continued continuedfrom frompage page11 ➤ ➤
building is the largest financial investment ever made by Open Door. Why would we take such a leap? Because people in this community still don’t have enough access to quality health care. It is our mission. Personally, my experience with Open Door goes far beyond my role as Chair of the Board of Directors. I became a patient of the Humboldt Open Door Clinic in the early 1970s. It wasn’t a modern clinic, yet it attracted those who wanted a different, more personal form of health care. Forty years later, Open Door Community Health Centers has evolved into a comprehensive healthcare system of nine well-equipped clinic sites, comfortable waiting rooms, efficient staff and the latest in technologies, including electronic health records. The only things that haven’t changed from those early days are the high quality of the health care and the caring commitment of the people who work in these clinics. This is what makes me the most proud. Over the years I have sought a full range of health care from Open Door, including family planning, childbirth, care for viruses and infections, minor surgeries and now, health issues related to growing older. My children, my spouse, and my parents have been patients of Open Door clinics. I value the quality of care my family has received. My children had excellent pediatric care and I remember well the concern and compassion shown to my father as he neared the end of his life. This is the second in Open Door’s series of special inserts to the North Coast Journal celebrating our 40 years of service. I hope you enjoy these stories about those who live and work in our community. These are stories about you and your neighbors, the very people who deserve the quality health care provided by Open Door. Correction: In the NCJ Insert of 6/23/11, Timothy Nicely was incorrectly identified as an OB/GYN. Dr. Nicely is a board certified Family Physician with extensive training and experience in obstetrics and OB surgery. Please see www.opendoorhealth.com for additional information.
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
Administrative Offices: 670 Ninth Street, Suite 203 • Arcata, CA 95521 • 707-826-8633 www.opendoorhealth.com • Arcata HUMBOLDT OPEN DOOR CLINIC 770 Tenth Street, Arcata, CA 95521 707-826-8610 NORTHCOUNTRY CLINIC 785 18th Street, Arcata, CA 95521 707-822-2481 NORTHCOUNTRY PRENATAL SERVICES 3800 Janes Road, Suite 101, Arcata, CA 95521 (in the Shaw Pavilion of Mad River Community Hospital) 707-822-1385 • Crescent City DEL NORTE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 550 East Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA 95531 707-465-6925 - Medical 707-465-4636 - Dental • Eureka BURRE DENTAL CENTER 959 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka, CA 95501 707-442-7078 EUREKA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 2412 Buhne Street, Eureka, CA 95501 707-441-1642 TELEHEALTH & VISITING SPECIALIST CENTER 2426 Buhne Street, Eureka, CA 95501 707-442-4038
• McKinleyville McKINLEYVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 1644 Central Avenue, McKinleyville, CA 95519 707-839-3068 - Medical 707-839-2677 - Pediatrics • Willow Creek WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 38883 Route 299, Willow Creek, CA 95573 530-629-3111 - Medical 530-629-1941 - Dental All clinics will do their best to accommodate your immediate needs; however, there may be a waiting list at some clinics to establish care for new patients at this time. Open Door clinics offer either family practice/primary care medical services or dental services for children and adults. Several clinics offer both medical and dental services. While not available at all sites, other services provided to patients of Open Door Community Health Centers include: • • • • • • • • • • • •
Behavioral Health and Counseling Services Evening and Saturday Hours HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Care Nutritional Counseling Opiate Dependency Treatment Pediatric Services Psychiatry Specialty Medical Care Teen Health Clinics Transgender Health Clinic Urgent Care (Walk-In Services) Wellness and Health Maintenance
Articles by Breanne Sorrells, Development Associate, Open Door Community Health Centers; editorial contributions by Julianne Barnum, Development Intern and Christopher Peters, Chief Advancement Officer, Open Door Community Health Centers Most Photography by Paul Swenson Photography, www.paulphoto.com Layout and graphic design by Siobhan Calderwood, North Coast Journal Please visit www.opendoorhealth.com to read expanded versions of these stories and discover more about Open Door. Comments may be addressed to: editor@opendoorhealth.com.
8 OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS SPECIAL SECTION • THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254(b), and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)