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Salvador with his great-granddaughter.

PASD Patient Story: Salvador

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Challenge: Salvador, an 85 year-old, was facing challenges with worsening and blurry vision in both eyes. Unfortunately, he was uninsured and was in need of cataract surgery, but he was…
Bruno is with his six members from his family on his birthday.

PASD Patient Story: Verenice

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Challenge Verenice was referred to PASD by San Ysidro Health after the GYN that was going to do her surgery was no longer able to do it. She had already…
Bruno is with his seven members from his family on his birthday.

Bruno’s Journey with Parkinson’s

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“Tengo las medicinas que necesito!! Y lo mas importante, tengo la fortaleza que Dios me brinda para poder salir adelante en las adversidades!!Entonces mi respuesta a su pregunta serìa: Me…

New Alzheimer’s Medicare Billing Information Available

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Facilitating Cognitive Assessment in Primary Care and Essential Medicare Billing Guidelines. Download information to properly bill for Medicare requirements for Cognitive Assessment and Care Plan, CPT code 99483. Attaining appropriate…
Dr. Mostofian and Acela in a hospital room

An Open Door Leads to Healing

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Acela asked herself: “Will i always be like this? I prayed every day, I told God, I really need this, my kids need me, I am all they have. If…

Abracadabra!

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Most people think of magic as a trick … Abracadabra! Impossible acts put on purely for entertainment. Real magic, though, is not an illusion. Real magic is the feeling when…
Patient Nancy and Dr. Kimberly Washkowiak

The Magical Power of Sharing

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For seven years, Nancy had been battling severe anemia, uncontrolled hemorrhaging, exhaustion, and indescribable pain. She was in the hospital twice for blood transfusions, once with a three-day hospital stay.…
Juan P. Project Access patient

Positive Energy

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Juan was feeling frequent fatigue, exhaustion, sleepiness, and uncontrolled sweating. There was no relief from the symptoms, no matter his activity level or time of year. His endocrinologist diagnosed a…
Celene Salazar, RN

The Ladies of Project Access

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Project Access San Diego (PASD), A program of Champions for Health (CFH), provides a referral pathway for uninsured adults ages 26–49, at 250% of federal poverty level, who are not…