Association to Save East San Jose Health System

(Unincorporated Non-Profit)

Our Goals

1. Stop the closure of the trauma, comprehensive stroke, and STEMI programs at Regional Medical Center
2.Ensuring the public understands the catastrophic consequences of the closure of these programs
3.Provide a safe environment for patients, nurses, staff and physicians at Regional Medical Center without harassment or retaliation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Association to Save the East San Jose Health System

(Unincorporated Non-Profit)

President : Raj Gupta MD Vice President : Randal Pham MD Secretary : Rasik Kansara MD

Physicians from MEDICAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and leadership RMC:

Dr. Amir Matityahu, (President) Dr. Priya Kumaravelu ( Vice President,), Dr. Brian Toyota (Chairman of Surgery) Dr. Raj Gupta ( Medical Director Stroke and Neurosciences), Dr. Shahid Siddique (Section chair Cardiology), Dr. Nicole Atherton ( Chief of Trauma Services), Dr. Keith Kwok ( (Chairman of Radiology), Dr. Thomas Lei (Member at large Medicine), Dr. Janice Yeung (ICU Director , Trauma services)

Community Physicians from East San Jose :

Dr. Emiro Burbano (Past President Medical staff )

Dr. Amara Balakrishnan (Past President Medical staff )

Dr. Jose Guanzon (Past President Medical staff )

Dr. Hossein Habibi (Past President Medical staff )

Dr. Peter C Fung (Past President Medical Staff)

Dr. Emeka Nchekwube (Recipient of The Frist Humanitarian Award from HCA)

Dr. Jaco Fishenfeld, Dr. Tin Hla, Dr. Rasik Kansara, Dr. Pacific Santos, , Dr. Nicole Thai, Dr. Shaswati Kale, Dr. Rosaline Vasquez, Dr. Jayashree Joshi, Dr. Rashid Elahi, Dr. Praveen Rafia, Dr. Grace Tee, Dr. Dorothy Wong, Dr. Adil Irani, Dr. Padma Yaragalda, Dr. David Yeh, Dr. Tanvi Raman, Dr. Morgan Wong, Dr. Soren A Singel, Dr. Kyaw Minh, Dr. Khurram Abbass, Dr. Maggie Chau, Dr. Philip Tse, Dr. Abishek Chowdhary, Dr. Padmaja Vemula, Dr. Pydi Akella, Dr. Thuy Tuong Nguyen, Dr. Kajal Patel, Dr. Akshay Shah, Dr. Xihua Sun, Dr. Daniel Tse, Dr. Teresita Guanzon, Dr Raul Guisado, Dr John Lien , Dr Munawar Alavi, Dr Adrian Ma, Dr Tirupathy Reddy, Dr Varun Kapur MPH, Dr Suresh Nayak, Dr Sanjay Aggarwal, Dr Huy Trinh

Community Organizations :

1.American Association of Physicians of INDIAN Origin (AAPIO) https://aapio.org/

2.CRACK the Wellness Code (CWC) https://mycwc.org/

3.Valley Physicians Group https://www.vpgsantaclaracounty.org/

4.the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley https://www.latinacoalition.org/

5.SEIU-UHW https://www.seiu-uhw.org/

6.SIKH GURDWARA-SAN JOSE https://sanjosegurdwara.org/

7.Latinas Contra Cancer Defensoras Patient Organizing Commitee https://www.latinascontracancer.org/

8.Community Health Partnership https://chpscc.org/

9.Vietnamese Physician Association of Northern California http://www.vpanc.com/

10. Santa Clara County Medical Association https://www.sccma.org/

11.City Of Morgan Hill https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/ca.gov/

Petition

Join our association’s fight to stop the closure of these programs and sign our petition below!

Petition link

The closure will significantly affect the predominantly Hispanic and Asian community in East San Jose, which includes many low-income and uninsured residents. Click the links below for more details on the education and study of this topic.

Educating the Public

Educational Slides for public revealing impact of specialty services closure at RMC by Dr Raj Gupta

Public Education Video 2 BY Dr RAJ GUPTA ABOUT IMPACT OF CLOSURE OF TRAUMA, COMPREHESIVE STROKE AND STEMI PROGRAMS AT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE on 06-08-24

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PUBLIC EDUCATION VIDEO 1 BY DR RAJ GUPTA ABOUT IMPACT OF CLOSURE OF TRAUMA, COMPREHESIVE STROKE AND STEMI PROGRAMS AT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE on 05-28-24

Impact Assessment by Santa clara county emergency medical services Released April 2024