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Also naming the 2700 block of N. 21st Street "Dr. Ala Stanford Way", to recognize, honor, and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Ala Stanford and her dedication to the people of Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ala Stanford, MS, FACS, FAAP is a practicing physician for over 20 years, board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both pediatric and adult general surgery, and a health care advocate who grew up in North Philadelphia. She is the founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium; owns and directs R.E.A.L. Concierge Medicine; holds a pediatric surgery private practice, Stanford Pediatric Surgery, LLC; is the founder of the non-profit organization It Takes Philly, Inc.; is a staff member at Abington-Jefferson Health; and serves on the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee. Dr. Ala Stanford is also the first African-American woman to complete her training in adult General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, and one of two African-American women pediatric surgeons in North America to complete her Pediatric Surgery fellowship; and
WHEREAS, At the beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dr. Ala Stanford become increasingly frustrated as more cases and deaths were recorded week after week in Philadelphia. After hearing many discuss the myth that Black Americans were resistant or immune to COVID-19, Dr. Ala Stanford published a video to dispel the myth; and
WHEREAS, After receiving more and more calls from family, friends, and members in the community about their inability to access COVID-19 testing due to not having a car, not having a referral from a doctor, and/or not having health insurance, Dr. Ala Stanford organized the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, an initiative of It Takes Philly, Inc. that includes doctors and churches in Philadelphia's Black neighborhoods. Since April 2020, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium began running mobile testing sites directly in the community, focusing on the h...
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