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California Pacific Medical Center Awards $500,000 in Health Grants to San Francisco Community Health Organizations

Posted on: Thursday, 22 June 2006, 21:00 CDT

To promote and improve the health and well-being of San Franciscans, California Pacific Medical Center has awarded $500,000 to 19 of the city's neighborhood health organizations.

"California Pacific is committed to boosting the wellness and health of all our City's residents," said Dr. Terry Giovannini, Director of Community Health for CPMC. "San Franciscans do not have equitable access to caregivers, and we hope these grants will help level the playing field," he added.

The focus of California Pacific's Community Health Grant program, now in its third year, is threefold: to improve access to medical services for the uninsured and low-income families; to increase chronic disease prevention programs that promote healthy living; and, to establish behavioral and mental health services within vulnerable populations in San Francisco.

"The partnership with California Pacific puts us on the leading edge of healthcare," said Marcus Hartsfield, a mental health therapist with St. Anthony's Clinic, one of the grantees. "By taking care of a patient's mind, body and soul as a whole, we get better outcomes. This grant will enable us to not only continue helping our clients, but also to expand our mental health and substance abuse services," Hartsfield continued.

Community Health Grants Program winners for 2006 include:

-- Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Wellness Center

-- Asian Perinatal Advocates

-- Asthma Resource Center of San Francisco, Inc.

-- Bayview Health and Environmental Resource Center (HERC)

-- Chinatown Public Health Center

-- Curry Senior Center

-- Florence Crittenton Services

-- Galileo Academy of Science and Technology

-- Glide Foundation/Glide Health Services

-- Prostate Health Initiative

-- Latina Breast Cancer Agency

-- Chinatown Public Health Center

-- CirculoMargie Cherry Complementary Breast Health Center

-- Mission Neighborhood Resource Center

-- NICOS Chinese Health Coalition

-- Operation Access

-- Reading Tree

-- Richmond District YMCA

-- St. Anthony Foundation

-- Vision Youthz

-- Walden House

-- Sisters Network, San Francisco Chapter

Grant winners were selected by an objective review panel of clinicians and individuals involved with San Francisco's community-based health organizations. The 2006 Community Health Grants Program was very competitive: CPMC received 6,535 proposals totaling more than $2 million in requests, exceeding uncommitted funds by nearly 104:1.

About California Pacific Medical Center

California Pacific Medical Center, a Sutter Health affiliate, is one of the largest private, not-for-profit teaching medical centers in Northern California. We are a tertiary referral center providing access to leading-edge medicine while delivering the best possible personalized care. CPMC provides a wide variety of services, including, acute, post-acute and outpatient hospital care; home care and hospice services; preventive and complementary care; and health education. Through our Medical Education Program and our Research Institute, physicians at California Pacific Medical Center are able to bring health care innovation to the bedside.

About CPMC's Community Health Grants Program

California Pacific Medical Center began the Community Health Grants Program in 2004 by offering $500,000 in annual grant funding to support community-based organizations and public programs that are working on shared community health priorities. The Community Health Grants Program is intended to not only support critical health services targeting vulnerable populations, but it will also develop collaborative partnerships with organizations that have expertise in reaching and effectively serving underserved communities.

Source: Business Wire

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