Healthy Rural California

Healthy Rural California seeks donations today, as yet another fire threatens Butte County. New Graduate Medical Education programs need funding today in Chico and Oroville, where the Thompson Fire is threatening the launch of a new Psychiatry Residency at Oroville Hospital. Healthy Rural California's new Psychiatry Residency began forming in Chico from the ashes of the Camp Fire. Since then, we've had 2 other large-scale fires and the pandemic.

Healthy Rural California needs funding for our first class of Psychiatry Residents who started in June 2024. With each fire in Butte County, our collective efforts to improve access to care are threatened. Please donate today through this GoFundMe link, or mail a check, remit to Healthy Rural California, 1905 Notre Dame Blvd, Suite 200, Chico, CA 95928.

I am Kristy Bird MaKieve, CEO and founder of Healthy Rural California. Our Psychiatry Residency has a Trauma-Informed Curriculum built to help treat the residents of Butte County. Thank you for supporting Healthy Rural California and this important work.

Healthy Rural California needs to raise $10,000 by June 21, 2024 to bridge the first year of our new Psychiatry Residency. The first class of 4 residents will onboard the week of June 17, 2024. Teaching Health Center funding is not available in 2024 so Healthy Rural California needs your help today. Your donation will help us bridge the first class and first year of this residency! We're excited to onboard these pioneers and welcome them to Butte County -- Jasmine Gill, MD; Leandra Padayachee, DO; Mira Parekh, MD; and Nicole Wiecks, DO.