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NYCU February 9, 2021

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 PHYSICIANS: The 2021 application cycle for the CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program closes this Friday. Interested individuals must apply by 11:59pm on February 12, 2021, to be considered for an award. The program — which aims to increase access to care for California's 13 million Medi–Cal patients — awards grants of up to $300,000 in loan repayments to encourage and incentivize physicians to provide care to Medi–Cal beneficiaries. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with Physicians for a Healthy California (HC) to administer this program. PHC recently ...

NYCU January 26, 2021

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 PHYSICIANS: Champions for Health is the San Diego County Medical Society's charitable organization committed to helping medically underserved communities. In partnership with the County of San Diego Health & Human Services, Champions for Health will be administering COVID–19 vaccinations to individuals in the first phase of vaccinations, concentrating on hard–to–reach, high–risk communities, including senior nursing facilities and long–term residential facilities. Champions for Health is seeking physician volunteer vaccinators to assist with the immunizations. Volunteer shifts for vaccination events range from one hour to eight hours depending on the event. You ...

NYCU January 13, 2021

  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 PHYSICIANS: Vaccinations, vaccinations, vaccinations. That is really the only thing on my mind. The vaccines are here, but getting them to all of you and your staff has been challenging. I can't express the sense of relief I felt when the Vaccination Super Station at Petco was announced. The County in partnership with UC San Diego Health, the City of San Diego, the Padres, and others will be vaccinating up to 5,000 health care workers a day by the end of the week. This isn’t a complete solution, many more ...

NYCU December 29, 2020

  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 PHYSICIANS: I have heard from many of you concerned about vaccinations, particularly those of you in private practice. The lack of information while you continue to see patients and take the risk of exposure is frustrating. I too am frustrated and have been sharing this regularly with local and state officials. Let me assure you, all of you are included in the upcoming tiers of Phase IA. The state and county are working on registration and distribution for health workers outside of the hospital setting and I will be ...

NYCU December 15, 2020

  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 PHYSICIANS: After 15 years, the San Diego County Medical Society is moving out of our offices in Suite 250 located at 5575 Ruffin Road in Kearny Mesa and our staff will work remotely. The staff has been working successfully remotely from their respective homes since the COVID–19 pandemic necessitated the first stay–at–home order in March. SDCMS’ lease had already been set to expire in December of this year so the permanent move is effective now. The mailing address for SDCMS is now 8690 Aero Drive, Suite 115–220, San Diego, ...