Expanding Care and Compassion: Innovative Health Access and Community Support with Dr. David DeRose

Host: David DeRose, MD, MPH. Guests: Amol Dhaliwal, Business Development, OnMed Healthcare; Carrie O’Rourke, General Manager Business Development, OnMed Healthcare; Victor Garcia, CEO NAT-SU Healthcare (Skull Valley Band of Goshutes); Michelle Main, Chief Behavioral Health officer, NAT-SU Healthcare; Christine Wilmont, Tribal Ambassador, Make-A-Wish Arizona, (Hopi and Navajo); Daniela Rios, Community Outreach and Referral Manager, central Arizona Make-A-Wish. Description: This program spotlights organizations transforming access to care, beginning with OnMed’s “clinic in a box,” a high-tech, walk-in care station designed to close primary-care gaps nationwide. Listeners also hear from NAT-SU Healthcare in Tooele, Utah, where leaders emphasize whole-person care through family medicine, dental and optical services, and comprehensive behavioral-health programs. The episode concludes with Make-A-Wish Arizona, whose team shares how they bring hope and life-changing experiences to children—including Native American youth—facing serious medical challenges. For further information: onmed.com; [email protected]; Natsuhealth.com, 435-714-7376; arizona.wish.org.