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DISASTER
RECOVERY

GIVE NOW

TO HELP PRACTICES RECOVER FROM

NATURAL DISASTERS

By AMA Wire

A new fund that has already provided $75,000 in natu- The organizations that have received the AMAF
donations are:
ral-disaster relief for physician practices is accepting
• Texas Medical Association Foundation, to benefit the TMA
donations to help support that effort.
The AMA Foundation (AMAF) created the Physi- Disaster Relief Program for practices damaged by Hurricane
cian Disaster Recovery Fund, which has donated $25,000 each to Harvey.
three organized medicine foundations collecting funds to help • Florida Medical Association’s Foundation for Healthy Florid-
physician practices recover from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and ians Medical Disaster Fund for practices damaged by Hurri-
Maria. Intended for physicians in federally designated disaster areas, cane Irma.
the money is earmarked specifically for practice essentials such as • Indiana Association of Family Physicians Foundation, which
replacing equipment, restoring patient records and meeting other is helping physicians in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane
needs related to patient care. Maria.
“It is essential for doctors to quickly rebuild their medical prac- In addition, the AMA has donated $150,000 each to those physi-
tices to continue serving their communities, and we are thankful for cian relief efforts in Texas and Florida.
the generous donors who are enabling physicians to get back to the The AMAF has established a donations webpage where contri-
vital work of caring for their patients,” said AMAF Board President, butions can be designated for specific locations or where the need
Joshua M. Cohen, MD. The AMAF is the philanthropic arm of the is greatest. The site is also collecting contributions for the California
AMA, and its other activities include grants to community health Medical Association Foundation to aid practices damaged by wild-
programs, medical school scholarships and leadership training for fires in that state.
medical students.

20 San Antonio Medicine • February 2018