inPortland Update on Pastor Mary

The inPortland section of the February 18, 2010 Oregonian features an update by Nikole Hannah-Jones on Pastor Mary’s work in the community. Dr. Jill Ginsberg was one of many people inspired by Nikole’s original profile of “Hurricane Mary” in 2005, and was determined to meet her. That meeting in November of 2005 was the first step in the journey that has become the North by Northeast Community Health Center. 

NxNE Featured in the Portland Observer’s Special 2010 MLK Issue

Read Jake Thomas’s article in the special issue of the Portland Observer honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. here.

Stuck in Health Care Limbo

Peter Korn’s article in the Dec 3, 2009 issue of the Portland Tribune describes the special challenges faced by the “near elderly” without health insurance. Dr. Jill is quoted in the article describing the increase North by Northeast is seeing in these patients. Read the article here.

Health Care Lottery

A front page article in the Oct 21, 2009 issue of The Oregonian discusses the expansion of the Oregon Health Plan and upcoming lottery to select those who will be accepted. The article features two of our patients at North by Northeast. Read the article online here.

The Oregonian Features Garlington Re-opening

Nikole Hannah-Jones has an article in September 18, 2009 Oregonian here.

Portland Tribune Features Garlington Center Re-opening

The September 17 edition of the Portland Tribune features a front-page story on the re-opening of the Garlington Center. Read the story here.

The State of Black Oregon

North by Northeast is featured in the section on Health in the Urban League of Portland’s 2009 report on the State of Black Oregon. Click the image to download the report (4MB PDF).

KATU Health Care Reform Panel Features Dr. Jill Ginsberg

A special video report featuring a panel of local doctors discussing health care reform aired on KATU in July. Watch the special report here.

Pastor Mary Featured in Colors of Influence

Pastor’s Mary’s leadership in founding the North by Northeast Community Health Center is spotlighted in the Winter 2009 issue of Colors of Influence. By sharing success stories and highlighting the contributions of people of color in business and civic life, Colors of Influence online magazine creates a forum for communities of color to share their knowledge and accomplishments with business and community partners. Hear from Pastor Mary in her own words here.

Front Page story in Sunday Oregonian

The Sunday, October 5, Oregonian includes a front-page story by Andy Dworkin about the impact of the hard economic times on low-cost clinics and our patients. Two North by Northeast patients, Kevin Howard and Jesse Cain, are quoted, along with clinic Medical Director and co-founder Dr. Jill Ginsberg. Read the story here.

Skanner Features Our Search For a New Home

This week’s Skanner features a front-page article by Brian Stimpson which discusses our need for a new location and our plans for the future. It’s a wonderfully positive and comprehensive piece. Click on the link or cut and paste the following URL into your browser:  http://www.theskanner.com/index.php?action=artd&artid=7341

Renee Mitchell’s September 8 column

Renee Mitchell’s column in the September 8 Oregonian features North by Northeast and our search for a new home, along with an encouragement to learn more about the Oregon Health Fund Board’s draft proposal for Building a Healthy Oregon. Read the draft report here. (pdf)

Portland Tribune Features North by Northeast

The July 24th Portland Tribune print edition includes an article featuring North by Northeast and the recent grant we received from Metro’s North Portland Neighborhood Enhancement Committee. The $5650 grant will support our mission of providing treatment for chronic health conditions to uninsured neighborhood residents. Read the article here.

An article by Charity Prater in the July 2008 Hollywood Star features neighborhood resident Dr. Jill Ginsberg.

OPB’s Think Out Loud Features Dr. Jill Ginsberg

On June 24 OPB’s Emily Harris spoke with Dr. Alvin Poussaint about his views and discussed how health disparities impact African Americans and other people of color. Poussaint is best known for his ongoing partnership with comedian Bill Cosby. From his days consulting on the Cosby Show to the new book they wrote together—Come On, People: On the Path From Victims to Victors—Cosby and Poussaint say African Americans need to to take responsibility for their health and their futures. The show also featured a local perspective from Dr. Jill Ginsberg. You can read more and listen to the show here.

Renee Mitchell’s June 25th column discusses health disparities and Dr. Poussant’s visit to Portland. North by Northeast is mentioned, with a quote from Dr. Ginsberg.

Angels in Our Midst

Gail Meyer of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians was so inspired by the story of North by Northeast that she designed a new column for the monthly Family Physicians of Oregon magazine: Angels in Our Midst. The inaugural column appears in the May issue of the magazine and features Oregon family physicians Louise Clark, Jill Ginsberg and Karin Jacobson.

Insuring Poor Health

Terry Thompson gets a treatment for her asthma

An article by Nikole Hannah-Jones in the March 15th Oregonian describes the dilemma people find themselves in when they are unable to find work because of health problems, but unable to get help for these problems because of lack of insurance. Nikole became interested in this dilemma after hearing about it from Dr. Ginsberg, and the article features the story of one of the patients at North by Northeast.

North by Northeast Featured on KBOO

The February 22nd edition of KBOO’s Bread and Roses features the story of North by Northeast. Bread & Roses places an emphasis on providing a forum for unpopular, controversial and neglected issues. KBOO’s Brooke Kavanaugh interviews Dr. Jill Ginsberg, Pastor Mary, and Clinic Manager Suzy Jeffreys.  Listen here!

Angels in Medicine

A February 24 article on the Angels in Medicine website features Dr. Jill Ginsberg and tells the story of North by Northeast. Angels in Medicine features physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other healthcare workers who reach people without the resources or opportunities for quality care, such as teens, the poor, the incarcerated, the elderly, or those living in third-world or war-torn regions.

In the News

Dr. Jill and Pastor Mary at the Women of Achievement award dinner

An interview with Pastor Mary and Dr. Jill Ginsberg was aired in February 2008 as part of Portland Community Media’s Face to Face series. You can watch the video here.

The November 23rd issue of the Jewish Review describes a presentation on volunteer opportunities in which Dr. Jill Ginsberg participated.

An article by Kasey Cordell and Eric Gold in the November issue of Portland Monthly features all the Light A Fire Award winners, with a large spread on North by Northeast.

An article by David Raths in the October 12 issue of the Portland Business Journal discusses the value of sabbaticals in helping employees contribute to the community and stay balanced as human beings. Dr. Jill Ginsberg’s upcoming sabbatical from her practice at Kaiser (starting in April) is highlighted. “During the sabbatical I will focus on recruiting more physicians and getting a staff person trained to help with the business end of things”.

The Portland Observer covers Pastor Mary’s Woman of Achievement award and highlights some of her many community activities in its October 10, 2007 issue.

Oregonian columnist S. Renee Mitchell marks our first anniversary in her August 15th column about the clinic.

Oregonians for Health Security featured a story about North by Northeast in their June 21 Daily Dose (pdf).

The May 15th Portland Jewish Review covered Dr. Jill Ginsberg accepting the second annual Rabbi Rose Tikkun Olam Award at the 149th annual meeting of Congregation Beth Israel.

North by Northeast Community Health Center and our Medical Director and Co-Founder, Dr. Jill Ginsberg, were featured in the May 2007 issue of Metro Parent in an article entitled “How Local Moms are Changing the World”.

KATU covered our special all day clinic on January 15th in honor of Martin Luther King Day. The clinic was staffed by volunteers from Kaiser, and we were able to help over 25 patients get needed medical care.

The 2006 Willamette Week Give! Guide was an enormous success, bringing over $200,000 to 37 non-profits across the Portland area. This generosity benefited us as well. Read all about it in Richard Meeker’s February 3rd editorial.

The Portland Development Commission’s recent Community Livability grants for the benefit of the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area includes over $6000 to improve disabled access at North by Northeast.

The November 13th edition of the NY Times featured an article entitled A Doctor, a Pastor, and a Will of Steel, recounting the inspiring story of the clinic beginnings. The story is the work of two wonderful Portland women: journalist Judy Berck and photographer Julie Keefe.

Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith, founding mother of the clinic and board member, received an Equal Opportunity Award from the Urban League of Portland on October 3rd. She spoke passionately about the work of the clinic in her acceptance speech.

The Oregonian’s Erin Hoover-Barnett discussed our involvement in the community in a September InPortland article entitled “With Personal Touch, Free Clinic Fits Right In.”

The Oregonian covered our opening in its August 18th, 2006 issue.

In the June 12th edition of The Oregonian, a column entitled Get a Doctor, Get a Building, Get it going, by S. Renee Mitchell, ran on the front page of the Metro section. It highlights the work of Pastor Mary Overstreet and the partnership she and Dr. Jill have formed in working together on this project.

The Portland Tribune’s Peter Korn wrote an article featuring the new clinic and focusing on the problems of the uninsured in our community.