Nina Feldman
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Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to open clinic offering primary care
Set to open in October, the clinic will offer blood draws for lab tests, X-rays, behavioral health care, checkups for adults and kids, and immunizations.
3 years ago
How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards
Births are a high-risk, low-return part of the health business. The city’s hospitals rallied together a decade ago. Is a new challenge ahead?
4 years ago
Listen 20:58As a powerful second COVID surge ravages their home country, those in the Philadelphia region with family in India cannot simply stand by and watch.
4 years ago
Esperanza FEMA vaccine site is back on its feet after J&J setback
Philadelphia’s second largest mass clinic, in the middle of the city’s most undervaccinated ZIP code, had to reschedule hundreds of Tuesday appointments.
4 years ago
Federally qualified health centers are well positioned to vaccinate underserved communities. But they must balance that need with serving regular patients.
4 years ago
Listen 2:17When will kids be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, and how do we keep them safe in the meantime?
Why aren’t the vaccines approved for children? When will vaccine trials in kids have results? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk did the homework.
4 years ago
Listen 5:30Philly hopes to boost vaccinations 50% by end of April, but the pace has stalled
The city is counting on FEMA to open at least one more clinic, and still leaning heavily on the Black Doctors Consortium.
4 years ago
Philly is canceling thousands of improperly made vaccine appointments at Convention Center
The problem arose after a QR code intended for people at the Convention Center to make their second-dose appointments was shared widely.
4 years ago
New FEMA vaccine clinic could open in North Philly’s Latino hub
The clinic, likely to be located in Hunting Park, would be set up to deliver 3,000 shots per day in one of the most undervaccinated areas of the city.
4 years ago
Philly’s Latino doctors form a collective to boost lagging community vaccination rates
Inspired by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, a group of Latino physicians and nurses is applying for city funding to serve its undervaccinated community.
4 years ago
These South Philly seniors wanted the vaccine to come to them. Their landlord had other ideas
Residents of Birchwood at Cedars Village set out to organize a vaccine event for themselves. They had to jump through unexpected hoops to do it.
4 years ago
Listen 4:36Philly Fighting COVID vaccine partnership put city ‘at great risk,’ says inspector general
Philadelphia’s inspector general said the Health Department ignored numerous red flags that could have avoided the scandal, yet stopped short of recommending sanctions.
4 years ago
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