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Patients in AltaMed’s PACE program, which helps older adults live healthy lives independently at home, speak with a staff member. AltaMed staff provided critical health services to recently evacuated older adults after L.A.-area fires. (Photo courtesy of AltaMed) The radio announcer said nursing home residents were being evacuated to the Pasadena Convention Center, so Dr. …

Fernando Fierro, vice president of nursing services at AltaMed (in blue), discusses evacuation shelter procedures with first responders. (Photo courtesy of AltaMed) Eaton Fire evacuees, fleeing their homes for the safety of the Pasadena Convention Center, were arriving in numbers. For Fernando Fierro, vice president of nursing services at the community health center AltaMed, and the …

Hermon Johnson, Sr., of Mound Bayou and Dr. Cheryl R. Clark of Boston. The Mississippi Delta, famous as the birthplace of the blues, also played a pivotal role in America’s healthcare history. In 1965, following the Freedom Summer of 1964, pioneering physicians and organizers inspired by the civil rights movement established the nation’s first rural …

Dr. Jon Nguyen teaching doctors as part of the Institute for Family Health’s residency programs. (Photo courtesy of Erin Edwards/EFIE Creative) NEW YORK — As famously portrayed on scripted TV shows, medical residencies are a critical stage of training where newly minted doctors gain hands-on experience in their chosen specialty. Faced with such a weighty …

Evara Health providers offer medical and mental health services to evacuees at an emergency shelter in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. (Photo courtesy of Evara Health) Hurricanes Helene and Milton severely impacted mental health in Florida communities, providers report. Many patients are dealing with trauma responses and stress from lost housing or financial …

Damage in Burnsville, North Carolina, in Oct. 2024 after Hurricane Helene swept through the western part of the state with intense flooding and power outages. (Photo by David Uttley for Direct Relief) Editor’s note: This article is part of a joint editorial initiative between the National Association of Community Health Centers and Direct Relief. A newly published …

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Mandy Cohen described to “Conversations on Health Care” that their role right now is ensuring impacted residents understand the health risks that are present and could continue to grow in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Dr. Cohen says while local, state and Federal Emergency Management Agency …

Cherokee Health Systems staff distribute supplies to impacted communities in eastern Tennessee. (Photo courtesy of Cherokee Health Systems) Shantelle Simpson’s house had been swept away by Hurricane Helene over the weekend. She and her family were sleeping in her Asheville office, in the North Carolina health center where Simpson is president and CEO. None of …

Charles Drew Health Center, Inc. CEO Kenny McMorris and local dignitaries cut the ribbon on the Teen and Young Adult Health Center, located in the historic Benson district in Omaha, NE (Photo: Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.) Community Health Center leaders like Kenny McMorris understand the patient experience because they lived it. “My mother did …

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