts 3 Rural districts operating hospitals 4 Non rural district operating hospitals 5 Districts operating skilled nursing facilities 6 Districts operating ambulances 7 Districts operating clinics 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Further reading 10 External linksPowers and functions editAuthority granted to health care districts includes 1 Operating health care facilities such as hospitals clinics skilled nursing facilities SNF adult day health centers nurses training school and child care facilities Operating ambulance services within and outside of the district Operating programs that provide chemical dependency services health education wellness and prevention rehabilitation and aftercare Carrying out activities through corporations joint ventures or partnerships Establishing or participating in managed care Contracting with and making grants to provider groups and clinics in the community Other activities that are necessary for the maintenance of good physical and mental health in communities served by the district Community based health districts editBeach Cities Health District Redondo Beach 7 Camarillo Health District Camarillo 8 Corning Healthcare District Corning Del Norte Healthcare District Crescent City Desert Healthcare District Palm Springs 9 Eden Township Healthcare District Castro Valley Fallbrook Healthcare District Fallbrook 10 Grossmont Healthcare District La Mesa 11 Los Medanos Community Healthcare District Pittsburg 12 Marin Healthcare District Greenbrae 13 Mark Twain Health Care District San Andreas 14 Mount Diablo Healthcare District Concord Palo Verde Health Care District Blythe Peninsula Health Care District Burlingame 15 Petaluma Health Care District Petaluma 16 Redbud Health Care District Clearlake 17 Sequoia Health Care District Redwood City 18 West Side Healthcare District Newman West Contra Costa Healthcare District 19 Rural districts operating hospitals editBear Valley Community Healthcare District Big Bear Lake Chowchilla Memorial Hospital District Chowchilla Coalinga Hospital District Coalinga Corcoran Hospital District Corcoran Eastern Plumas Healthcare District Portola Hi Desert Memorial Health Care District Joshua Tree John C Fremont Healthcare District Mariposa Kern Valley Healthcare District Lake Isabella 20 Kingsburg District Hospital Kingsburg Lompoc Healthcare District Lompoc 21 Mayers Memorial Hospital District Fall River Mills Mendocino Coast Healthcare District Fort Bragg North Sonoma County Hospital District Healdsburg Northern Inyo Healthcare District Bishop Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale Palm Drive Health Care District Sebastopol Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley Plumas District Hospital Quincy San Benito Health Care District Hollister San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital District Lake Arrowhead San Gorgonio Memorial Health Care District Banning Seneca Healthcare District Chester Sierra Kings Health Care District Reedley Sierra View District Hospital Porterville Sonoma Valley Health Care District Sonoma Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District Garberville Southern Inyo Healthcare District Lone Pine Southern Mono Healthcare District Mammoth Lakes Surprise Valley Health Care District Cedarville Tahoe Forest Hospital District Truckee Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Tehachapi 22 Tulare District Healthcare System Tulare 23 Non rural district operating hospitals editAntelope Valley Healthcare District Lancaster 24 City of Alameda Health Care District Alameda El Camino Hospital District Mountain View 25 Heffernan Memorial Hospital District Calexico Kaweah Delta Health Care District Visalia 26 Palomar Health San Diego County Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Salinas Tri City Healthcare District Oceanside Valley Health System Hemet Washington Township Health Care District FremontDistricts operating skilled nursing facilities editNorth Kern South Tulare Hospital District Delano Soledad Community Health Care District Soledad 27 Eastern Plumas Health Care District Portola CA Mountain Communities Healthcare District Trinity Hospital Weaverville CA Bear Valley Community Healthcare District Big Bear Lake CA Kern Valley Healthcare District Lake Isabella CA Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District Jerold Phelps Community Hospital SNF Garberville CADistricts operating ambulances editCambria Community Health District Cambria 28 Cloverdale Health Care District Cloverdale Del Puerto Health Care District Patterson Muroc Healthcare District Boron Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale West Side Community Healthcare District Newman Eastern Plumas Healthcare District Portola CADistricts operating clinics editBloss Memorial Healthcare District Atwater 29 Del Puerto Health Care District Patterson Mendocino Coast Healthcare District Fort Bragg 30 Northern Inyo Healthcare District Bishop Soledad Community Health Care District Soledad 31 Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain View Health Center Mountain Mesa Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District SoHum Health Community Clinic GarbervilleSee also editLocal government in CaliforniaReferences edit a b c d Overview of Health Care Districts PDF California Legislative Analyst s Office April 11 2012 California s Healthcare Districts Association of California Healthcare Districts Retrieved 28 September 2019 Palomar Health Becomes First Certified Healthcare District Palomar Health 11 September 2014 Retrieved 4 November 2021 Stats 1945 Ch 932 Stats 1965 Ch 2043 Stats 1994 Ch 696 SB 1169 Maddy Beach Cities Health District website Camarillo Health District website Desert Healthcare District website Fallbrook Healthcare District website Archived from the original on 2008 11 03 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Grossmont Healthcare District website Los Medanos Community Healthcare District website Marin Healthcare District website Archived from the original on 2008 11 20 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Mark Twain Health Care District website Peninsula Health Care District Petaluma Health Care District website Redbud Health Care District website Sequoia Health Care District website West Contra Costa Healthcare District website Kern Valley Healthcare District website Lompoc Healthcare District website Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Tulare District Healthcare System website Antelope Valley Healthcare District website El Camino Hospital District website Kaweah Delta Health Care District website Soledad Community Health Care District website Cambria Community Health District website Bloss Memorial Healthcare District website Mendocino Coast District Hospital web site Soledad Community Health Care District web site Further reading edit Taylor Margaret 2006 California s Health Care Districts California HealthCare Foundation External links editLocal Health Care District Law in the California Health and Safety Code Association of California Healthcare Districts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Health care districts in California amp oldid 1209604521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
