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March Third District Newsletter
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Last year the sudden closure of the Moss Beach emergency room left a gap in the healthcare available to Coastside residents and visitors. In response, I worked with the County to take swift action to establish a pilot urgent care facility, ensuring that residents still have access to essential healthcare services. We hope residents are informed and can take advantage of this new healthcare facility and pilot. To learn more, please read the articles below.
As always, I am dedicated to protecting the well-being of every San Mateo County resident. If you have any thoughts or concerns, please feel free to reach out via email at SMC_SupMueller@smcgov.org.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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 Supervisor Ray Mueller
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In the News: Improving Healthcare Access |
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Pictured Above: Supervisor Mueller speaking at the Brews and Views town hall discussion about the new Dignity Health Sequoia Clinic in Half Moon Bay.
Earlier this month, Supervisor Ray Mueller, along with Lenny Mendonca and Elaida Wachter from the new Coastside urgent care, hosted a public town hall to discuss the recently opened San Mateo County funded Dignity Health Sequoia Clinic in Half Moon Bay.
Following the closure of the only emergency room on the coast last year, Supervisor Mueller advocated for the creation and County funding of an urgent care pilot program. Dignity Health has now launched this pilot clinic, located at 799 Main Street in Half Moon Bay. The clinic offers same-day appointments and is open Wednesday through Saturday, from 9 AM to 7:30 PM.
The clinic provides free urgent care services to all community members, regardless of their insurance status. It accepts all insurance plans, including Kaiser, and will not turn away any patient, including those without insurance. Residents do not need to be Dignity Health patients to receive care.
To learn more about the new urgent care clinic, click below.
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Pictured Above: Supervisor Ray Mueller with Half Moon Bay and Dignity Health representatives at the grand opening of the Dignity Health Sequoia’s Half Moon Bay Clinic.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution granting Dignity Health Medical Foundation a contract to provide urgent care services in Half Moon Bay. This agreement follows the temporary closure of Seton Medical Center’s emergency room in Moss Beach, which left the Coastside community without nearby emergency medical services.
To address this gap, the County has provided funding to Dignity Health Medical Foundation to expand its existing Half Moon Bay clinic and offer urgent care services to coastal residents. The pilot program will run from July 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
“With the sole emergency room on the coast temporarily closed, we moved to swiftly address the healthcare void left by Seton Coastside,” said Supervisor Ray Mueller, who represents the coastal areas of San Mateo County. “We are seizing the opportunity to expand much-needed medical care on the Coastside, ensuring our community continues to have access to urgent medical care.”
Click below to learn more.
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Pictured Above: Former Rep. Anna Eshoo and Supervisor Ray Mueller at a news conference about the Attorney General's lawsuit at County Center in Redwood City.
Former Rep. Eshoo and Supervisor Mueller have pressed for action to hold AHMC Healthcare, Inc., accountable since it closed Seton Coastside’s emergency care in April 2024 and applauded the California Attorney General’s decision to file a lawsuit that seeks to hold AHMC Healthcare, Inc. accountable and to reopen Seton Coastside’s emergency services.
In the lawsuit, filed in San Mateo County Superior Court, Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges that AHMC violated conditions of the sale of Seton Coastside to AHMC. The Attorney General further asserts the AHMC never needed to close its emergency rooms. The suit seeks specific performance and civil penalties and the restoration of certain services at Seton Medical Center in Daly City.
Read more about the action below.
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At the February 11th San Mateo County Supervisors meeting, the Board proclaimed February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and Black History Month. |
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 The Board presented a proclamation to CORA for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time to highlight the need to educate young people about dating violence and prevent the devastating cycle of abuse.
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 Carolyn Hoskins, founder and chief curator of the Domini Hoskins Black History Museum and Learning Center, received the proclamation with Maurice Goodman, president of the San Mateo NAACP.
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