Medical Articles & News
KPCC’s OnCentral discusses changes in affordability and access to Plan B over-the-counter in South Los Angeles. Click the image below to read the full article: “It’s important for access,” Barba said at the time. “It’s important to be able to give people options without having to go to their doctor in regards to birth control options.”
KPCC’s OnCentral takes a closer look as to why low-income patients prefer the Emergency Room over primary care, and how that’s beginning to change with clinics like UMMA. Click the image below to read the full article:
KPCC’s OnCentral discusses the importance of storytelling in the medical setting. Click the image below to read the full article:
KPCC’s OnCentral features UMMA’s Nurse Practitioners in its article about the growing importance of mid-level medical staff for medical clinics and institutions. Click the image below to read the full article, and use the audio-player below to hear the full story:
KPCC’s OnCentral cites how maintaining a community garden plot may help maintain a healthier body weight. Click the image below to read the full article: Dr. Felix Aguilar, UMMA’s president and CEO, said in an interview that pairing a clinic with a garden represented an “integration of different services, of different elements, into one place. We […]
KPCC’s OnCentral features UMMA Clinic’s recently opened Fremont Wellness Center that was created alongside a Community Garden managed by the LA Land Trust on the grounds of Fremont High School. Click the image below to read the full article:
KPCC’s OnCentral discusses the rise of hypertension in Los Angeles County. Click the image below to read the full article. High blood pressure in L.A. County is particularly bad on the Southside. Dr. Cesar Barba, the interim medical director of UMMA Community Clinic, recently said that high blood pressure accounts for more than 1 in 5 […]
In UMMA’s part of town, surveys by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration indicate there’s only one primary care doctor for every 3,900 patients. That’s part of a nationwide primary care doctor shortage. A recent congressional report said the U.S. is currently short about 16,000 primary care doctors; by […]
KPCC’s OnCentral discusses the shortage of primary care doctors in South Los Angeles. Click the image below to read the full article: “The role of primary care is to provide comprehensive care that is affordable, prevention-based and that looks at all the faces of a human life – from babies to grandmas,” -Dr. Felix Aguilar, the […]
NBC Los Angeles shares UMMA’s story and mission. “…right here in Los Angeles, a free medical clinic founded by Muslim-Americans provides living proof of how charity can bridge the deepest emotional and religious divides.” – Frank Snepp, Yvonne Beltzer, Tara Kangarlou Click the image below to read the article:
