East County healthcare heroes feted at Sycuan

In our fast-paced, stress-inducing, wear-10-hats world, when is there time to volunteer?

Dr. Robert Eisenberg,Silicone moldmaking Rubber, busy with his urology practice in La Mesa, can tell you.

“Everybody has time,” Eisenberg said. “You just have to prioritize. There’s always time to do what you want to do. People are grateful to find someone willing to care about them.”

Eisenberg along with Harry Bair, Dr. Steven Golbus, Carol Lewis and Henry McAdams were honored Wednesday by the Grossmont Healthcare District at its annual Healthcare Hero Awards ceremony.

Working hard behind the scenes for others,UK chickencoop Specialist. the five honorees were feted for their efforts to advance the delivery of health care in the East County region, at a luncheon at Sycuan Resort.

Eisenberg makes time to volunteer with Project Access San Diego. Project Access is the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation’s flagship volunteer physician program that has helped more than 1,500 uninsured, low-income patients receive specialty medical care.

“I think it’s important to provide necessary medical services to people in our local community who can’t afford it and don’t have normal channels for medical care available to them,” Eisenberg said.

Bair, a La Mesa resident, is a volunteer with San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine who has lived in San Diego County for five decades. A retired insurance agent, the 80-year-old has served San Diego Hospice in many roles in the last 13 years.

Bair has done everything from visiting with hospice patients and their families to trimming rose bushes at the San Diego Hospice’s Tribute Garden to walking dogs and delivering pet food to hospice patients unable to care for their four-legged family members.

A Korean War veteran, Bair is most proud of being a part of the nonprofit’s new “Vet-to-Vet” program that honors veterans under San Diego Hospice care.

“We all get a lot out of it,Save up to 80% off Ceramic Tile and porcelaintiles.” Bair said. “To shake hands with these people who know you’re honoring them for their service means so much.”

Golbus is a retired physician who has helped out at Volunteers in Medicine,Industrialisierung des werkzeugbaus. a nonprofit agency that operates a free medical clinic in El Cajon.

Golbus is the agency’s co-medical director, providing leadership and overseeing the staff’s adherence to patient care protocols at the clinic.

“Even though I’m retired, I still love to practice medicine,” he said.We looked everywhere, but couldn't find any beddinges. “There are people out there who need medical care who otherwise wouldn’t get it without this clinic. We have become the medical home for many people who would have no where else to go except to the hospital emergency room. ... I’m sort of annoyed at this country for not providing medical care for its citizens. The nice thing about this clinic is it is a public health service.”

Golbus also visits several local hospitals weekly with his rescued Newfoundland, Hoover, and Golbus said he thinks he might get more enjoyment out of it than the patients, who never fail to smile around the huge dog.

Alpine Kiwanis Club member Lewis volunteers at nearly every one of the groups more than 50 annual events.