Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
PRNewswire - July 19, 2000 TX
When: THURSDAY, JULY 20th 11a.m. - 1p.m. Program begins: 11:30am, Ribbon Cutting: 12 noon
Where: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. Clinic at AHF's Healthcare Center/Oakland (adjacent to Summit Medical Center), 411 30th Street , Suite 200, Oakland, CA, 94609, (510) 628-0949
Speakers & Guests: Jerry Brown, Mayor, City of Oakland
Assemblymember Audie Bock (I) Piedmont
Greg Roberts, CEO & President, Magic Johnson Foundation
Alicia Ashby of Senator Don Perata's office, (D) Alameda
Robert Scott, M.D., HIV/AIDS Specialist, Oakland, CA
Rachel Richman, Office of Wilma Chan, President, Board of Supervisors, Alameda County
Henry Chang, Vice Mayor, City of Oakland
Nancy Nadel, Nate Miley & Larry Reid, Councilmembers, City of Oakland
Michael Weinstein, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) President
LOS ANGELES, July 19, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation's largest HIV/AIDS medical care provider is pleased to announce a new venture in the fight against AIDS. AHF will establish a state-of-the-art AIDS healthcare center serving Oakland and Alameda County. The center, set to open this Thursday, July 20th with a grand opening reception and dedication (from 11am to 1pm) will be known as the Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. Clinic at AHF's Healthcare Center/Oakland.
In Alameda County, African Americans make up 17% of the population, yet total 41% of the number of reported AIDS cases. As a result of these statistics, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, in November 1998, took the unprecedented step of declaring a local state of emergency to address the alarming rate of HIV infection among African American and other minority populations in the County.
"I'm heartened that AIDS Healthcare Foundation is joining forces with our community to continue -- and likely strengthen -- much-needed care and services here," said Dr. Robert Scott, a long-time and highly respected Oakland AIDS care physician who will collaborate with AHF in certain aspects of the clinic and via specialty referrals. "Patients in Oakland need improved access to such life-saving care. It is my hope that this community partnership provides just that."
For more information, please contact: Monica Sudduth of Innovative Health Solutions, 510-450-0190; or Ged Kenslea, Community Relations Director of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, 323-860-5225, pager 213-209-8123.
000719
PR000734
Copyright © 2000 - PRNewswire. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission. Reproduction of this article (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through PRNewswire, Permissions, 810 Seventh Ave., 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10019 http://www.prnewswire.com.
AEGiS is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational corporation. AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted funding from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bridgestone/Firestone Charitable Trust, Elton John AIDS Foundation UK, the National Library of Medicine, AIDS Walk of Orange County, and donations from users like you.
AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.
Copyright ©1980, 2000. AEGiS. All materials appearing on AEGiS are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of AEGiS, or the party credited as the provider of the content. .