Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 in SF Public Press, “New ‘Distress Index’ shows San Francisco’s economic pain is getting worse,” discusses the application of the newly formed distress index to help determine economic impact on communities normally relegated by other studies. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., of The San Francisco Foundation heads the decision making process on funding both the creation of the index and areas of need to combat communities scoring high on the distress index.