If you have a medical emergency or life-threatening situation, always call 911. After-hours calls to RCMS's Gualala Clinic are transferred to TeamHealth, a call-in medical advice service funded by Coast Life Support District (CLSD). When the RCMS Gualala Clinic is closed, you may call 707-884-4005 to be connected to this line.
Gualala Medical Center
46900 Ocean Dr., Gualala, CA 95445
Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
For appointments call 707-884-4005.
Point Arena Medical Center
30 Mill St., Point Arena, CA 95468
Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays.
For appointments call 707-882-1704.
Point Arena Dental Center
175 Main St., Point Arena, CA 95468
Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays.
For appointments call 707-882-2189.
Dr. Bertolli to receive Clinical Excellence Award
August 10, 2010, Gualala, CA – Charla Parker, Executive Director of the Western Clinicians Network (WCN) recently announced that Dr. Tom Bertolli, Medical Director of RCMS, has been named as the recipient of the WCN’s Clinical Excellence Award. The annual award, which is being given to Dr. Bertolli in recognition of his outstanding achievement in promoting clinical excellence at a community health center, will be presented during the WCN Annual Conference in Los Angeles in November.
The WCN is a peer-led professional association of medical and dental leaders of community health centers in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Islands (Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands and Palau). There are 1,162 community health centers in the WCN jurisdiction providing primary healthcare services to more than 4.1 million patients each year. Eighty-one percent of these clinics and patients are in California.
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National Health Center Week, August 8-14, 2010
Gualala, CA - July 26, 2010 – August 8-14 has been named National Health Center Week in celebration of the important contribution that health centers, such as our own RCMS, make to the overall health of so many communities. Widely praised by bipartisan Congressional leaders and the last two Presidential Administrations, community health centers are effective providers of primary and preventive medical and dental services because their approach is local and targets the specific health needs of the populations they serve. Today, over 20 million people, at 8,000 sites nationwide, use community health centers to receive quality primary health care.Dr. Mona Khanna honored
Gualala, CA – July 6, 2010 – At the RCMS Annual Meeting, held on June 28, Sumedha Mona Khanna, M.D. was recognized for her contributions to the health center. A long-time supporter of RCMS, Dr. Khanna is leaving the Board after serving for seven years.
“Mona has been a valuable member of our Board an
Steppin' Out Classes help seniors
Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. ~ Plato
Gualala, CA – June 28, 2010 -- Even in Plato’s time, back around 400 B.C., it was known that exercise and movement were beneficial. Today, research has proven that not only is physical activity good for us all, but almost no one is too old to exercise.
That’s why RCMS, as part of its Living Well program, is offering a new program for frail and elderly seniors. Steppin’ Out classes, held at the Elaine Jacob Center each week, are open to area seniors who may benefit from mild physical activity and a little socialization.
“Risk of falling is great for many seniors, especially those who live alone and are physically inactive,” said Denny Gold, Fitness Consultant for RCMS and leader of the weekly classes. “Our specially-designed “gentle movement” exercise program is designed to help lessen that risk by building strength and stamina, helping prevent bone loss, and, most importantly, improving balance.”