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Key Topic: San Francisco Bay Area

  • The San Francisco skyline at dusk from Grizzly Peak in the Oakland Hills.
    Event

    Findings from CHCF’s San Francisco Bay Area Regional Market Report

    Join us for a webinar that explores what the newest regional data reveal about population health trends in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    April 30, 2026

  • San Francisco as seen from the East Bay withthe Bay Bridge in the foreground.
    Resource

    San Francisco Bay Area — Regional Market Report 2026

    The San Francisco Bay Area is one of seven markets included in the 2026 Regional Markets Study, which focuses on gaining key insights into the organization, financing, and delivery of care in communities across California and over time.

    March 30, 2026

  • Composite image of Californians with complex health needs who participated in interviews about their experiences in Medi-Cal
    Resource

    Listening to Californians with Complex Needs

    Learn about the first-hand experiences of Californians with complex health and social needs as they seek care. Read the full report and its fact sheets from EVITARUS.

    September 22, 2025

  • Elderly man sitting on hotel bed surrounded by his belongings.
    Blog

    ‘This Place Saved My Life.’ Medically Frail Unhoused People Find Home in New Care Model

    Cardea Health has converted an Oakland motel into housing for people who are medically frail and experiencing homelessness.

    May 29, 2024

  • Photo of the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Area, California
    Resource

    CalAIM Experiences: Bay Area Implementers

    Learn how implementation of CalAIM is unfolding in the Bay Area in this survey of people who work at managed care plans, behavioral health organizations, community-based organizations, and social services organizations.

    April 15, 2024

  • Event

    Webinar ― Listening to Californians with Complex Needs: Bay Area Findings

    Learn from researchers who interviewed Medi-Cal enrollees with complex needs about the type of care and support the enrollees say they want to live healthy lives.

    February 12, 2024

  • Group of people sitting and talking at a meeting
    Resource

    Lessons from the Field: How an Ad Hoc Stakeholder Network Is Helping Redefine Medical Respite Care in Los Angeles

    This case study describes how a local network of providers, hospitals, and plans in Los Angeles began working together to identify and overcome barriers to provide recuperative care to people who are unhoused.

    June 27, 2023

  • Resource

    Improving Behavioral Health Systems Through Operational Integration: Efforts in San Mateo County

    In San Mateo County, the Medi-Cal managed care plan and the behavioral health plan are working together to streamline operational functions to better manage resources and improve member care.

    May 26, 2022

  • Oakland/San Francisco Bridge with Emeryville waterfront in foreground and San Francisco in the distance
    Event

    Webinar — Findings from CHCF’s San Francisco Bay Area Regional Market Study

    Hear from local health care leaders about efforts to improve behavioral health care in the safety net, how the region’s high health care costs and competition among large systems prompt interest in population health management, and the expansion of Federally…

    May 18, 2021

  • Oakland/San Francisco Bridge with Emeryville waterfront in foreground and San Francisco in the distance
    Resource

    San Francisco Bay Area: Regional Health Systems Vie for Market Share

    Over the last 20 years, the Bay Area health care market has consolidated, leaving four dominant systems — Kaiser, Sutter Health, UCSF Health, and Stanford Health Care. At the same time, smaller systems, such as John Muir Health and El…

    April 22, 2021

  • Patient sitting in chair in hospital room
    Resource

    Bed Check: Inpatient Psychiatric Care in Three California Counties

    In June 2018, San Diego’s Tri-City Medical Center announced it would eliminate 30 inpatient psychiatric beds. This closure is part of a 25-year reduction in California’s supply of inpatient psychiatric beds, during a time when demand for mental health care…

    April 09, 2020

  • Sailboat tacking hard as crew works together to balance the boat.
    Resource

    Leaning in to Succeed in Public Hospitals

    In this issue brief, two Bay Area health care leaders describe the successes and challenges that came with adopting Lean methodologies in their hospitals.

    May 02, 2018

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