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May 28, 2019 - Health News
MNHC Spotlight: Patty Caplan, Chief Operating Officer
One of the first things you notice when you meet, Patty Caplan, Chief Operating Officer at MNHC, is her enthusiasm and commitment to her job. It’s palpable.
Patty grew up in Scarsdale, New York i...
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May 25, 2019 - Health News
MNHC Receives Generous $150,000 Donation From The Arthur And Toni Rembe Rock Foundation
We are honored to be a recipient of a donation of $150,000 from the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Foundation.
The Rock Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of venture capitalist, Arthur Rock and his w...
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May 27, 2019 - Health News
Bringing Hope to San Francisco’s Homeless Individuals
Getting off the street for homeless individuals presents a myriad of challenges that are best supported by social services. Casa Quezada, a 52-unit housing site in San Francisco’s Mission District, ...
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May 26, 2019 - Health News
MNHC Quality Improvement Program Expands by Engaging Employees to Help Achieve Outcomes
Improving healthcare outcomes has always been a key value of Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC). For over 20 years, MNHC has had a Clinical Quality Management (QM) Committee whose members inclu...
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May 23, 2019 - Health News
Roots and Wings: Immigration Stories Adorn MNHC Hallways
Stories are the foundation of all of us and often have a universality that unites us. That’s what artists Mara Lea Brown and her daughter, Emma Brown, realized when hearing the immigration stories o...
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December 21, 2018 - Health News
Prenatal Outings Focused on Fun!
When you hear Angeles Hafiz, health educator at Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC), speak about her clients, you can’t help but get excited. Her dedication and enthusiasm is palpable.
Each...
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December 20, 2019 - Health News
Volunteer Offer of Help Leads to ESL Class for Patients
Every once in a while a volunteer will contact us wishing to give back. This year Maggy Boone met Brenda Storey, MNHC’s Executive Director, at an event and offered her time to teach patients Engli...
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December 19, 2018 - Health News
MNRC Creatively Expands its Substance Abuse Services
This fall, Mission Neighborhood Resource Center (MNRC), with the aid of a federal grant from the Health Resources Services Administration, expanded its substance abuse services. Ron Chornow, a certi...
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December 14, 2018 - Health News
Monthly Education and Support Series in Spanish
Are you a care taker for someone who is suffering from Dementia and Alzheimer’s? If so, come and participate in our Monthly Education and Support sessions in Spanish.
These meetings occur every ...
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December 12, 2018 - Health News
Ash Kickers Program Debuts in Partnership with Breathe California
Mission Neighborhood Health Center has joined with Breathe California of the Bay Area to help MNHC patients reduce and in some cases, quit smoking. “Ash Kickers”, part of Breathe Californi...
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