Susan Peakall, Author at Mendocino Coast Clinics

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We are open our regular business hours on Monday, July 3.

We are closed on Tuesday, July 4. There will be no COVID testing or vaccines that day. If you need us while we’re closed, give us a call at (707) 964-1251 and the on call provider will phone you back. We are always here for you, 24/7/365!

We will open again on Wednesday. COVID testing is available from 9 am to 1 pm Wednesday through Friday. Just drive under the tent at 205 South Street and we’ll take care of you!

Walk in clinic is available on Thursday morning from 9:30 to 11 and Friday afternoon from 1:30 to 3 pm.

Have a great week!

Estamos abiertos en nuestro horario comercial habitual el lunes 3 de julio.

Estamos cerrados el martes 4 de julio. No habrá pruebas de COVID ni vacunas ese día. Si nos necesita mientras estamos cerrados, llámenos al (707) 964-1251 y el proveedor de guardia le devolverá la llamada. ¡Siempre estamos aquí para usted, 24/7/365!

Abrimos de nuevo el miércoles. Las pruebas de COVID están disponibles de 9 am a 1 pm de miércoles a viernes. ¡Simplemente maneje debajo de la carpa en 205 South Street y nos ocuparemos de usted!

La clínica sin cita está disponible los jueves por la mañana de 9:30 a 11 y los viernes por la tarde de 1:30 a 3 pm.

¡Que tengas una buena semana!

Driven largely by the prevalence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 100 times stronger than morphine, drug overdoses in California now kill more than twice as many people as car accidents, more than four times as many as homicides, and more than either diabetes or lung cancer, according to California Health Policy Strategies, a Sacramento consulting group.

If you are experiencing opiate use disorder, MCC is here to offer you confidential and nonjudgmental support. Call us at (707) 969-7950, text us at (707) 962-7219, or stop in and see us at 690 South Main Street in Fort Bragg. You are not alone!

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We will be closed in honor of Juneteenth on Monday, June 19.

If you need us while we’re closed, give us a call at (707) 964-1251 and the on call provider will phone you back. We are always here for you, 24/7/365!

Estaremos cerrados el día Lunes 19 de Junio.

Si nos necesita mientras estamos cerrados, llámenos al (707) 964-1251 y el proveedor de guardia le devolverá la llamada. ¡Siempre estamos aquí para usted, 24/7/365!

June is National Safety Month! MCC’s own Dr. Wade Gray has some tips on how to stay safe this summer, and all year round.

We’re jumping into June with a walking challenge! The idea is to walk outside every day, whether it’s a walk around the block or a hike through the forest, and enjoy the natural beauty around us.

Walking is one of the easiest forms of exercise. Start where you are, walking for a few minutes a day, and then gradually add more walking time as your fitness increases.

Join us! Let’s get out there and walk our world!

For our Recipe of the Month, we are celebrating spring with a beautiful salad. Fee free to improvise with the greens and vegetables you have on hand. Makes 4 servings.

For the Vinaigrette:

1 small shallot, finely diced

Salt and black pepper

¼ cup lemon juice plus 1 teaspoon zest

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

For the Salad:

3 medium red or gold beets, cooked and cut into wedges

Salt and black pepper

4 handfuls salad greens, preferably a mix of arugula and lettuce

1 (2-inch) piece daikon radish, or 1 medium watermelon radish, peeled and very thinly sliced

1 bunch small radishes or baby turnips, trimmed and halved

1 medium fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced

1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, briefly blanched in salted water and cooled

4 eggs, boiled for 7 to 8 minutes, then cooled, peeled and halved

1 cup fresh mixed herbs, such as tarragon, basil, mint or dill

Nasturtium or calendula blossoms, for serving (optional)

Step 1

Make the vinaigrette: Put shallot in a small bowl, and add a pinch of salt, the lemon juice and zest, and mustard. Stir until the salt dissolves, then whisk in olive oil. Taste, and add more salt and pepper to taste.

Step 2

Put beet wedges in a small bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Set aside.

Step 3

Put salad leaves in a large mixing bowl and dress with 1 tablespoon vinaigrette. Divide among individual plates or arrange on a platter. Scatter beets, radishes and fennel over leaves. Arrange asparagus spears over the top and add egg halves. Season eggs with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Top with herbs and blossoms, if using. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over salad and serve.

On today’s episode of #onething, MCC’s Registered Dietitian Susie Macias talks about the importance of water to our health.

En el episodio de hoy de #unacosa, la dietista registrada de MCC, Susie Macias, habla sobre la importancia del agua para nuestra salud.

Pardon our dust!

We are under construction at our South Street site! We are converting two offices to exam rooms, so we can see more patients. The staff who used those offices will join our medical records staff after that room is remodeled to make room for them. Our construction crew is starting early in the morning to minimize noise and disruption to our patients.

We are grateful to our donors who raised funds at our Crab & Wine event this year for the exam room remodel, and for the grants we received to cover the rest of the construction costs.

We are getting closer to getting our generator installed at South Street, which will keep that location up and running when the power goes out, like it did two weeks ago. Our friends at PG&E came by last weekend to do their part of the generator installation, so we are almost there.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make our clinic an even better place for the #bestcareanywhere!

¡Discúlpennos por el polvo!

¡Estamos en construcción en nuestro sitio de South Street! Estamos convirtiendo dos oficinas en cuartos de examen para poder atender a más pacientes. El personal que usó esas oficinas se unirá a nuestro personal encargado de los expedientes médicos después de que se remodele esa oficina para dejar espacio para ellos. Nuestro equipo de construcción comienza temprano en la mañana para minimizar el ruido y las molestias a nuestros pacientes.

Estamos agradecidos con nuestros donantes que recaudaron fondos en nuestro evento Crab & Wine este año para la remodelación de los cuartos de examen y por los subsidios que recibimos para cubrir el resto de los costos de construcción.

Estamos cada vez más cerca de instalar nuestro generador en South Street, que mantendrá esa ubicación en funcionamiento cuando se vaya la luz, como sucedio hace dos semanas. Nuestros amigos de PG&E vinieron el fin de semana pasado para hacer su parte en la instalación del generador, así que ya estamos en la recta final.

Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión mientras hacemos de nuestra clínica un lugar aún mejor para atender a nuestros pacientes.

MCC is a Federally Qualified Health Center, so we receive funding from the federal government. And receiving that money means we are held to a very high standard in the way we run our clinic and care for our patients. It also means that the Feds examine us very closely every three years to make sure we are meeting these requirements. The requirements are covered by 93 different categories, ranging from providing sliding scale discounts, accessible language for non-English speakers, our board of directors composition and oversight and a full range of required primary care services. In addition to those required services, MCC provides many of the eligible additional services, and the review team was extremely impressed with our ability to meet the community’s needs.

And meet them we did! At our operational site visit this month, MCC received a perfect score in all 93 categories. One of the three examiners noted that in her 30 year career, she had only seen one other health center receive a perfect score. All three examiners were impressed with our clinics, our staff, and our wide range of services to all ages, our deep collaboration throughout the County and our ability to “grow our own” workforce. It’s how we provide the #bestcareanywhere!

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