links is good i'm happy to welcome bernard tyson the chief executive officer for kaiser permanente to make this announcement second reason i want to kind of put this in context a few weeks ago the council released a report that confirms what i think we've been seeing for quite some time the health care industry in san francisco is the number one employment and economic quack industry in all our industrial settings over $23 billion impact in our local economy and certainly a great employer of thousands of people many are standing beside me and around me i want to welcome our director of public health department barbara and supervisor london breed as well as our director of our san francisco foundation for a black well here as well so the health care industry a big driver of the economy lots of jobs but ultimately it is also and, of course, i want to welcome in our supervisor cohen who i just saw come on up supervisor in addition to jobs i know there's a great reason why there's at least 5 major hospitals under construction today in san francisco we care about health not just the hospit

now the foundation that honors the legacy of kaiser's bernard tyson. it's >>almost a year ago the bay area health community was jolted by the sudden death at the age of 60 of bernard tyson. he was the first african-american ceo of kaiser permanente since then the foundation set up in his name has worked to preserve and continue his efforts to reform health care and make it accessible for all and now that foundation is giving 1 million dollars in grants to 7 bay area organizations aimed at doing just that. >>but nara tyson was known as a champion for equity in health care whether in washington dc your here at home in the bay area passing at age 60 so young in his drive to make health care better for all. >>efforts cut short by a heart attack. now the been rj tyson impact fund under the umbrella of the american heart association is giving out 1 million dollars for community let solutions aimed at the social factors that affect people's health. one beneficiary is nam's northeast medical services in san francisco which helps low income asian immigrant comm

tyson. the public memorial was held at the chase center yesterd. tyn died unexpectedly just over a week ago at the age of 60. he was born and raised in vallejo then his career at kaiser permanente spanned more than 3 decas serving in a number of leadrship roles the san ancisco mayor london breed texas. some of her memories of >>it is a devastating loss of such an incredible figure in our lives. and it would be easy to simply mourned the lo and the void that he left. larger than onlitime and our commitment to that vision st be large or 2. >>the priva family service will be held today and listen to this kaiser pmanent annound that a new medical scho will be named after bernard tyson in his honor. >>it's 5.42 and as we head to thbreak, let's take a peek san francisco's airport looks prettyclear actually which is good news plans seem to be roll in. i would always call ahead no because have aapp for that the right back. the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collecon. tograce, you get thee chair. be

bernard tyson was known as a champion for equity in health care whether in washington dc your here at home in the bay area passing at age 60 so young in his drive to make health care better for all. >>efforts cut short by a heart attack. now the been rj tyson impact fund under the umbrella of the american heart association is giving out 1 million dollars for community let solutions aimed at the social factors that affect people's health. one beneficiary is nam's northeast medical services in san francisco which helps low income asian immigrant communities in particular need now because of covid-19 we adopted the approach of doing drive-thru in la cruz sites april or march about more than 50% of the deaths related to covid were not asians. >>and there wasn't really much detail, i'm with that data to explain. >>why that was has conducted more than 3,000 covid test through its drive-thru sites but realize that hundreds more people were falling through the cracks not getting the message nor the medical care they needed about the coronavirus they were hindered by the very barriers to healt

bernard tyson was known as a champion for equity in health care whether in washington dc your here at home in the bay area passing at age 60 so young and his drive to make health care better for all. >>efforts cut short by a heart attack. now the been rj tyson impact fund under the umbrella of the american heart association is giving out 1 million dollars for community let solutions aimed at the social factors that affect people's health. one beneficiary is nam's northeast medical services in san francisco which helps low income asian immigrant communities in particular need now because of covid-19 we adopted the approach of doing drive-thru in la cruz sites april or march about more than 50% of the deaths related to covid were not asians. >>and there wasn't really much with that data to explain. >>why that was has conducted more than 3,000 covid test through its drive-thru sites but realize that hundreds more people were falling through the cracks not getting the message nor the medical care they needed about the coronavirus they were hindered by the very barriers to health care that

tyson. bernard and i started kaiser permanente in san francisco in the late 80s. and watching the trajectory of his career, i watched and admired him, just watched in awe. he embodied the missions of kaiser permanente, bringing our mission statement to life. it was his contribution to communities in local, regional, as well as national arenas. most of all, i was really so impressed and in awe that he was not afraid to use his platform to address difficult issues that a health care organization would not address, such as homelessness, health disparities, and socially taboo topics just as racial profiling. i had such respect for his remarkable candor. kaiser permanente has a strong history of bringing people of diverse backgrounds together. we honor black history month by recognizing african americans and their contributions to our medical center, the history of our organization, and certainly to our country. kaiser honors the strength of our struggles for equality in this country to date. kaiser permanente is unique in that we are an integrated health care system.