Strategy & Tactics · Bay Area
Strategy & Tactics in Bay Area
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- MediumApr 1, 2026Bay Area
SF Community Health Center Opens Dedicated TransThrive Drop-In Clinic — Model for Gender-Affirming FQHC Care
San Francisco Community Health Center opened a dedicated TransThrive drop-in nursing and sexual health clinic in April 2026, offering gender-affirming care, HIV prevention/treatment, and complex care coordination — a rare FQHC expansion amid federal cuts and growing attacks on trans healthcare. The clinic opens months after SFCHC's TransHOPE funding was terminated.
San Francisco Community Health CenterRead - High ImpactJan 28, 2026Bay Area
Bay Area Launches First AI-Powered Safety Net for Unhoused Patients — Funded by CalAIM
Future Communities Institute, Akido Labs, Five Keys, and ReImagine Freedom launch an AI-powered street medicine program using ScopeAI — tablet-guided visits by CHWs with 92% diagnostic accuracy, remote physician review, and MAT within 4 hours. In LA/Kern, the model serves 6,000 unhoused patients with 70% retention and 40% ED reduction. Entirely funded by Medi-Cal CalAIM ECM — no grants. Raises questions about AI experimentation on vulnerable populations and CHW scope expansion via technology.
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