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Review for San Diego County Medical Society Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA
I am a 79 year old retired general and vascular surgeon who was a board member of the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation until my three terms were up last September. I have personally assisted Patient Access San Diego, a program administered by the Foundation, in obtaining volunteer physicians and other providers of medical care for patients who are carefully screened for need. I attended a daylong Kaiser surgery center session where over 100 volunteers provided surgical services for people who could not obtain work without correction of their surgical defect. Throughout my career I made it a precept that those in need of surgical services should receive them from caring physicians and other medical personnel whenever they were unable to pay through no fault of their own.
As a child of eight I had free care from the County of San Diego for a serious injury to my right arm. We were poor, and the care was free. In large part it was this experience that prompted me to become a physician and motivates activities such as Patient Access San Diego.
Ralph R. Ocampo, MD FACS
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
1. Board meetings held every 2 to 3 months 2. Interaction with patients receiving services 3. Interaction with volunteer physicians
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
This program has been in existence about two years and I wouldn't change any part of it. Many have been helped by its services (500 patients, 2 million dollars worth of services).
