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DWW-SBSM in “Changing Lives Forever”
Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara featuring Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara Street Medicine
May 2019
DWW-SBSM recently had the honor of being featured in a video highlighting the organizations gifted with grants by the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara. The Women’s Fund has been a significant partner of our organization and we are grateful for their support and generosity throughout the years. The video, titled Changing Lives Forever, features our amazing volunteers Cathy, Niko, and Marina as they share about the contributions the Women’s Fund has made towards furthering our mission, efforts, and values.
Glow in The Park Event Helps Santa Barbara Medical Program
By: KEYT
Monday, September 21, 2015, KEYT News
Check out a slideshow, prepared by KEYT, of several pictures from Doctors Without Walls’ annual Glow in the Park fundraiser.
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Editor’s Pick: Glow in the Park
By: Leslie Dinaberg
Sunday, September 13, 2015, Santa Barbara Seasons
Leslie Dinaberg, Editor of Santa Barbara Seasons, selects Doctors Without Walls’ Glow in the Park fundraiser as a standout event of the year. [Read more.]
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Street-Smart Medicine – Two Experts Talk to UCSB Students
By: Lyz Hoffman
Thursday, February 19, 2015, Santa Barbara Independent
Inspirational leaders in the world of underserved medicine, Dr. James Withers and Dr. Jim O’Connell, lecture at Doctors Without Walls’ UCSB Underserved Medicine Seminar. [Read more.]
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In from the Cold – The Way Back Machine
By: Nick Welsh
Wednesday, December 24, 2014, Santa Barbara Independent
Nick Welsh discusses the Milpas Action Task Force, which was reactivated to resolve issues associated with Casa Esperanza, local homeless center. Among this new outreach effort is Luke Barrett, Doctors Without Walls volunteer. [Read more.]
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Warming Centers Offer Shelter from the Storm
By: Lyz Hoffman
Thursday, December 4, 2014, Santa Barbara Independent
In anticipation of the rain, warming centers offer dry, warm beds to Santa Barbara’s homeless community. Doctors Without Walls prepares to offer free medical care at what is likely to be the most populated center. [Read more.]
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Local Heroes 2014 – Jason Prystowsky: Doctor Without Ego
By: Indy Staff
Wednesday, November 26, 2014, Santa Barbara Independent
The Santa Barbara Independent honors Jason Prystowsky, Medical Director of Doctors Without Walls, as one of 2014’s local heroes. [Read more.]
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Santa Barbara’s Doctors Without Walls Turns Tech
By: Morris Aguilar
Thursday, November 20, 2014, Daily Nexus
Morris Aguilar of UCSB’s Daily Nexus discusses the development and implementation of Doctors Without Walls’ new, cloud-based emergency medical record created by volunteer, Cole Denkensohn. [Read more.]
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A Night of “Street-Medicine” with Santa Barbara Non-Profit Doctors without Walls
By: Jim Murray, KEYT – KCOY – KKFX Reporter
Friday, August 15, 2014, KEYT
Jim Murray, reporter for KEYT, spends an evening with Doctors Without Walls at a weekly clinic to raise awareness of the issues being tackled by the organization. [Watch it.]
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Rwandan Genocide Survivor Gives Voice to Others in Sharing Personal Story of Courage
By: Melissa Walker, Noozhawk iSociety Columnist
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, Noozhawk
Melissa Walker from Noozhawk reports on Doctors Without Walls hosting Rwandan genocide survivor Paul Rusesabagina and shares his story of courage. [Read more.]
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The People’s MD: Doctors Without Walls Takes Healthcare to the Streets
By: Kathleen Reddington
Monday, March 10, 2014, Mission and State
Check out this month’s issue of Mission and State featuring an article about DWW-SBSM, our amazing volunteers, and Medical Director Jason Prystowsky. [Read more.]
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Rwandan Genocide Survivor Gives Voice to Others in Sharing Personal Story of Courage
By: Melissa Walker, Noozhawk iSociety Columnist
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, Noozhawk
Melissa Walker from Noozhawk reports on Doctors Without Walls hosting Rwandan genocide survivor Paul Rusesabagina and shares his story of courage. [Read more.]
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The People’s MD: Doctors Without Walls Takes Healthcare to the Streets
By: Kathleen Reddington
Monday, March 10, 2014, Mission and State
Check out this month’s issue of Mission and State featuring an article about DWW-SBSM, our amazing volunteers, and Medical Director Jason Prystowsky. [Read more.]
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TV Spot for DWW-SBSM
Monday, December 17th, 2012, Santa Barbara News-Press
Dr. Jason Prystowsky shot a short TV spot about DWW-SBSM for Santa Barbara News-Press. [Watch it.]
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Santa Barbara Street Medicine on “Community Matters“
Host: Ed Girun
Monday, December 17, 2012, “Community Matters” Radio Show
Several of our DWW volunteers went on KZSB 1290 AM “Community Matters” for the second time to talk about street medicine and the work we do in Santa Barbara. (43 min)
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Santa Barbara Street Medicine Cares for the Vulnerable
By: Catherine Lafuente
Saturday, December 15th, 2012, The Santa Barbara Independent
Journalists from The Santa Barbara Independent visited our clinics to report on the work we do every week. [Read more.]
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Santa Barbara Street Medicine on “Community Matters”
Monday, January 16, 2012, “Community Matters” Radio Show
Several of our DWW volunteers went on KSB 1290 AM “Community Matters” to talk about the work we do in Santa Barbara. (45 min)
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Providing Free Health Care for Those in Need
By: Amanda Garcia and Katana Dumont
Sunday, October 16, 2011, The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line (TBL) reporters visited one of our clinics to do a report on our efforts in the street. [Read more.]
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Sansum Clinic Journal
The Sansum Clinic featured DWW in the Fall 2011 issue of their Good Health Journal. The article spotlights several of the Sansum Clinic Employees that also volunteer their time with DWW. [View the journal.]
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Non-Profit Spotlight
Dr. Doohan was interviewed about her guiding role in Santa Barbara Street Medicine. [Download the interview audio (mp4).]
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New Clinic Caters to Homeless Women: The Women’s Free Shelter Clinic Aims to Comfort Clients
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
No matter how small or picturesque the town is, the dangers of homelessness are multiplied for women. Unsheltered homeless women are both product and prey, desperate for protection but forced to give themselves a way to get it. A homeless woman in a shelter is better off, but still not exactly safe. [Read more.]
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Ready for Next Time Volunteer Corps Trained While Disaster Unfolded
By: Isabelle T. Walker
Thursday, November 20, 2008, Santa Barbara Independent
In an eerie twist of fate, a cadre of elite emergency medicine physicians and government officials arrived at El Capitan Ranch on Thursday evening just as the Tea Fire was revving up. They were here to train Santa Barbara County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), the all-volunteer corps of citizens including doctors, nurses, paramedics, veterinarians, communication specialists, and helicopter pilots intended to bolster existing medical services overwhelmed in a major…[Read more.]
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Healing the Forgotten: Medical team brings healthcare to the streets of Santa Barbara
By: Isabelle T. Walker
Thursday, December 20, 2007, Santa Barbara Independent
By the Moreton Bay Fig Tree, across from the flood control tunnels that run under the 101 and a million miles from the Santa Barbara of the Conference and Visitors Bureau, a band of volunteer doctors and social workers search for sick homeless people. I followed this Doctors Without Walls (DWW) street medicine team on their Wednesday night rounds a few times this fall, watched them bandage up skin infections and measure the blood pressure of people no one wants to deal with. When it was not sad, it was a peculiarly exciting experience…[Read more.]
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Doctors Redefine The ‘House’ Call
Family Practice News
By: Mary Ellen Schneider
September 15, 2007, New York Bureau
Around the country, in places like Pittsburgh, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Morgantown, W.Va., physicians are becoming familiar sights on the streets after dark…[Read more.]
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The Kindness of Strangers in Isla Vista: Dr. Mimi Doohan Treats the Homeless Where They Live
By: Isabelle T. Walker
Thursday, March 1, 2007, Santa Barbara Independent
It is Monday night in Isla Vista and St. Athanasius Orthodox Church is serving up its weekly dinner for the homeless. A dozen or so bedraggled-looking souls wander onto the tidy, concrete patio for what will likely be their first and only square meal of the…[Read more.]