At a glance
WHAT: Tracy Free Clinic
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays of each month
WHERE: 652 West 11th Street, Tracy, CA 95376
APPOINTMENTS: No appointment necessary.
INFO: http://tracyfreeclinic.org/
Articles
Helping hand to health
by Glenn Moore / Tracy Press, Jan 05, 2012
Health care education for those without medical insurance is one of the ways doctors at the Tracy Free Clinic hope to keep the community healthy — and grant money from Sutter Tracy Community Hospital will be a big part of that effort.
The free clinic, which provides services to the uninsured and the underinsured, received $64,285 from the Community Clinic Access to Care program that helps fund access to health care for people who cannot otherwise afford it. Announced this week, it was the third grant the clinic has received since it opened in 2008.
The clinic has seen many changes since opening in a room at Tracy Interfaith Ministries.
It moved in June 2011 and now operates in the West Park Business Plaza at 652 W. 11th St., Ste. 125. After moving from the cramped one-room space, the clinic now has four exam rooms with a fifth under construction, and plans for a dental exam area.
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No Insurance, No Problem
Written by Cassie Tomlin/Tracy Press Staff
Doctors donating their time at an improvised medical clinic have treated uninsured people free of charge in Tracy twice a month for more than a year, and now they’re searching for a permanent home. The clinic treats about 60 patients every month, from anonymous homeless people to victims of tough times, like Irene Sundberg, who last year found herself on the other side of her frequent volunteer work. The 27-year Tracy resident, who served a combined nine years on the City Council and planning commission, was forced to close her downtown shop when her husband lost his job in construction. Now, he’s making a quarter of what he earned before, and the couple are in danger of losing their home to the bank. Sundberg, 57, needs to see a doctor monthly for her cerebral palsy and herniated discs, but she can no longer afford health insurance.
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