Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick is a CDC-trained medical epidemiologist and board-certified infectious diseases physician. Dr. Lisa, as she is affectionately known by her patients, is the former medical director for Washington DC’s Medicaid program and the founder and CEO of Grapevine Health. Grapevine is a data-driven health media company that delivers trusted health information to people where they are. Dr. Lisa is a fixture of the DC metropolitan health care ecosystem and a nationally recognized advocate for underserved patients. In Part 1 of this two part interview, John and Dr. Lisa discuss the roll of empathy in health care, the expanding responsibility and importance of CHWs, and the founding of Grapevine Health. Learn more at https://grapevinehealth.com/