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It is operated by the Alameda Health System. It is the primary trauma center and a county hospital in Alameda County. It has been an adult Level I trauma center since August 3, 2017 [1] and an adult Level II trauma center since 1985 and operates the most trafficked emergency department in the county. [2]
An enlargeable map of the 58 counties of the state of California. This is a list of hospitals in California (), grouped by county and sorted by hospital name. In healthcare in California, only a general acute care hospital or acute psychiatric hospital, as licensed by the California Department of Public Health, can be referred to as a "hospital."
L.A. Care is governed by a 13-member stakeholder Board of Governors representing consumers, community clinics, physicians, hospitals, federally-qualified health centers, children's health care providers, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Two of the seats are held by consumers who are elected by L.A. Care enrollees.
California officials have reached $55 million in settlements with L.A. Care, a publicly operated health plan serving Medi-Cal patients in Los Angeles County.
On July 11, 1996, California State Assembly Bill 2374 (AB 2374) was passed to permit Alameda County to establish a public health authority to manage, administer and control the Alameda County Medical Center. [6] [5] On July 1, 1998, the board of supervisors formally handed control of ACMC to a newly formed Medical Center Hospital Authority. [7]
Most beneficiaries receive Medi-Cal benefits from contracted Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). As of January 2018, 10.8 million people were enrolled in a Medi-Cal managed care plan, representing about 81% of all enrollees. [19] California has several models of managed care which are designated at the county level: [20]
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East Oakland residents are one of the higher users of governmental health programs like Medi-Cal and Medicare, covering 27% of adults and 58% of children in the population, almost 30% higher than that of California. [29] In the elderly population, 98% of older adults within the entire Alameda County have health insurance. [30]