Category: News

I’m thrilled to announce that SNI will welcome Dr. Ashrith Amarnath as our new Chief Health Officer next month. Dr. Amarnath comes to us from Covered California, where he served as Senior Medical Director. Prior to that, he was Patient Safety Officer at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation and the California Department of Health Care Services […]

On February 8, the UCLA Center for Health Policy and Research released the final evaluation results for Whole Person Care (WPC), a pilot program led by public health care systems and their county partners, and the foundation for the state’s new CalAIM initiative. The findings highlight the value of a patient-centered approach to improve care […]

Happy new year and welcome to the SNI Forward! You may have noticed that we have a new look. Like many organizations over these
You may have noticed we have a new look at CAPH and SNI. Like many other organizations over these past few years, we have reflected

OAKLAND, CA – Today, the California Health Care Safety Net Institute (SNI) and our partner the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) recognized six public health care systems with the Quality Leaders Awards (QLA) for their outstanding and innovative efforts to advance high quality equitable care. The 2022 QLA winners were announced at the […]

Welcome to the SNI Forward, our quarterly snapshot of the transformation progress at California’s public health care systems and the work of the California
SNI is posting this on behalf of our partner organization the California Health Care Safety Net Institute. The evolution of Alameda

Across California, long lines of people who waited for COVID-19 tests mirrored those eager for food. Whether a retail clerk in Compton, an undocumented farmworker in Salinas, or someone experiencing homelessness in San Jose, these residents have had crushing and inseparable medical and non-medical needs throughout the pandemic. COVID-19 has disproportionally impacted them in every […]

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.

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 at public health care systems since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Our blog series, funded by the California Health Care Foundation, captures the remarkable stories of nurses, doctors, medical assistants, and […]