San Diego and Imperial counties are home to 35 hospitals and integrated health systems. This report looks at public policy priorities, supportive initiatives and resources.
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"Home and Healthy for the Holidays" is back for a second year. Family Health Centers of San Diego will once again use the power of fun to raise money for a very real and compelling need: health care for the homeless.
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) recently achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and is now interviewing candidates for its new Family Medicine Residency Program. FHCSD will accept six residents per year for the three-year residency training program.
The Health Care Communicators of San Diego County hosts its HCC Morning Coffee Social on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Corner Bakery Café in the UTC Mall, next to Sears.
San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts, health policy adviser to two presidents, joins fellow health care experts at a special forum on health care pricing and value-based purchasing, Thursday, Oct. 24, at AMN Healthcare in San Diego.
Kaiser Permanente San Diego has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for its inpatient diabetes care program by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care.
If there's one issue mid-sized and large businesses can't afford to ignore, it's health care reform.
Neighborhood Healthcare will host a free dental screening, sealant and varnish clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, at Neighborhood Healthcare's Ray M. Dickinson Wellness Center located at 425 N. Date St. in Escondido.
The San Diego County Medical Society Foundation has announced it will host its second annual Héroes de la Salud event at the Abbey on Sept. 26.
San Diego City Councilmembers Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez, and former Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, all of whom are running for mayor in the special election Nov. 19, have confirmed they will participate in a mayoral debate at Family Health Centers of San Diego’s Spirit of the Barrio Luncheon on Sept. 27.
When Darlene Jackson, a flight attendant and Alpine resident was faced with the challenge of working full time and caring for her 87-year-old mother, she turned to the Senior Resource Centers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital for help.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) has completed their review of the Inspector General's recommendation regarding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants for Family Health Centers of San Diego. They have determined that all $10.8 million in grant funding was appropriately allocated to allowable costs and no funds need to be returned.
Add between 1 million and 2 million people to the patient load of California doctors. Do not open any new medical schools or import many foreign-trained doctors. It’s a sure-fire way to create a doctor shortage — and just where California is headed right now.
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After taking a sharp hit during the recession, nonprofit organizations in San Diego County began to make a comeback last year, according to the first annual State of Nonprofits report released this month by the University of San Diego.
George Chamberlin discusses Health Care Reform and the major changes that will be affecting businesses, families and individuals with Raul Quiñones, a Health Care Reform Expert from Health Savings Associates Insurance Services.
June 12, 2013 -- Reporter Tierney Plumb speaks with Jeromy Adams, founder of Extra Life, about how playing video games can help children in local hospitals.
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