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what does the hospital association have to say? that is a pretty serious charge.the california insurance commissioner says hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent that way. i wonder what your response is to that? >> i can respond briefly and say that california hospital association does not condone any fraudulent activity among hospitals in california. we will let the facts speak to the case. we do not represent sutter. we do not represent them legally and we are not taking a position and legally. we do not know the facts. the facts will come out in the judicial system. supervisor campos: i agree with that. we have to allow the court proceedings take place, but we, as policy-makers, are being asked to make important decisions. one of the things that the complaint points out is a certain type of agreement, or agreements, between sutter and the insurance companies -- this is what the complaint says. "contains provisions which prevent health-care insurers, referred to as payers in the agreement, from challenging the reasonableness of the sutter hospital bill.
what does the hospital association have to say? that is a pretty serious charge.the california insurance commissioner says hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent that way. i wonder what your response is to that? >> i can respond briefly and say that california hospital association does not condone any fraudulent activity among hospitals in california. we will let the facts speak to the case. we do not represent sutter. we do not represent them legally and we are not taking a...
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and applying for $200 million in an early retiree reinsurance, and it was mentioned by the hospital association speaker or one of our speakers that health care reform has been cited for one of the reasons that hospital costs have been going up. that is not our experience. in fact, we were read a lot about that, that we would see market response to health care reform that would not be warranted. we already had in 2008 eliminated most, schering for preventive services, and for the early retiree reinsurance program, it was nice that the federal government recognize our commitment for early retirees. that concludes my remarks, and i am happy to answer any questions. supervisor campos: thank you very much. i want to thank all the panelists for your very insightful presentations. i think we all learned a lot, and i want to thank my colleagues on the committee as well as members of the audience for their patients -- patience in listening to a very complicated subject matter. if it is ok, i wanted to take a very short break and then come back so that we can hear from the public. we're just going to tak
and applying for $200 million in an early retiree reinsurance, and it was mentioned by the hospital association speaker or one of our speakers that health care reform has been cited for one of the reasons that hospital costs have been going up. that is not our experience. in fact, we were read a lot about that, that we would see market response to health care reform that would not be warranted. we already had in 2008 eliminated most, schering for preventive services, and for the early retiree...
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not only did we have fewer hospitals in the city, but they were affiliating into grooves, associating themselves into groups. the share of unaffiliated hospitals dropped. most of this decline could be contributed to the merger between sutter held in the california health system in 1986 and acquisitions by california healthcare west, which i will attempt to show you. what we saw by 1998 is that the three largest corporations controlled 43% of the region's hospital beds, compared with 18% four years earlier. this is what our picture looks like at the moment. catholic healthcare west by st. francis and st. mary's, california pacific medical centers, the old presbyterian hospital's, kaiser hospital. i know this is really breathtakingly exciting. i'm sorry it is so slow. ucsf picked up mount zion. and, of course, san francisco general hospital and chinese hospital. showing up here in a minute. what does it cost? you will have other people talk to you about this. you already cited this i think pretty well known fact that both the most consolidated and most expensive of the counties in our s
not only did we have fewer hospitals in the city, but they were affiliating into grooves, associating themselves into groups. the share of unaffiliated hospitals dropped. most of this decline could be contributed to the merger between sutter held in the california health system in 1986 and acquisitions by california healthcare west, which i will attempt to show you. what we saw by 1998 is that the three largest corporations controlled 43% of the region's hospital beds, compared with 18% four...
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the system -- the speaker from the hospital association point of the california has the lowest costs in the country. that is because we are the highest managed care population in the country. kaiser in northern california, when you look at those counties in terms of how much was spent -- kaiser insures about one of every three people. that is what helps drive our costs down. i'm going to focus on the two types of hmo's we have because they reflect the different incentives for hospitals generate revenue. the health service system actually pays the claims and premiums for the city plan. when you go to the doctor, we pay the doctor bill. again, only 10% of our membership is there. the rest is divided pretty equally between kaiser and blue shield. those are two different kinds of hmo's. one is a staff model and the other is a non-staff model. in kaiser, there are no fee-for- service costs unless someone is getting care out of the network. there is no incentive to do more to generate more revenue for the hospital. what you see is what you get. in a non-staff model hmo and in our case, blu
the system -- the speaker from the hospital association point of the california has the lowest costs in the country. that is because we are the highest managed care population in the country. kaiser in northern california, when you look at those counties in terms of how much was spent -- kaiser insures about one of every three people. that is what helps drive our costs down. i'm going to focus on the two types of hmo's we have because they reflect the different incentives for hospitals generate...
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tomorrow 700 nurses at children's hospital oakland are set to launch a five day walkout. the nurses association and hospital had been negotiating a new contract for the nurses for nearly a year. late last week the talks broke down. joining us live from oakland it is more of the who is a registered nurse at the children's hospital and also a member of the nurses' associations negotiating team. we want to ask you about the negotiations but first of all how will this strike affect the patient care at the hospital? >> as you know nurses don't want to strike it's our last resort. we give the employer 10 days' notice so they can prepare and get the patience if they cared for. they will bring in other nurses and reduced the census and differ collective surgeries. we also have the patient protection team where it's something happens or they need a special dinner sticking come to the picket line and we will provide the appropriateness. >>pam: what are the key issues right now? >> the key issues are severe reduction in our health benefits it will make it difficult for a nurse to bring her own children to
tomorrow 700 nurses at children's hospital oakland are set to launch a five day walkout. the nurses association and hospital had been negotiating a new contract for the nurses for nearly a year. late last week the talks broke down. joining us live from oakland it is more of the who is a registered nurse at the children's hospital and also a member of the nurses' associations negotiating team. we want to ask you about the negotiations but first of all how will this strike affect the patient care...
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we found that we had a situation with one of our revenue sources this year associated with a hospital fee that through state legislation has been significantly reduced and other changes have brought it in significantly short of what was originally budgeted. we do need some funding from the state hospital reserve, from the state budget cut reserve to fund a portion of the supplement. you had a report from the budget analyst. there were recommendations that we agree with. i am certainly available to answer questions you might have. supervisor chu: i understand you are in agreement to reduce the supplemental? >> yes. >> as indicated, we analyze projections and our recommendation is to reduce by $1,560,187. our recommendation is displayed on page 8 of the report, where we recommend that any proposed more -- ordinance, that that be the reduction and because this appropriation does contain general
we found that we had a situation with one of our revenue sources this year associated with a hospital fee that through state legislation has been significantly reduced and other changes have brought it in significantly short of what was originally budgeted. we do need some funding from the state hospital reserve, from the state budget cut reserve to fund a portion of the supplement. you had a report from the budget analyst. there were recommendations that we agree with. i am certainly available...
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contract negotiations have broken down between the hospital and the california nurse's association. 750 nurses work at childrens. the hospital hired replacement nurses and also cancelled some elective surgery yous but will keep the er open during the strike. >> former child star jacky cooper has died at the age of 88. as a boy in the 1930s he was one of the most popular child actors. he received an oscar nomination at the age of nine, the youngest ever. cooper appeared in eight of the our gang comedies and later as an adult, he played the role of the editor of the daily planet in superman movies. much of cooper's career was spent behind the scenes as a studio executive and director. [ music ] >>> signs like this are popping up all over the bay area. some people are calling it a bill board battle for your soul. >> plus . >>> new at ten now down to the top five on "american idol." one of the last contestants standing is james durbin from santa cruz. the theme from tonight's performance is then and now. and that's fitting because amber lee is live with some stories from his past and presen
contract negotiations have broken down between the hospital and the california nurse's association. 750 nurses work at childrens. the hospital hired replacement nurses and also cancelled some elective surgery yous but will keep the er open during the strike. >> former child star jacky cooper has died at the age of 88. as a boy in the 1930s he was one of the most popular child actors. he received an oscar nomination at the age of nine, the youngest ever. cooper appeared in eight of the our...
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hospitals accessible. we in the community association are asking our government officials to stand behind the people. supervisor campos: i appreciate you taking the time. next speaker. >> i lived at 1711 of the bill. -- oakdale. we plan the daily routine for the whole month. given where we accept the nation's, we also save some money for senior programs. my concern is the cost of health care. which is too much. i have a medication of five different ones for preventive medicine. it cost me about a dollar and 10 cents for 90 pieces. the pricing is shown, i have an eyedropper. it used to cost me $11.99. once they came, it was increased to 4099. -- $14.99. then again to $16.99. probably it will not be army alone. a lot of people also that are like me. supervisor campos: i know there were a number of seniors that had to leave. we appreciate you. >> think you very much for having this hearing and listening to public comment. i find it quite shocking that the ceo had a 59% increase in his salary in 2009 and another when he was promoted to vice president. all employees including nurses and health care worker
hospitals accessible. we in the community association are asking our government officials to stand behind the people. supervisor campos: i appreciate you taking the time. next speaker. >> i lived at 1711 of the bill. -- oakdale. we plan the daily routine for the whole month. given where we accept the nation's, we also save some money for senior programs. my concern is the cost of health care. which is too much. i have a medication of five different ones for preventive medicine. it cost me...
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a lot of university towns have good hospitals associated with it but significantly has a much lower costprices there average $130,000. really below the national average. >> and then this one last town, i've not heard of it, st. michaels, maryland. >> it's a lovely place, right on the chesapeake bay. dick cheney has a home there as well. it's a wonderful place to live and retires really like it. it's not too far from washington, d.c., as well. >> thank you so much. you're giving us something to thing about. for some of us, they say we should retire pretty soon. >>> from drab to fab in one day, wee going to show you how to turn your backyard into a relaxing living space. u. doubtful, you love me. hey, you can't take allegra with fruit juice. what? yeah, it's on the label. really? here, there's nothing about juice on the zyrtec® label. what? labels are meant to be read. i'd be lost without you. i knew you weren't allergic to me. [ sneezes ] you know, you can't take allegra with orange juice. both: really? fyi. [ male announcer ] get zyrtec®'s proven allergy relief and love the air®. his fam
a lot of university towns have good hospitals associated with it but significantly has a much lower costprices there average $130,000. really below the national average. >> and then this one last town, i've not heard of it, st. michaels, maryland. >> it's a lovely place, right on the chesapeake bay. dick cheney has a home there as well. it's a wonderful place to live and retires really like it. it's not too far from washington, d.c., as well. >> thank you so much. you're...
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contract negotiations have broken down between the hospital and the california nurse's association. 750 nurses work at childrens. the hospital hired replacement nurses and also cancelled some elective surgery yous but will keep the er open during the strike. >> former child star jacky cooper has died at the age of 88. as a boy in the 1930s he was one of the most popular child actors. he received an oscar nomination at the age of nine, the youngest ever. cooper appeared in eight of the our gang comedies and later as an adult, he played the role of the editor of the daily planet in superman movies. much of cooper's career was spent behind the scenes as a studio executive and director. [ music ] >>> signs like this are popping up all over the bay area. some people are calling it a bill board battle for your soul. >> plus concerns about privacy, apple is offering a fix to how your iphone tracks your movements. [ music ] . >>> new at ten now down to the top five on "american idol." one of the last contestants standing is james durbin from santa cruz. the theme from tonight's performance is t
contract negotiations have broken down between the hospital and the california nurse's association. 750 nurses work at childrens. the hospital hired replacement nurses and also cancelled some elective surgery yous but will keep the er open during the strike. >> former child star jacky cooper has died at the age of 88. as a boy in the 1930s he was one of the most popular child actors. he received an oscar nomination at the age of nine, the youngest ever. cooper appeared in eight of the our...
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it is likely to small for the hospital. >> i am a registered nurse at the nurses' association. the plans are unacceptable on many levels. while the alternative of a larger st. luke's is essential in addressing many needs. it is a major thoroughfare and part of the state highway system. it is very heavily traveled. on any given day, there are factors making this street complex. cars making right turns, meter street parking, pedestrian traffic. the cars move at a regular pace. it becomes dividing the west side of the avenue with the east. they must navigate around a traffic so that even a what signal, there is an inability to move. another major thoroughfare running almost entirely east- west, although traffic tends to move at a more regular pace, one still has to deal with heavy car traffic. constructing a 555 bed hospital at this intersection would create an impossible traffic flow. shuttles, mortuary, patient drop box, families, volunteers, etc.. medical equipment, deliveries, i could keep going. it does not even begin to address the hundreds of thousands of hospital workers t
it is likely to small for the hospital. >> i am a registered nurse at the nurses' association. the plans are unacceptable on many levels. while the alternative of a larger st. luke's is essential in addressing many needs. it is a major thoroughfare and part of the state highway system. it is very heavily traveled. on any given day, there are factors making this street complex. cars making right turns, meter street parking, pedestrian traffic. the cars move at a regular pace. it becomes...
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the hospital's contract with the california's nurses association retired last july. at issue is health care coverage. the hospital has issued several plans. including a ppo that would cost nurses $5,000 a year and includes care of their children at the hospital. >> we need to make adjustments in order for this hospital to not cut services, to not cut jobs and this union is going to have to face the reality of our economic times. >> i don't think this is something we need to do. i think workers have to say no that health care is not something we should have to pay for. >> reporter: the strike is scheduled to end next tuesday morning. the hospital has hired 125 replacement nurses. >>> new unemployment numbers came out today. the amount of new people filing for unemployment jumped by 40,000 last month. that is the highest level in four months and the third time in four weeks the number has increased. experts had forecast a drop in the number of first time claims. >>> what kind of cinco de mayo celebrations are taking place in san jose? now that some of the traditional ev
the hospital's contract with the california's nurses association retired last july. at issue is health care coverage. the hospital has issued several plans. including a ppo that would cost nurses $5,000 a year and includes care of their children at the hospital. >> we need to make adjustments in order for this hospital to not cut services, to not cut jobs and this union is going to have to face the reality of our economic times. >> i don't think this is something we need to do. i...
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john kelly, associate professor in psychiatry, massachusetts general hospital, harvard medical school, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fullness of the framework, it really shows the validity of the framework, it shows the reality of reco
john kelly, associate professor in psychiatry, massachusetts general hospital, harvard medical school, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language...
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. >>> hundreds of nurses at children's hospital oakland are getting ready to strike this morning. california nurses association is planning a five-day walkout. the main issue here proposed changes in health coverage for the nurses. they had a three-day strike over the same issue last october. the hospital has hired replacement nurses to work during the walkout. >>> let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. and lawrence is on the road this morning. >> lawrence, what, did they lock out or something? >> yeah. you guys just didn't want to have me in the studio today. don't worry, i'm coming back! >> we thought we would start the party early. >> who in their right mind would be celebrating cinco de mayo at 4:30? they just opened the gates. they are having a party here today. they cancelled the parade in san jose. it's been a tradition for three decades and a lot of people have been celebrating throughout downtown san jose and enjoying that parade. but yeah, it looks like that's ended because of the budget cuts. but the party will continue. you know, they can't stop that. and we are going to have that at emma b
. >>> hundreds of nurses at children's hospital oakland are getting ready to strike this morning. california nurses association is planning a five-day walkout. the main issue here proposed changes in health coverage for the nurses. they had a three-day strike over the same issue last october. the hospital has hired replacement nurses to work during the walkout. >>> let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. and lawrence is on the road this morning. >> lawrence, what,...
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. >>> hundreds of nurses at oakland's children's hospital are now on strike over the next five days, california nurses association says about 800 nurses will walk off the job, some of those were out picketing today. their contract expired in july. the nurses are opposed to the health care package being offered in a new contract. 125 replacement nurses have been hired to work during the strike. hospital officials say the facility lost almost $18 million in 2009. >>> there is new ammunition tonight in the fight over pension reform. pub public employees make more in pension than in the public sector. >> the benefits are three times higher than what our top employers in california pay their employees. >> reporter: union question the study, they say it was paid for by anonymous out of state donors. they add that teachers make far less than their equivalent workers. >>> the state assembly today passed the california dream act. it allows illegal immigrants who are attending college and paying instate tuition to collect private scholarships. >> are we not simply educating these kids so that they can go out and work in th
. >>> hundreds of nurses at oakland's children's hospital are now on strike over the next five days, california nurses association says about 800 nurses will walk off the job, some of those were out picketing today. their contract expired in july. the nurses are opposed to the health care package being offered in a new contract. 125 replacement nurses have been hired to work during the strike. hospital officials say the facility lost almost $18 million in 2009. >>> there is...
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strong-security prison at a hospital test-students are and strucand >> we associated with her sorority. we all kind of stayed close. somebody must have had contact with air. >> it is more scary than surprising because it could happen to anybody and i hoped she is okay and gets found. i hope nothing bad happened to her. >>reporter: the police are not ruling out the possibility of suicide but not indicating that it to be suicide. also, the 6:00 store with more details. in hayward, chair stone, kron 4 news. 6:00 story--j r stone. >>catherine: these three women, all medical students always the same last name. all the missing. >> the bike was found in the golden gate bridge in the suicide is to blame. teresa estacio. >>reporter: over 1000 people packed the presbytery in church in danville is the left. presbyterian church. it is believed that she took her life at the golden gate bridge. most everybody were the color blue, her favorite color for memorial. with her family in the front row, friends, former teachers spoke about how she made such an impact on so many people. and how she will be d
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of travel operators and tour writerstined as part of the us travel association international pow-wow. san francisco is playing hospitalt. crews at moscone center were busy putting together displays for the convention that showcases america's tourism and hospitality industries. the floor will open to visitors on monday and organizers say the pow-wow gives a huge boost to the host city. >> b.a.r.t. is taking its mobile seat lab to the fruitvale district, planning to upgrade hesitate fleet of trains and seats and riders will be asked to give their input of the best mix of seat sizes and coverings. >>> many catholic families in the north bay are saying goodbye to a long tradition. ursuline high school in santa rosa will graduate its final class a week from today at a ceremony at sonoma state university. all-girl school taught students for 130 years. the school will host a final celebration on-campus in june. most students not graduating will attend cardinal newman high school, which is become a co-ed institution with the shut down of ursuline. >> and there is a chance of showers on the horizon. channel 2 meteorologist mar
of travel operators and tour writerstined as part of the us travel association international pow-wow. san francisco is playing hospitalt. crews at moscone center were busy putting together displays for the convention that showcases america's tourism and hospitality industries. the floor will open to visitors on monday and organizers say the pow-wow gives a huge boost to the host city. >> b.a.r.t. is taking its mobile seat lab to the fruitvale district, planning to upgrade hesitate fleet...
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associated. so very much -- the people of pakistan are very proud of being pakistani enormously hospitable. it is just amazing that it works as well as it does and the army, the reason the army is so good after the mute any in the army, the brits through everyone out they went over to the punjab and repopulated the army and so 1850, so when it all fell apart 100 years later the army was basically pakistani. became pakistani so it works well but the civilian government, that is not the taxing power just fascinating. >> it is. >> fascinating. >> i think so. >> you raised the question earlier we want to cover this in the next segment, is why does pakistan matter of course with osama bin laden happening, we will finish up with that. >> okay. >> i know people are thinking of that also. >> we will talk about that. >> please join us in our last segment with hugh burrows our co-host [splash] ♪ [drill sargeant] attention [boots hitting floor] [bells ringing] ♪ lean on me ... when you are not strong ♪ [helicopter propeller] the coast guard foundation gave me funds to attend school. during that same t
associated. so very much -- the people of pakistan are very proud of being pakistani enormously hospitable. it is just amazing that it works as well as it does and the army, the reason the army is so good after the mute any in the army, the brits through everyone out they went over to the punjab and repopulated the army and so 1850, so when it all fell apart 100 years later the army was basically pakistani. became pakistani so it works well but the civilian government, that is not the taxing...
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associated. so very much -- the people of pakistan are very proud of being pakistani enormously hospitable. just maizing that it works as well as it does and the army, the reason the army is so good is that after the mute any in 1850 and the raj the brits throughout everybody in the army and they went over to the punjab and repopulated the army. and so 1850, so when it all fell apart 100 years later, the army was basically pakistani, became pakistani, but the civilian government doesn't quite -- that is not the taxing power. it is just fascinating. just fascinating. >> you raised the question earlier and i think we want to cover this in the next segment, why does pakistan matter. with osama bin laden happening we will finish with that and i know people are thinking about that also. >> sure we will talk about that. >> please join us in our last segment with hugh burrows our coproducer and co-host >>> welcome back to mosaic. why is pakistan so important and why did osama bin laden hide there. >> i think in terms of importance, the raw fact is they have nuclear weapons. and so does india. and
associated. so very much -- the people of pakistan are very proud of being pakistani enormously hospitable. just maizing that it works as well as it does and the army, the reason the army is so good is that after the mute any in 1850 and the raj the brits throughout everybody in the army and they went over to the punjab and repopulated the army. and so 1850, so when it all fell apart 100 years later, the army was basically pakistani, became pakistani, but the civilian government doesn't quite...
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associated with them. >> good morning, supervisors. i am program director at central city hospitality house. i wanted to ask for your support for the funding and also to thank you for the hospitality house. we provide our shelter program and our employment services are funded out of this funding, but more importantly than that, i wanted to ask your support for advocacy efforts for ongoing funding. it even this year we're having to make terrible cuts to programs that are highly performing. that is a pretty sad picture. i know in the past, the board has authorized a resolution for advocacy efforts, so i just asked various support of that as we move forward because they think that would be really important for next year. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker please. >> good morning, members of the board of supervisors. i am from asian-pacific islander legal outrage. i want to first acknowledge the moh staff and the citizens committee for their hard work. we know this is a financially challenging time, and we all have a difficult task in balancing the budget and retaining important services. w
associated with them. >> good morning, supervisors. i am program director at central city hospitality house. i wanted to ask for your support for the funding and also to thank you for the hospitality house. we provide our shelter program and our employment services are funded out of this funding, but more importantly than that, i wanted to ask your support for advocacy efforts for ongoing funding. it even this year we're having to make terrible cuts to programs that are highly performing....
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hospital oakland. this marks the start of a five- day walkout by california's nurses association. 800 nurses expected to hit the picture line. they are protesting changes in their own healthcare coverage. they had a three-day strike over the same issue this last october. the hospital says they have hired some replacement nurses though to work during that walkout. >>> 6:05. traffic and weather now. let's go back to lawrence who is already getting his cinco de mayo celebration started. lawrence, good morning to you. >> good morning. we have been going since just before 4:30 in the morning today but yeah, it's going to be as a great party in san jose. even though they are not going to have the parade, they are going to have a parade in emma prusch park in san jose so check it out. it's going to be a great celebration day to do it, lots of sunshine coming our way. hey, it is looking good already this morning. you have nice clear skies outside and it looks like it is going to stay that way all day long. and the heat is going to get cranked up outside again as those offshore winds continue to blow. so yup, we
hospital oakland. this marks the start of a five- day walkout by california's nurses association. 800 nurses expected to hit the picture line. they are protesting changes in their own healthcare coverage. they had a three-day strike over the same issue this last october. the hospital says they have hired some replacement nurses though to work during that walkout. >>> 6:05. traffic and weather now. let's go back to lawrence who is already getting his cinco de mayo celebration started....
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association. as a resident and a community advocate i'm very much concerned about this huge hospital being built in our neighborhood without, with sufficient addressing the traffic impact that it will bring to our community. i'm a senior and use public transportation. with this huge project i'm sure it will create more problems than solutions to our mass transit system. i can only ask you, dear commissioners, to ensure that cpmc will address all issues being raised by our community before it is approved. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> i am a resident of tenderloin for 24 years, a senior and a member of the tenderloin filipino-american community association. as a roipt and active member of the filipino community in the tenderloin i believe that the size and location of this project being built in our neighborhood will surely create negative impact to our community if not properly addressed. the traffic situation will definitely worsen due to influx of people coming in and out of the hospital, causing gridlock along van ness while turning our neighborhood streets to virtual highways. righ
association. as a resident and a community advocate i'm very much concerned about this huge hospital being built in our neighborhood without, with sufficient addressing the traffic impact that it will bring to our community. i'm a senior and use public transportation. with this huge project i'm sure it will create more problems than solutions to our mass transit system. i can only ask you, dear commissioners, to ensure that cpmc will address all issues being raised by our community before it is...
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association. as a resident and a community advocate i'm very much concerned about this huge hospital being built in our neighborhood without, with sufficient addressing the traffic impact that it will bring to our community. i'm a senior and use public transportation. with this huge project i'm sure it will create more problems than solutions to our mass transit system. i can only ask you, dear commissioners, to ensure that cpmc will address all issues being raised by our community before it is approved. thank you. president olague: thank you.
association. as a resident and a community advocate i'm very much concerned about this huge hospital being built in our neighborhood without, with sufficient addressing the traffic impact that it will bring to our community. i'm a senior and use public transportation. with this huge project i'm sure it will create more problems than solutions to our mass transit system. i can only ask you, dear commissioners, to ensure that cpmc will address all issues being raised by our community before it is...
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hospital nearby. his sons and more than a dozen former associates have been held behind bars. the charges come as the military government is trying to pave the way for parliamentary elections in september, and a transition to civilian rule. the activists have called another major protest friday in tahrir square. for more we turn to michele dunne, senior associate at the carnegie endowment for international peace and editor of the online journal, the arab reform bulletin. she's served at the state department and on the national security council staff. and samer shehata, assistant professor of arab politics at georgetown university. welcome back to you both. professor shehata, beginning with you, this... hosni mubarak, just days before he left office, was speaking of his bond with egypt and he said "i will die on its land." what changed? >> well, what changed was millions of people demonstrating in tahrir and other squares calling for him to be held accountable as well as regime officials. we have to remember that he stepped down or was removed on february 11 and was a free man
hospital nearby. his sons and more than a dozen former associates have been held behind bars. the charges come as the military government is trying to pave the way for parliamentary elections in september, and a transition to civilian rule. the activists have called another major protest friday in tahrir square. for more we turn to michele dunne, senior associate at the carnegie endowment for international peace and editor of the online journal, the arab reform bulletin. she's served at the...
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they are focusing on associates of his while they look for a second suspect. stow remains hospitalized in critical condition at san francisco general. >>> if you are headed out of town this memorial day weekend, we have good news and bad news when it comes to gas prices. they are at a five-week low. it's still 1 dollar higher than a year ago. >> futures are higher this morning following a big sell off. european debt woes and the economy in asia. asia markets were steady overnight. europe is a touch higher. new home sales coming out this morning that could drive us. the fdic is reporting the quarterly bank earnings. the dow dropping to 12,381 just to recap. nasdaq got hit hard with the tech sell off. 2758. that's where we closed yesterday. this morning, yahoo! is giving e-mail a facelift. they will switch over the estimated d 277 million users. better junk mail controls and ability to chat with friends and family logged into facebook. a new version of nook e-reader. it's black and white. going to cost 139 bucks. it's the same as the amazon wi-fi kindle. it's called the simple touch read
they are focusing on associates of his while they look for a second suspect. stow remains hospitalized in critical condition at san francisco general. >>> if you are headed out of town this memorial day weekend, we have good news and bad news when it comes to gas prices. they are at a five-week low. it's still 1 dollar higher than a year ago. >> futures are higher this morning following a big sell off. european debt woes and the economy in asia. asia markets were steady...
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with these these -- associated with these hospital-acquired infections are tragic, and it's made even more so by the fact that they are preventable. simple reforms like following a checklist of basic instructions, washing hands with soap, placing sterile drapes over the patient result in huge reductions in rates of infection and in cost. so first, quality improvement. the second strategy is prevention. the most inexpensive way to deal with disease is to prevent it in the first place. more than 90% of cervical cancer, for instance, is curable if the disease is detected early through pap smears. the third strategy is payment reform. we must pay doctors for better outcomes, not for how many tests and procedures they order. rhode island has a promising medical home, primary care payment strategy already under way. the fourth strategy is simplifying administrative processes to reduce overhead costs. the insurance industry in this country has developed a massive bureaucracy dedicateed to delaying and denying payments to doctors and to hospitals. so
with these these -- associated with these hospital-acquired infections are tragic, and it's made even more so by the fact that they are preventable. simple reforms like following a checklist of basic instructions, washing hands with soap, placing sterile drapes over the patient result in huge reductions in rates of infection and in cost. so first, quality improvement. the second strategy is prevention. the most inexpensive way to deal with disease is to prevent it in the first place. more than...
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paying attention, can your association guaranteed to those of us who are patients, who are paying for these costs, that those types of agreements are being entered into by hospitals and insurance companies? >> cha is not in a position to make any guarantees on behalf of any hospital. supervisor campos: ok, well, thank you very much. the one thing i would say -- hopefully somebody in the city's attorney's office is watching. we will send a copy to the second amended complaint to them. there are some very serious issues indicated here. if we are talking about the city's costs in the coming year being projected close to half a billion dollars, and these practices are going on, then our city attorney's office needs to be aware and decide if any action needs to be taken on behalf of the city. let me now call the next presenter, dr. glen melmeck. he has traveled very far to be with us today. he is a professor at the university of southern california policycalifornia, chf policy planning. >> thank you for calling me for this important issue. i am afraid this is going to be one of a series of meetings that you will have in the future, given the high cost of health care,
paying attention, can your association guaranteed to those of us who are patients, who are paying for these costs, that those types of agreements are being entered into by hospitals and insurance companies? >> cha is not in a position to make any guarantees on behalf of any hospital. supervisor campos: ok, well, thank you very much. the one thing i would say -- hopefully somebody in the city's attorney's office is watching. we will send a copy to the second amended complaint to them....