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Election Day is coming!

In Mendocino County, ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes this week.

Not sure if you’re registered to vote? You can check your voter registration status here.

Once your ballot arrives, you can return it by mail or drop it off at an official ballot drop box. Drop boxes are available throughout Mendocino County, including at Fort Bragg City Hall.

Find a ballot drop box or polling place near you here.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Make your voice heard!

Happy National PA Week!

PA Week runs from October 6 to 12, and gives us a chance to celebrate the PAs who are an important part of #TeamMCC, including our newest PAs, Greg Baer and Willow Bartholomew. We’re excited to have them on board and caring for our community!

Willow is an Internal Medicine PA with a passion for lifestyle medicine. She enjoys helping patients make sustainable changes around nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress as part of their overall care. Greg began his healthcare career in sports medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation before becoming a PA.

They join James Thomas, who has worked at MCC for more than 20 years. He provides family medicine as well as behavioral health services, bringing a whole-person approach to patient care.

We’re grateful to Greg, Willow, James, and all of our providers for the expertise and compassion they bring to our patients every day.

We were delighted to spot this comment on the local listserv:

“I’ve been a patient at Coast Clinics since the small office on Main Street in Mendocino, that was the late 70s. I’ve had excellent care, I’ve never had a problem with records and I would highly recommend anybody looking for quality healthcare to think about switching to the Clinic. They are adding to their staff as we speak, with wonderful doctors who are here in person and then remotely and then back in person. The auxiliary staff is warm and kind. I’ve just never had any desire or felt the need to go anywhere else.”

If you’re looking for a healthcare home, give us a call at (707) 964-1251. We’d love to welcome you to MCC!

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We will be closed from 8:30 to 10:00 on Tuesday, September 29 for a staff meeting.

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 por una reunión de personal de 8:30 a 10:00 el Martes 29 de septiembre.

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!

Happy National Psychotherapy Day!

Today we’re celebrating our amazing behavioral health team and everything they do every day to support the mental and emotional well-being of our community.

It’s also a time to recognize the benefits of therapy and reduce the hesitation around asking for support. Taking care of your mental health is an important part of taking care of your overall health.

If you’re ready to take the first step, call us at (707) 964-1251 to learn more. We’re here for you!

Left to right: LCSW Annie Gallo; Case Manager Nancy Gonzalez; ACSW Star Alcazar; LCSW David Stein; PA James Thomas. Onscreen: LCSW Genevieve Banegas and MFT Dusty Delhagen. Not pictured: LCSW Laura Neimark.

Prop. 44 says it’s about putting patients first. But it could do the exact opposite.

Running a community health center takes more than what happens in the exam room. It takes staff, technology, equipment, buildings, billing, outreach and many other things—things that may not count under Prop. 44’s narrowly defined “program services.”

Prop. 44 puts a rigid 90% “program services” requirement on clinics, while leaving the state Attorney General to further define what actually counts toward that 90%.

And if a clinic doesn’t meet the 90% requirement, there are serious financial penalties.

For MCC, our current estimate is that those penalties could be $2.8 million—a cost that could put our clinic at risk of closing.

A measure that says it puts patients first could actually make it harder for patients to get care.

Vote NO on Prop. 44.

#TeamMCC is so proud of our own Linnea Matthews, NP, this year’s recipient of the Charlene McAllister Excellence in Nursing Award in honor of her remarkable 50-year nursing career.

For five decades, Linnea has dedicated her life to caring for others, making a lasting difference in the lives of countless patients, families, and members of our community.

Congratulations, Linnea! Half a century of nursing is an amazing legacy!

Our two political parties may not see eye to eye very often these days. But both the California Democratic Party and California Republican Party say NO on Prop. 44, along with doctors, hospitals, health centers, and other healthcare organizations across California. See the complete list of opponents here:

https://noprop44.com/our-coalition/

In fact, the only organization listed as supporting Prop. 44 is SEIU-UHW, the union that wrote the measure.

So maybe there is something we can all agree on: Prop. 44 is a bad idea.

Cheers to our amazing dental staff! We recently received a lovely letter from a grateful dental patient, saying “I am writing to thank the Dental Clinic employees for their outstanding work, especially Winifred Lee, DDS, Rosa Hernandez, Ana in the office, Cheyanne, Anna, Andrea and the receptionist Lizandra who are always cheerful and nice.

Rosa Hernandez is exceptional as manager and dental assistant. I really believe she could run both clinics, medical and dental. And no, I am not an acquaintance or friend of hers to be saying this. It’s just that the clinic is very well run and organized with hardly any waiting time.

This is my 2nd experience of obtaining dentures. This time for the bottom ones. I had bottom teeth extracted and beautiful new ones restored. Dr. Lee did a magnificent job.

So many thanks to all.”

We’re so grateful to our dental team for the care, compassion, and dedication they show our patients every day. Thank you for making a difference, one smile at a time!

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Mendocino Coast Clinics will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

But even when we’re closed, you can still reach us!

If you need help, call MCC and you’ll talk to a real person, not a machine. Our on-call provider will return your call as soon as possible. We’re here when you need us!

We’ll be back to our regular hours on Tuesday, September 8.

Mendocino Coast Clinics estaremos cerrados el lunes 7 de septiembre por el Día del Trabajo.

¡Pero aun cuando estamos cerrados, puede comunicarse con nosotros!

Si necesita ayuda, llame a MCC y hablará con una persona real, no con una máquina. El proveedor de guardia le devolverá la llamada lo antes posible. ¡Estamos aquí cuando nos necesite!

Retomaremos nuestro horario habitual el martes 8 de septiembre.

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Election Day Is Coming!

National PA Week

Kind Words

Closed for Staff Meeting/Cerrado por reunión del personal

Happy National Psychotherapy Day!

Vote NO on Prop 44

Congratulations, Linnea!

No on Prop 44

Thank You, Dental Staff!

Labor Day/Día del Trabajo