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Why Is It So Difficult to Obtain Medical Care in Humboldt County?
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Brown Bag Lunch Online Presentation with Bruce Kessler, Retired Internist:
Join this discussion of current access to medical care in Humboldt County — the good news and the bad. If you don’t have a PCP (Primary Care Provider), how can you access the health care system? If you do have a PCP, how can you best partner with your provider to obtain the best care? We will discuss local availability of specialty care, and if AI and telemedicine can solve the current crisis.
Bruce Kessler received his M.D. from Columbia University over 50 years ago and did his Internal Medicine residency at Stanford University Hospital. He practiced general internal medicine in Humboldt County for over 40 years until retiring from his practice in 2018. He was the chief of the medical staff of both Mad River Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital and in 2023 received the Plessner Award from the California Medical Association, given annually to the California physician who best exemplifies the ethics and practice of a rural practitioner. He was involved in starting the local Family Medicine residency program and has been on the Boards of several medically related local organizations.
The presentation will begin promptly at noon.
Presentations are held on the Zoom conferencing platform. Join this live presentation by clicking the button below. If you can't join us live, a video of this presentation will be available on the OLLI Youtube channel.
