NYCU April 7, 2021 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 PHYSICIANS: I’m excited to report that SDCMS Member Dr. Akilah Weber won her election to the California State Assembly last night! We need to wait on some late ballots to see if she wins the election outright or will have a runoff in June, but with over 52% of the vote and a commanding lead, Dr. Weber is well positioned to be San Diego’s next member of the state assembly. You can follow election updates HERE. Let me again give my thanks to the many SDCMS Members that ... April 13, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU March 23, 2021 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 PHYSICIANS: We are pleased to share that the Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Center (MARC) is now offering the EUA–approved combination of bamlanivimab and etesevimab as a monoclonal antibody treatment, in addition to the previous bamlanivimab–only option. Refer medically–eligible individuals by calling (619) 685-2500. Patients who are 65 years of age or older can self–refer by calling the same number. Or you can email the referral form to COVIDTreatment@sdcounty.gov. The MARC is open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm at the Palomar Medical Center Downtown (555 East Valley Parkway, ... March 30, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
NYCU March 9, 2021 TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 PHYSICIANS: The distribution of PPE in 2020 by the California Medical Association, in coordination with local medical societies including SDCMS, resulted in 100 million pieces of PPE going to over 100,000 physicians and staff at a value of more than $200 million. As of December 31, 2020, the effort had distributed a combination of 35 million masks, 35 million sets of gloves, 2.3 million isolation gowns, 2.5 million face shields, 400,000 hooded coveralls, 21 million N95 respirators, 3 million sanitizing wipes and 700,000 sanitizer bottles. CMA is extending its ... March 14, 2021 CMA, CMA Benefits, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 ... February 9, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, DEA, HOD, Infectious Disease, Medi-Cal, Prop. 56, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 ... January 29, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 ... January 26, 2021 CMA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Infectious Disease, Physician Workforce, Public Health, SDCMS 0 0 Comment Read More »