THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 18, 2023 Page 11 Cambridge Health Alliance names Dr. Tara Singh Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology C ambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north region, has named Tara Singh, MD, as its chief of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Singh has served in an interim capacity since January 2023. Since joining CHA in 2009, she has been an important clinical and academic fi gure; she has played a key role in medical education, serving as associate director of the Harvard Medical School-Cambridge Integrated Clerkship as well as the site clerkship director for OB/GYN, cofounder and director of the Recognized for her contribuTara Singh, MD, new chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Cambridge Health Alliance longitudinal Physician Assistant (PA) program and rotation director for both Harvard and Tufts OB/GYN residents. Join Housing Families Inc. in supporting the Governor’s Emergency Shelter Response! H ousing Families is part of the Commonwealth’s emergency response eff orts to manage the infl ux of families into the Massachusetts shelter system. You might have seen that Governor Maura Healey declared a State of Emergency for the Emergency Assistance Shelter system. Housing Families is more than doubling its family shelter capacity and expects to be serving as many as 290 families in shelter by providing food, clothing, childcare supplies, cleaning supplies and any other resources they can to support families as they stabilize. This is a time that truly calls for all hands on deck! You can donate critically needed items listed below: • New clothing and shoes for children and adults of all ages & sizes • Cleaning supplies • Formula • Diapers (all sizes) • Baby wipes • Gift cards: Target, Walmart, Uber, Amazon, Grocery Stores • Rice cookers and air fryers Physical donations can be delivered to 919 Eastern Ave. in Malden, Mass., during the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m. from Monday– Friday. Support local students! Our need for donations for the backpack drive also just dramatically increased. Our goal is now at 900 backpacks (up from 400). We are extending the drive deadline. You can fi nd all the details below. Please share & donate if you are able! Every year Housing Families provides backpacks fi lled with school supplies for the children and teens in its programs. Support these young leaders and learners by donating from Housing Families’ Amazon Wishlist (https://www.amazon.com/ hz/wishlist/ls/2BCFLKV4QXJFG?ref_=wl_share&mc_cid=162459d4bd&mc_eid=5d55242d5c at housingfamilies. org/donate) – or by donating the items listed below. Physical donations can be delivered to 919 Eastern Ave. in Malden, Mass., during the hours listed above. Please drop-off all items by August 25 (earlier preferred). Requested items (new items only please): New medium- & large-size backpacks (high-quality & durable) 1" & 2" binders Subject dividers Two pocket folders Ballpoint pens #2 & Mechanical pencils Highlighters Pencil sharpeners Magic Markers, colored pencils, or crayons (no bigger than RESPONSE | SEE PAGE 18 tions to workplace culture and the learning environment, Dr. Singh champions interprofessional teamwork and collaboration. In 2018 she began a novel PA training program – the fi rst known model of longitudinal integrated PA training – and has expanded this program to include interprofessional learning for PA and medical students. Dr. Singh graduated from medical school at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada, before completing her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of British Columbia. As she completes her master’s degree in health care delivery science at Dartmouth College, she looks forward to bringing her knowledge and skills to advance OB/GYN at CHA. She will work to improve access and ensure maternal health equity and care for all while fostering deeper ties with other programs and services across CHA. “Tara is poised to lead and grow our OB/GYN service,” said Chief Medical Officer Jeffrey Hoff man, MD, FACS. “I am confi - dent she will guide the department with incredible compassion, expertise, and vision.” CHA is committed to providing high-quality care in Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities. CHA has expertise in primary care, specialty care and mental health/substance use services, as well as caring for diverse and complex populations. It includes two hospital campuses, a network of primary care and specialty practices and the Cambridge Public Health Department. CHA is affi liated with Beth Israel Lahey Health, is a Harvard Medical School teaching affi liate and is also affi liated with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine. ~ Letter to the Editor ~ A concern about City Hall accessibility I am writing in response to the article titled, “Mayor Declares July as Disability Pride Month” featured in your August 4th, 2023 edition. I was very surprised to read that Mayor Gary Christenson would have the audacity to show his face alongside the Disability Commission. For years, YEARS, the request of Malden’s disabled seniors have been ignored by Mayor Christenson. Since the new Malden City Hall was opened, the front door has not been accessible. There is no automatic door opener on the inner door and the one that was instated on the outer door hardly ever works. Often it takes a number of helpful city employes to open the doors so that the disabled seniors can enter and exit the building. 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