Posts Tagged ‘Hospitals’
Bay Area medical providers and activists react to law proposal for denying services based on the provider’s religion
Advocacy groups say Conscience and Religious Freedom Division could allow for discrimination against vulnerable groups
Read More‘We’re in a crisis’: Richmond tests public health innovation in health care desert
Richmond residents’ access to health care is limited, and the situation is not improving. Policies at the state and federal level have put providers in dire financial straits, and access to emergency and primary care does not look good for West County. But proponents of a new approach to public health, one that’s being tested in Richmond, say that health is more than just health care. This new municipal ordinance, called “Health in All Policies,” treats the city planner as the city’s doctor. But in Richmond, where many people have trouble getting access to a medical doctor, will this prescription for the city as a patient be effective?
Read MorePrimary care for undocumented to begin next month
Rosa Arriaga suffers from arthritis and asthma, as well as pain in her neck, hands and knee. She used to have frequent medical checkups to control these conditions, but then her health plan changed and Doctors Medical Center closed.
Read MoreCounty EMS unveils new stroke response system
Contra Costa County health officials unveiled plans Tuesday to speed up response times for stroke victims in an effort to reduce brain damage and fatalities.
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