President & CEO at California HealthCare Foundation
San Francisco, California, United States
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Sandra R. Hernández, MD, is president and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation. Prior to joining CHCF, Sandra was CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, which she led for 16 years. She previously served as director of public health for the City and County of San Francisco. She also cochaired San Francisco’s Universal Healthcare Council, which designed Healthy San Francisco. It was the first time a local government in the US attempted to provide health care for all of its constituents.
In February 2018, Sandra was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the Covered California board of directors. In December 2019, she was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Healthy California for All Commission, which is charged with developing a plan to help California achieve a health care delivery system that provides coverage and access through a unified financing system. She also serves on the UC Regents Health Services Committee and the UC San Diego Chancellor’s Health Advisory Board and on the board of the company 23andMe. Sandra practiced at San Francisco General Hospital in the HIV/AIDS Clinic from 1984 to 2016 and was an assistant clinical professor at the UCSF School of Medicine.
Sandra is a graduate of Yale University, the Tufts School of Medicine, and the certificate program for senior executives in state and local government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Democracy in Action Is More Powerful Than Any Gun
Democracy in Action Is More Powerful Than Any Gun
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A new California Health Care Foundation blogpost featuring an incredible program working to expand the behavioral health workforce in community…
A new California Health Care Foundation blogpost featuring an incredible program working to expand the behavioral health workforce in community…
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Speaking at the first AltaMed Nursing Pathway graduation was inspiring. These nursing professionals are truly committed to their vocation and caring…
Speaking at the first AltaMed Nursing Pathway graduation was inspiring. These nursing professionals are truly committed to their vocation and caring…
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Congratulations to Brenda Solorzano on her new role as president and CEO of The California Endowment. I look forward to welcoming you back to…
Congratulations to Brenda Solorzano on her new role as president and CEO of The California Endowment. I look forward to welcoming you back to…
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Fantastic 3 days in Sacramento with the awesome California Health Care Foundation Leadership #cohort2022. The focus this time being advocacy, policy…
Fantastic 3 days in Sacramento with the awesome California Health Care Foundation Leadership #cohort2022. The focus this time being advocacy, policy…
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I'm looking forward to an engaging discussion that aims to inspire and motivate action toward creating a more inclusive and equitable health care…
I'm looking forward to an engaging discussion that aims to inspire and motivate action toward creating a more inclusive and equitable health care…
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Great news! Julian Castro has spent his career delivering for the Latino/x community and he will continue that legacy at Latino Community Foundation.…
Great news! Julian Castro has spent his career delivering for the Latino/x community and he will continue that legacy at Latino Community Foundation.…
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Extraordinary and far reaching conversation in Park City with democracy champion and civil rights icon Stacey Abrams led by Crystal Hayling of Libra…
Extraordinary and far reaching conversation in Park City with democracy champion and civil rights icon Stacey Abrams led by Crystal Hayling of Libra…
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California stakeholders have worked tirelessly to improve care for people with serious illness by expanding access to palliative care: specialty…
California stakeholders have worked tirelessly to improve care for people with serious illness by expanding access to palliative care: specialty…
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Please join me in welcoming the incredible group of leaders selected to participate in the next cohort of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program!!…
Please join me in welcoming the incredible group of leaders selected to participate in the next cohort of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program!!…
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Congratulations to California Health Care Foundation Board Member Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD on his Corazon Award Recognition from Vision y…
Congratulations to California Health Care Foundation Board Member Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD on his Corazon Award Recognition from Vision y…
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Senator Feinstein spent the vast majority of her long life in the service of the people of San Francisco, California, and the nation as a whole. As…
Senator Feinstein spent the vast majority of her long life in the service of the people of San Francisco, California, and the nation as a whole. As…
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Foundations play an important role in strengthening our health care system, particularly for those with the largest barriers to care. I had the…
Foundations play an important role in strengthening our health care system, particularly for those with the largest barriers to care. I had the…
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