Local Physicians Who Went Above And Beyond Win Health Awards For Charity Work
Champions for Health is honoring Dr. Kevin Yoo, Dr. Rosemarie Marshall Johnson and Dr. Wendy Buchi.
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Doctors Honored For Their Charitable Work Across San Diego County
Across the region, patients struggle to obtain appointments with surgeons and other specialists who can treat them. That’s the case not only for the uninsured, but also for people on Medi-Cal government insurance or some who got coverage through Obamacare. Many specialists don’t accept patients whose insurance policies offer low payments when compared to, say, company-sponsored health plans. So Champions for Health, previously called the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation, runs a program that offers charitable care. Project Access urges local doctors, nurses, other medical professionals and hospitals to donate their time, skills and materials, allowing patients with limited financial means to receive free care. (Sisson, 3/26)
In other news from across the state —
The Mercury News:
Power Tools And Pigs’ Feet? Hands-On Workshop Encourages Young Women To Pursue Medicine, Engineering Careers
The sound of power tools sawing through fractured thighbones filled a conference room Saturday at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, where a group of teenage girls was hard at work behind safety goggles.Just a few feet away, another group quietly stitched up wounds on pigs’ feet. The girls — all high school students from throughout the Bay Area — learned the basics of orthopedic surgery and engineering concepts from a team of Kaiser physicians and other staff as part of an outreach program with the Perry Initiative, an organization dedicated to getting young women interested in pursuing medical and engineering careers. (Sanchez, 3/25)
Ventura County Star:
Camarillo Hospice And Livingston Memorial To Merge
The volunteer boards of Camarillo Hospice and Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice have agreed to merge the two nonprofits in a move to broaden the continuum of care for Ventura County residents. The closing of the merger is expected in April, with Camarillo Hospice operating as a program of Livingston. The organizations have long shared a mission of providing care for people who have serious life-threatening or terminal illnesses. By bringing their services together, they say they are creating a unique community-based health system for end-of-life care throughout the county. (3/24)
KPCC:
California To Fight Methane Leaks From Pipelines, Underground Gas Storage Sites Like Aliso Canyon
As Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency seek to roll back federal regulations designed to fight climate change and air pollution, California is pushing ahead with rules of its own. At a meeting in Riverside on Thursday, the California Air Resources Board passed the nation’s strictest methane regulations for the oil and gas industry. (Guerin, 3/24)