Partnerships
CPMC partners with the organizations described below as a benefit to the community.
Operation Access
Goal
Operation Access enables Bay Area health care providers to donate vital surgical, specialty, and diagnostic care to uninsured Bay Area patients who have limited financial resources.Program Details
Operation Access mobilizes a network of 1,100 volunteer medical professionals across 33 hospitals and 90 community clinics to provide acutely needed medical care. Over the past decade, CPMC’s partnership with Operation Access has provided a mechanism for CPMC staff to directly address a significant community need for access to specialty care and reduction in health disparities. Operation Access' partner hospitals provide operating rooms and surgical equipment on a rotating basis, and volunteer physicians and surgical teams provide low-risk outpatient surgery.Key Statistics
- Operation Access has touched the lives of over 9,000 individuals.
- The care coordinated through Operation Access is valued in excess of $80 million dollars.
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Hep B Free Campaign
Goal
Hep B Free is a citywide campaign to establish San Francisco as the first city in the nation that aims to identify and manage every resident with existing hepatitis B virus (HBV), and to vaccinate and protect those at significant risk for infection. Additionally, the campaign strives to increase awareness about the importance of testing for hepatitis B, promote routine hepatitis B testing and vaccination, and ensure access to treatment for chronically infected individuals.Program Details
This unprecedented campaign provides free hepatitis B testing and vaccinations to Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) and other at-risk adults at locations throughout the city. HBV infection, and the liver cancer and liver failure strongly associated with it, are preventable through vaccination. The vaccine is so effective that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have called the hepatitis B vaccine the first “anti-cancer” vaccine.CPMC physicians joined with citywide partners to design the campaign. Both clinical and non-clinical CPMC volunteers bring a mobile program to the community which encourages education and free, confidential testing.
Key Statistics
- Since the program’s inception in 2008, 4,511 individuals have been screened for HBV. Of those screened, 156 were found to be infected with HBV.
- Follow-up with individuals requiring vaccination includes returning to communities where the screenings were held to provide vaccinations on-site.
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Project Homeless Connect
Goal
Project Homeless Connect provides space for not-for-profit medical and social service organizations to congregate and provide services to the homeless population of San Francisco.Program Details
An estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people are homeless on any given night in San Francisco. The mission of Project Homeless Connect is to give San Francisco’s homeless population resources that will help them move off the streets and into housing. More than 1,000 community volunteers partner with government agencies, not-for-profits, and the private sector every two-months to provide a one-stop shop of health and human services for homeless people. CPMC provides both medical and non-medical volunteers to this event on a yearly basis. CPMC volunteers assist in providing everything from primary care services to dental screenings, acupuncture treatments, and massages.Key Statistics
- Between 1,500 and 2,000 homeless individuals are connected with services during any given volunteer session.
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