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News Release — May 10, 2006
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
May 10, 2006
Los Angeles Physician to be Honored by Medical Board
For Outstanding Public Service
SACRAMENTO—The Medical Board of California will honor the work of Los Angeles allergist Craig Jones, M.D. on behalf of the patients of Los Angeles County. Dr. Jones is the chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center. He is the director of the center's Allergy/Immunology Residency Training Program. He will receive a plaque and address the Medical Board at its May 12 meeting, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the Orange County Embassy Suites, 1325 E. Dyer Road, in Santa Ana.
To help combat asthma in children, Dr. Jones, with the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Southern California Chapter, developed the concept of the Breathmobile program, which he serves as its volunteer medical director. The Breathmobile is an asthma clinic on wheels, and brings free treatment and medicine to disadvantaged children at over 120 schools, resulting in significantly fewer emergency room visits, and a dramatic decrease in school absenteeism. The first Breathmobile was launched in 1995, there are now five units in Southern California, and four more will become operational this year.
The Breathmobile is the first project in the country to exclusively treat children with asthma at their school site. Each Breathmobile is staffed by a team from the Division of Allergy and Immunology at LAC +USC, visits about 20 targeted schools every six weeks, and enrolls about 1,000 new patients per year.
The Physician Recognition Committee was created by the Medical Board to recognize the demonstration of excellence by individual physicians or groups of physicians who strive to improve access and to fill gaps in the healthcare delivery system for the underserved populations in California.
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The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act.
If you have a question or complaint about the healthcare you are receiving, the board encourages you to visit its Web site at www.caldocinfo.ca.gov or for questions call the Consumer Information Line at (916) 263-2382, or with complaints call (800) 633-2322.
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