Join us for QueensCare Health Centers’ Spring Fundraising Event VACCINES for ALL, a yearly gathering commemorating World Vaccination Week and Immunization against COVID-19. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE VIRTUAL EVENT Friday, April 30, 2021 | 12:00 PM Help QueensCare Health Centers rise to the challenge. Consider sponsoring the event or making a donation in honor […]
COVID-19 Vaccines QueensCare Health Centers (QHC) will contact patients when the COVID-19 vaccine is available, and we urge you to get yours. Please log-in/sign-up for MyChart, to update your contact information. QHC follows the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Guidelines.
LA HEALTHCARE NON-PROFIT WELCOMES A NEW YEAR AND A NEW CEO Eloisa Perard, President and Chief Administrative Officer Appointed President and CEO LOS ANGELES, Calif. January 5, 2021 – QueensCare Health Centers’ Board of Directors is pleased to announce its appointment of Eloisa Perard as its new President & CEO. Announcing Perard’s appointment, QueensCare Health […]
In the wake of COVID-19, a second, more insidious public health crisis has swept the country. An alarming trend. The emotional fallout of COVID-19 has been explored in tandem with the pandemic by scientists and health professionals worldwide—and perhaps to no surprise, anxiety, and depression are skyrocketing. The CDC found that 41% of survey respondents […]
Over the past ten months, you’ve probably heard a lot about COVID-19 tests—how many are available, what the testing rate is across various regions, where you can get one in your area. You may have even had one yourself. But do you know how they really work? And what exactly does a “negative” or “positive” […]
“Movember” If you’re seeing more whiskers on the faces around you this month, you’re not imagining things. “Movember” is the movement to bring awareness and funds for men’s health, most famously with the annual moustache charity event in support of the most pressing concerns for men’s health from suicide prevention to cancer. Prostate cancer is […]
Diabetes affects over 30 million people—and that number is growing every day, edging closer and closer to 10% of the U.S. population. Even more startling, nearly 1 in 4 adults have diabetes and don’t know it. Even more adults are prediabetic and unaware. Could you be one of them? What is Diabetes? Diabetes occurs when […]
An estimated one in eight women will confront a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime. One in eight. Think of your closest female friends and relatives, and you can probably come up with eight easily. It’s a sobering frame of reference for the fact that breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, […]
Know the Warning Signs and Get Scanned! Diabetic retinopathy is caused by diabetes and high blood sugar damaging the many blood vessels inside the retina, which can negatively affect vision and lead to blindness. No Early Symptoms Only regular testing can detect diabetic retinopathy. Managing Risk Diabetics have increased health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
What’s the easiest way to reduce doctor visits, missed school days and work days, and your chances of getting sick this winter? The flu vaccine and wearing a mask! As leaves change and fall arrives, so does the seasonal influenza (flu). The flu shot is an easy way to protect yourself from this extremely contagious […]