The Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California celebrated its 13th Annual Champions Gala on September 28 at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. The event raised critical funds for the free medical clinic, that has been in operation for 13 years and served more that 40,000 patients.
Read MoreThe Clinic’s mission is to address health inequities, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, those gaps in access to care have become even more evident and acute. Consider the fact that more than 60 percent of Alameda County residents over the age of 16 are vaccinated, yet among low-income residents and people of color, the rate is closer to 40 percent.
Read MoreBowing slowly, part of my cultural upbringing in showing respect, I pondered the sudden invitation to come in. I believe I may have hesitated for about 10 seconds, although it seemed much longer as I tried to quickly sort through a jumble of thoughts.
Read MoreWith such a varied cadre of volunteer talent, the clinic started out with the simplest possible documentation system - namely paper. Doctors from different specialties, including retirees, were well-accustomed to taking paper notes. Administrative volunteers could easily file paper documents without software training.
Read MoreOakland’s Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California announced a telemedicine expansion May 6 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting patients from visiting the facility in person.
Read MoreThe Clinic has updated its operating hours.
Read More“I am very grateful for this award,” Dr. Thomas Wallace said, “but it really is a shared award with the other 50 volunteers who staff our clinic.
Read MoreAfter Coni passed away in 2012, Wallace was attending Mass one day, and a fellow worshipper told him about the Order of Malta free medical clinic across from Oakland’s Lake Merritt. “He suggested I volunteer there,” Wallace says.
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