The LA Sentinel covers UMMA-sponsored Humanitarian Day in Jesse Owens park, where South Los Angeles residents are provided with resources and services around the holidays. Click the photo below to read the full article.
Medical Articles & News
The LA Sentinel covers UMMA-sponsored Humanitarian Day in Jesse Owens park, where South Los Angeles residents are provided with resources and services around the holidays. Click the photo below to read the full article.
The Los Angeles Daily News examines a new practice in LA County: e-consulting. Click here to read the full article. At the UMMA Community Clinic in South Los Angeles, more than 40 percent of patients remain uninsured and some have been in the queue for a specialist appointment for months. The clinic’s Dr. Cesar Barba says […]
Intersections South Los Angeles, a USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism founded platform, shines a light on UMMA Clinic in their Nonprofit Spotlight series. Click the image below to read the feature!
The Huffington Post cited UMMA as an example of how religion can be a force for good in the world. Click the image below to read the full article! Providing affordable health care to all, regardless of faith UMMA Community Clinic was founded by a group of Muslim medical students in Los Angeles in the […]
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: