SERIOUS concerns have been raised about the future running of a Wrexham GP surgery. The Leader reported recently how the GP partners at Forge Road Surgery in Southsea decided to resign their General Medical Services contract with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. This means management of the practice will transfer over to the health board on June 1, after which there will be a period of consolidation and review . Gwenfro Councillor Nigel Williams said he has been made aware of many difficulties residents residents have experienced with the surgery over the last year and he now has concerns about what will happen next.
Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan Joins Blue Shield of California’s Board of Directors
By Sentinel News Service
Published January 6, 2021
Nonprofit health plan continues to lead in diversity and gender equity at the highest levels of the company
Blue Shield of California today announced Myechia Minter-Jordan, M.D., MBA, has joined its board of directors, making the governing body of the nonprofit health plan a majority of women for the first time in its 82-year history.
Myechia Minter-Jordan, M.D., MBA (File Photo)
Dr. Minter-Jordan is president and CEO of DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement and Catalyst Institute, a nonprofit organization working to improve overall health of individuals, families and communities through better oral health. She also co-founded the Community Care Collaborative, the nation’s largest Medicaid Accountable Care Organization comprised of 19 Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Massachusetts serving over 100,000 patients.
The Albemarle Area United Way has canceled in-person fundraising events this year because of COVID-19 and many employers have postponed their employee giving campaigns, but the nonprofitâs executive director said this week he is âcautiously optimisticâ about giving because of the generosity of individual donors.
âPeople who do have jobs are realizing how fortunate they are to have employment,â said AAUW Executive Director Bill Blake.
As a result, individual donations to the local United Way are actually up, he said.
Blake cited as an example someone who had long been a leading contributor to the nonprofit who retired this year. The person initially cautioned United Way officials that he might have to reduce his contribution because he had less cash flow and was facing large, one-time expenses.
Updated: 6:02 PM CST December 10, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas On Thursday, Central Health of Austin announced it is investigating a cyberattack that occurred on Dec. 4.
The local health provider said it is working to decipher the unauthorized access on a computer server to determine the exact extent of the incident, whether data were affected and the next possible steps.
“The incident is potentially a criminal act, and we’re working closely with law enforcement in the investigation,” Central Health President & CEO Mike Geeslin said. “While we do not believe employee or patient data was compromised, we’re not taking anyone’s security for granted and a thorough forensic investigation is required.”