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San Francisco Sobering Center as Model for the Nation

The San Francisco Sobering Center, which provides safe, short-term sobering and care coordination for acutely intoxicated adults, has saved the health care system $3.5 million, according to new...

Can Health Care Learn from Startups?

by Kevin Rodondi, PharmD April 4 marks National Public Health Week and the challenge currently being addressed by the American Public Health Association is to make our nation healthier in one...

Breaking Down Leadership Stereotypes on International Women's Day

By Sunita Mutha, MD, Director On International Women's Day I want to make the case for advancing women as leaders in health care, but not in the way you might expect. I don’t want to complain about...

Q&A: Health Economist on Supreme Court, Affordable Care Act and more

Peter Buerhaus, RN, PhD, FAAN is a nationally recognized health services and workforce researcher and health care economist. He is widely known for his research on health workforce forecasting and...

Yearlong Community Clinic Initiative, "Managing to Leading," Kicks Off at Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is sponsoring an intensive leadership development program for local community clinic managers, hoping to prepare a pipeline of leaders well-equipped to guide their...

S.F. General Hospital Appoints California Health Care Foundation Program Graduate as CEO

Following an extensive nationwide search, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital named Susan P. Ehrlich, MD, MPP as the new chief executive officer of the city’s only trauma center and primary...

The Center for the Health Professions at UCSF Changes its Name

New Name Better Reflects Mission of Helping Health Organizations Drive Progress The Center for the Health Professions at UCSF announced today that the organization will change its name to Healthforce...

Introducing Healthforce Center at UCSF

UCSF's student newspaper Synapse covered Healthforce Center's identity and website launch:  On Thursday, Jan. 28, the Center for the Health Professions at UCSF will officially have a new name:...

ACA will Lead to the Development of New Skills

Contact: Jennifer O'Brien, Assistant Vice Chancellor/Public Affairs, (415) 502-6397, [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO—The Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s largest effects will be seen in workplace...

Major NIH Grant Awarded to Healthforce Center

Healthforce Center Faculty Elizabeth Mertz has been awarded a $4.8 million dollar grant aimed at improving dental care quality and outcomes through evidence-based prevention and treatment. Read more...