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Navigator program with La Clínica, their the quality of life for the diverse communities treatment centers: one in Concord, and
Transitional Care Program with the Solano it serves by providing culturally appropriate, one in Vallejo. The Vallejo center is located
Coalition for Better Health, and more. high-quality, and accessible health care. within the Sutter Solano Cancer Center,
and offers the latest treatment options,
Earlier this year in March, Sutter Solano The first La Clínica site in Solano County laboratory services, and support services,
assisted Vallejo’s very own Touro University was in the heart of Downtown Vallejo— as well as providing an in-house pharmacy.
in launching a first-of-its-kind Mobile known as La Clínica Vallejo. From newborns
Diabetes Education Center. As more than to seniors, they provide a wide variety of It earned your votes as Best Health Care
29 million Americans are currently living services that include primary care, urgent facility in Solano County in our 2017 Local’s
with diabetes, 90-percent of which are care, family planning, behavioral health Choice Awards for a reason. With MDSO,
suffering from Type 2, there is an urgent care, and specialty care for services you get a group of experts with more
need to make early detection as easy as such as cardiology and dermatology. than 40 years of combined experience,
possible for all of our neighbors. Education specializing in oncology and hematology.
and intervention are some of the best ways La Clínica Great Beginnings is a Backed with cutting-edge technology,
to combat diabetes, and as numbers of Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program, you can’t go wrong with MDSO.
diabetes diagnosis are increasing every providing specialized care to underserved
day, Touro has established this mobile women. Its goal is to promote healthy You can rely on quality service at MDSO
education center to provide a variety of birth outcomes for mothers in Solano as they focus on the individual, not just
services—including screenings, prevention County by providing services such as the disease. They support all patients
services, education, demonstrations, nutrition, psychosocial assessments, and accept most insurance plans, such
training, and more—and students will be health education classes, and more. as state Medicaid programs. They
providing all the services. Sutter Health is a also employ financial counselors to
proud sponsor of this installment at Touro. In 2008, La Clínica North Vallejo opened assist patients with obtaining financial
up initially to offer urgent care services assistance. MDSO is also the only all-
The Sutter Solano Cancer Center is one and procedures such as suturing, incision female private practice oncology group
of the six locations that make up the and drainage, casting for patients who in the Bay Area, and it offers treatment
Sutter Cancer Centers and is one of the otherwise might have to wait hours in the for all types of adult cancers.
nation’s leading cancer centers, providing emergency departments. Now a full-service
comprehensive care for a variety of health center, La Clinica North Vallejo offers So there you have it; four outstanding
oncologic and hematologic conditions, primary medical care, health education, medical facilities right here in Vallejo. For
including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and social and behavioral health services additional information on any of them,
survivorship, and more. Situated in a to Solano County Residents. As a full- head to their websites: www.kp.org,
beautiful 20,000 sq. ft. building, the service urgentcare health center, they serve www.suttersolano.org, www.laclinica.org,
Center is a fully accredited institution diverse patients from the Sutter Solano www.mdsogroup.com. Be safe out there,
by the Commission on Cancer of the Emergency Department. They also have take care of yourselves, and thrive on!
American College of Surgeons, and also an two dental facilities in Vallejo: La Clínica
accredited breast cancer center by NAPBC. Vallejo Dental at 2920 Sonoma Blvd. and Larson is an actor/comedian/
La Clínica Dental at Elsa Widenman Health director from Vallejo who lives a
La Clínica, a community California health Center. Both provide general dentistry double life between the Bay and
center with five specialized locations in and children’s dental exam services. LA. When he’s not writing for
Vallejo, first began as just a single storefront Local Happenings Magazine
he could be editing a short film
operation in 1971 Oakland. Now with a Since 2004, Vallejo has had the luxury or working on his next rap
total of 340 locations throughout the Bay of being served by MDSO (Mount Diablo album—who knows! Keep up
Area, La Clínica is dedicated to improving Solano Oncology Group), with two with all things Larson at www.
MarsLegstrong.com.
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