‘He Developed A Healing Arts Program’: Berkeley Hero

BERKELEY, CA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Angel who nominated Dr. Alan Siegal of Berkeley.

Name: Dr. Alan Siegal

State: CA

Home town: Berkeley

Hero's job: Health Care

Relationship to nominee: He is my Boss!

Reason for recognition: He really cares about Providing healthcare for all of his patients and staff in Contra Costa County California.

One thing to know: On his own time he developed a healing arts program for Contra Costa County and that takes a lot of extra effort to help all of those that suffer from mental health issues.

Thank you for all you do, Dr. Siegal!

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