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Each year in June, HealthRIGHT 360 celebrates Pride Month, a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community honoring those who have fought and lost their lives for the right to be equal, and free of oppression and systemic brutality. In the 1900’s, it was illegal to be queer, trans, and gender non-conforming – it was dangerous […]

San Francisco – HealthRIGHT 360 has been dedicated to providing care for people who use drugs for over 50 years. The challenges facing the people we serve have grown more dire over the past 20 years. Housing insecurity, economic and racial inequity, the “War on Drugs,” and now, most pressingly, the increasing toxicity of the drug

San Francisco – Dr. Vitka Eisen, President & CEO, HealthRIGHT 360, issued the following statement in response to “Many San Franciscans in jail struggle with addiction. Would this polarizing treatment option help them?” as published on May 12, 2021 in the San Francisco Chronicle. “A hallmark of substance use disorder is the chronic nature of

As the world watched nearly a year ago, George Floyd’s death was the result of excessive police violence. While today’s guilty verdicts in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin trial have given legal justice to the family of George Floyd, there is still much more that must be done. Policing and the current

The news of yet another mass shooting filled us at HealthRIGHT 360 with sadness and outrage at the eight lives lost to gun violence at the hands of a white man in Atlanta; six of the victims were Asian women. This crime is a horrific example of the confluence of anti-Asian racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and a

Healthright 360’s Endorsements for the 2020 elections  HealthRIGHT 360 urges everyone to go out and VOTE in the election on November 3rd, 2020. Here are our recommendations on the issues that affect our clients, employees, and communities. California Propositions San Francisco Ballot Measures Please click here to see the PDF version of our Voter Guide. Attached PDF File  HealthRIGHT

At our core, HealthRIGHT 360 is a health justice organization, founded and operating every day because we fervently believe that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. We stand in open opposition to racial violence, police brutality, socioeconomic inequity, border walls, Muslim bans, children in cages, the erosion of the rights of Transgender people, the

HealthRIGHT 360 is on the frontlines of the healthcare system’s critical response to COVID-19. Our goal is to protect staff, and to continue to deliver services to our most vulnerable community members. We stand committed to serving the people who have nowhere else to turn right now, and to keeping people out of emergency rooms

HealthRIGHT 360 is closely monitoring the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The safety and well-being of our workforce and the people who we serve is our primary concern right now, and always. We have formed a COVID-19 Task Force for HealthRIGHT 360 chaired by Ana Valdés, MD, Chief Healthcare Officer. The Task Force has been

On December 16, 2019, HealthRIGHT 360 formally recognized SEIU as the union our employees have selected to represent them.  An independent third party, former California state Senator Mark Leno, counted the number of employee-signed union cards, matched with a list of union eligible employees, and verified that 73% of employees signed cards. The card check process