David Van Winkle MD

Physician leader, interested in creating better healthcare. Recent Philly transplant. Family doc, bike rider. Will brake for dog videos. Opinions my own..

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

@Api91Test @PennDOTNews @PennDOTSec @PhillyOTIS Thanks, this was news to me, and so helpful information. How does one know which our state roads in which are under local control?

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

@PhiladelphiaGov @PeopleforParker @bcgp

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

READ: Paris is set to roll out its ambitious 2024-2030 Climate Plan, with urban biking at the heart of the plan. #Paris will officially prioritize cycling infrastructure, introducing 180km of additional cycling paths & 130k bike parking spaces by 2026. https://t.co/Lnfd9BwNQ1

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

@foxyjewishmama Agreed, or even better, make the stranger on the other side of the wall an acquaintance. When isolation and loneliness are leading causes of mental illness, living in proximity to others and having to interact, is not always a bad thing.

[Schuylkill Banks @SchuylkillBanks]

There are 12,000 trail miles in the commonwealth, over 330 trail miles in greater Philadelphia, and over 75 trail miles along the Schuylkill River. Celebrate trails this month by exploring your favorite trails or finding new ones. https://t.co/YHsVIz3yyB.

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

Amtrak Joe takes it international. Well played.

[Asma Khalid @asmamk]

President Biden joined India’s Narendra Modi and Saudi’s MBS at an event here in India to announce a new rail and shipping corridor to connect India, the Middle East, and Europe.

Biden described it as a “game changing” investment.

📸 thanks to @cmsub

[PA Department of Human Services @PAHumanServices]

For all the bumps, bruises, & belly aches of childhood, the Pennsylvania Children's Health Insurance Program has you covered. CHIP provides affordable, high-quality health, vision, and dental insurance for whenever your little one needs it. Find plans & get covered today.

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Former conservative Chief Justice of SCOTUS, Warren Burger:

The 2nd Amendment "has been the subject of one of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat the word fraud, on the American public by special interest groups that I have ever seen in my lifetime".

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

@UrbanistOrg Great point. My default assumption is that everybody would like a balcony, it’s just an affordability question. I don’t know that to be true, however. I also don’t know if the extra cost for a balcony is actual cost, or if it’s market rates because there’s a limited supply.

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

Needs more balconies. Density is great, but residents need access to the outside if it is to appeal to a wide range of incomes.

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

@TansuYegen And everyone has a balcony.

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

30,000 people living in a single house in Hangzhou, China

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

Now make them high speed…..

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

If you were to look at all the rail corridors currently being considered for intercity rail under the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which routes do you think are missing? (Light Blue means under review)

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

For safety’s sake, it’s time to curtail traffic in Philadelphia’s parks | Editorial ⁦@PhiladelphiaGov⁩ ⁦@bcgp⁩ https://t.co/4CoRZoGzSc

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

As a fan of both Abbott Elementary and infrastructure, pleased that we're improving road safety around half a dozen schools in Philly - installing raised crosswalks, traffic signals, and more that will keep students safe. https://t.co/8Gc0Fh0wPU

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

44% of kids who lost Medicaid were due to bureaucracy. (And that’s considered ‘good’). Kids who have no insurance because of complex paperwork. For parents who all love and worry about their kids, the stress of not being able to ensure care for them must be a constant burden.

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

18,355 kids lost Medicaid in PA in 2 mos

Of these 56% were determined ineligible; 44% were procedural which is pretty good compared to many states where we're seeing 70-80% procedural denials

Only 1% of children have moved to PA's marketplace!
No data yet on CHIP transfer

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

A car.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

What is something you removed from your life that has made it significantly better?

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Early implementation of a type of skin-to-skin contact called kangaroo mother care appears to significantly improve the odds of survival for preterm or low-birth-weight babies, according to a sweeping scientific analysis. https://t.co/febRLf1CGD

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

@PeopleforParker @PhiladelphiaGov

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

BREAKING & BIG: Montreal announced today another $30 million in NEW FUNDING for 53 bike infrastructure projects to expand & improve bike-lanes in 14 less-serviced areas!

“Merchants are now ASKING for good bike infrastructure.” (video)

THIS IS LEADERSHIP!
https://t.co/Ag2SDhDAS9

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

"In most of the world, going to the wrong house is not a deadly risk," writes Nicholas Kristof.

But in the U.S., "we're awash in an estimated 450 million guns and suffer from a mass delusion that a gun in the home makes us safer." https://t.co/fYFsjeDPJK

[David Van Winkle MD @davidvanwinkle1]

Starting to install the cantilevered walkway for the Schuylkill River Trail extension south of South Street. Excited to see this come together. #Philly