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Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Bringing Back Personal Touch To Community Health With DeAndre James

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Personal Journals, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

DeAndre James has worked in various roles within the healthcare sector for over 20 years. He began his healthcare career as a Hospital Corpsman (Emergency Medicine & Surgery) in the US Navy. He has since held leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer at San Mateo Medical Center and Executive Director of Dignity Health Medical Group. DeAndre holds a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Management from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s in Health System Management from Rush University. Driven by a commitment to health equity, he works to ensure access to quality care for all, regardless of socioeconomic status. As Executive Director of Community Health Trust, DeAndre is dedicated to fostering wellness and enacting positive change in the community.


Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/community-health-trust/ 

Guest Website: https://pvhealthtrust.org/ 

Guest Social: 

https://www.youtube.com/@communityhealthtrust 

https://www.instagram.com/pvhealth/ 

https://www.facebook.com/pvhealthtrust 


Show Notes: Final audio

  • Primary Challenges In The Healthcare System - 04:10
  • Exploring The Veggie Prescription Program - 10:59
  • Supporting Non-For-Profit With Grants - 15:21
  • Building A Community-Based Wellness Center - 17:53
  • Bringing People Back To Optimal Health - 21:49
  • Helping People In Their Homes And Reorganizing Society - 26:44
  • Similar Organizations And Keeping Costs Manageable - 32:42
  • Why You Should Check On Your Neighbors - 37:12
  • Episode Wrap-up And Closing Words -39:46


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Transcript

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0:00.0

So it keeps our cost low to have that.

0:02.5

The person who's led healthcare for eons, like I said, history, has been nursing.

0:07.7

They've been anybody else, right?

0:09.0

It's been nursing who's led health care for years, right?

0:11.3

It's supported both levels and all levels.

0:13.0

So we feel like having a nurse or a nurse practitioner in this case is the play of both worlds, right?

0:18.2

And it helps us keep a lay in the community and understand the

0:21.7

whole gamut of healthcare. So we keep our costs low in that perspective. But I really do a lot

0:26.5

of management of money. And so we call it kind of a Robin Hood kind of thing. I take all these ways

0:32.3

that rich individuals have made money. I try to apply it to how we move money and shake money. We've been very

0:39.2

successful in doing some of that, and we take that money and pump it right back in the community.

0:44.5

Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social

0:50.1

impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes. Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.

0:59.0

You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.

1:04.0

Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.

1:07.0

Hello and welcome to Care More Be Better. Each week, I invite you to care more about a specific

1:14.4

social or environmental issue so that we can create a better world together. Today, we're going to

1:20.6

deepen our discussion into health equity as I'm joined by a health care professional from my neck of the

1:25.8

woods, DeAndre James. DeAndre has worked

1:28.9

in various roles within the sector, beginning his career as a hospital corpsman who worked

1:34.2

at an emergency medicine and surgery in the U.S. Navy. He has since held leadership positions,

1:39.2

including chief operating officer at San Mateo Medical Center and Executive Director of Dignity Health

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