Community Leaders Host News Conference To Kick Off Care Harbor LA Massive Free Health Clinic

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHAT:           Today, there are an estimated 750,000 uninsured residents in L.A.
                    County, according to a 2015 Community Health Assessment conducted
                    by the L.A. County Department of Public Health. Although, the
                    Affordable Care Act (ACA) has provided healthcare for many, it is
                    clear there is still an immense need for access to quality, low-
                    cost care. Given the uncertainty surrounding the future of the
                    ACA and what impact it will have on the healthcare landscape in
                    L.A. County, community leaders and healthcare stakeholders are
                    hosting a press conference to kick off this year's Care Harbor LA
                    massive free clinic and discuss what organizations such as Care
                    Harbor are doing to help the most vulnerable populations in the
                    County.


    WHO:           -- Don Manelli, President and Founder, Care Harbor

                    -- Board Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas, L.A. County Supervisor, 2nd
                    District

                    -- Mark Gamble, Board of Governors Chairperson, L.A. Care Health
                    Plan

                   -- Natalie Nevins, D.O., Medical Director, Care Harbor

                   -- William Keh, CEO, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation


    WHEN:          Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017  |  9 a.m.

                    Clinic opens Friday, Jan. 20 through Sunday, Jan. 22 | 6:30 a.m. -
                    5 p.m. each day


    WHERE:         The Reef Event Center

                   1933 S. Broadway

                   Los Angeles, CA  90007


    VISUALS &
     INTERVIEW
     OPPORTUNITIES News Conference

                   -- New and returning patients with unique stories

                   -- Care Harbor clinic set-up

                   -- Care Harbor executives and supporters available for interviews



                   Clinic

                   -- Volunteers, including physicians, dentists and medical students

                   -- Patients lining up for care

                   -- Patients accessing medical services

                   -- Partners sharing preventive health literature with patients


    MEDIA
     CONTACTS:     Jackie Aker | Care Harbor | [e-mail]

                    Brenda de Alba | Edelman | 323.761.6603 |
                    [e-mail]


    NOTE TO         -- To attend the press conference and/or gain access to the
     MEDIA:         clinic, you must register in advance at www.careharbor.org/
                    contact.



                    -- For access to the clinic, all media must check in at the Press
                    Room, located in the main entrance of The Reef.

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SOURCE Care Harbor LA