Los Angeles County Hospitals and Healthcare Deliverycommission

Published: May 14, 2025 33 pages

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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F3, F4, F7, F8, F13, F14, F15, F16, F17, F18, F19, F20

Findings and Recommendations 9 findings

- LAHSA'scoordination ofhousing, socialandhealth servicesforthe homeless (and those at riskofbecoming homeless) InLosAngeles Countyhas been siloed, fragmented anddisjointed,generating limitedresults ata high cost Response to Finding 1: The Commission does nothave sufficient information toagree or disagree withthis finding.

Related Recommendations (1)

Increase Communication (Option B) Enhance the communication teams within each health department by designating one or two communication professionals who would be responsible for creating and maintaining regular, structured communication both within and across departments, ensuring collaborative efforts are effectively communicated to stakeholders. The role of these professionals would include: • Creating intra-departmental newsletters and other communications; • Producing an inter-departmental communication vehicle that would spotlight various collaborative priorities and projects; • Establishing a public-facing communication medium to help inform partner organizations and the public on coordinated efforts; • Developing structures, networks, and information-gathering practices to share information on current collaboration; and • Discerning how to simply communicate efforts in ways that are understandable and useful to a variety of audiences.

- LAHSA'sbudgetIn2024 was $875million, withmore than $300million ofthatcoming fromLA County. Response to Finding 2: The Commissiondoes nothave sufficientinformation to agree or disagree with this finding. Finding Z-LA Countyhas decidedto withdrawIts contributions to LAHSAand redeploythem toprovide homelessservicesdirectly(referredtoherein as the Homeless Funds). LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOSPITALSAND HEALTHCAREDELIVERYCOMMISSION Page3 Response to Finding 3:TheCommission agrees thatthe County has decidedto withdrawfundsfrom LAHSA and redeployfundsto provide services directly.

Related Recommendations (1)

Create Collaborative Forum (Option C) Create a new collaborative forum where the three health department directors and key staff come together monthly, facilitated by a contracted outside expert in meeting facilitation. The forum's design would support ongoing strategic planning, and allow health departments to present updates, discuss emerging challenges, and negotiate priorities with each other. This collaborative pathway would establish a formal process for discovery,

- The currentlyproposedtimeline forthe Homeless ServicesDepartment initiativesis as follows:(1)merging the operation ofCEO-HIandDHS-HFHby April 28, 2025, (2) creating the Homeless ServicesDepartmentas ofJuly1, 2025, (3) Phase Iimplementation wouldthen include the "integration ofthe CEO-HIandDHS- HFH core housing andsupportive services,"(4) Phase IIwould include "integration ofCounty-fundedprogramsandservices administeredbyLAHSA"into the Homeless Services Department, (5) Phase Hi would "include the integration of programs andservicesadministeredbyotherCountydepartments as applicable," [emphasisadded]and (6) County-sourcedLAHSA funds andrelatedstaffwould be transferredto the Homeless DepartmentbyJuly1, 2026. Response to Finding 5: The Commission does not have sufficient information to agree ordisagree with this finding.