Please help us welcome Dr. Fogg, DC, MS who will be providing chiropractic care in our Fortuna office located at 930 S. Fortuna Blvd.

Dr. Fogg will bring years of experience and expert care to Redwoods Rural Health Center. He will be scheduling appointments starting July 25th and will be available Mondays 9am - 5pm. You can call 707-353-2162 to schedule your appointment with Dr. Fogg. 

We are delighted that Dr. Fogg, DC, MS is joining Redwoods Rural Health Center!

Redwoods Rural Health Center appreciates the community and all of our patients and during National Health Care Week we want to show our appreciation with an event! We are planning something special which includes food, health screening, giveaways and more!

Keep an eye on our Facebook page or website for more details and we hope to see you there!

Fun in the Sun

Safety Tips!

Skin cancers are the most common cancer with some 5.4 million new cases reported per year in the U.S., and 90% of cases are linked to ultraviolet (UV) light that people usually receive from sun exposure. or is sensitive to touch. 

You can reduce your risk of skin cancer.

1. Avoid UV rays & seek shade from midday sun & avoiding tanning beds

2. Apply sunscreen year-round outdoors, whatever the activity

3. Wear protective clothing such as hats, long sleeves and sunglasses with UV protection

How to Spot Skin Cancer

If you know what to look for, you can spot warning signs of skin cancer early. Finding it early, when it’s small and has not spread, makes skin cancer much easier to treat.

Use the “ABCDE rule” to look for some of the common signs of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer:

• Asymmetry: One part of a mole or birthmark doesn’t match the other.

• Border: The edges are irregular, ragged, notched, or blurred.

• Color: The color is not the same all over and may include shades of brown or black, sometimes with patches of pink, red, white, or blue.

• Diameter: The spot is larger than ¼ inch across – about the size of a pencil eraser

• Evolving: The mole is changing in size, shape, or color.

Early detection improves outcomes.

Call your RRHC medical provider at 707-923-2783 if you notice a spot that is new, changing or unusual; bleeds and doesn't heal; or is sensitive to touch.

The interior remodel of the Medical and Dental Buildings at 101 West Coast Road is underway! 

The Sequoia Construction crew is overseeing a phased remodel of the medical building while simultaneously remodeling the closed dental building. Phase 1 of the medical remodel will be complete the second week of July so staff will be moving back into the core of the building.  Next up, the team will be focused on the Treatment Room remodel and connection of the new HVAC system. Meanwhile, the dental building remodel is progressing. 

A reminder to all dental patients, the dental building at West Coast Road is closed. Until construction is complete, all dental appointments are at the Satellite Dental Building located at 217 Briceland-Thorn Road, Redway.

Thank you to all RRHC patients and visitors for your patience during construction! 

July Team Member

of the Month &

Welcome RRHC's

New Employees

What does it take to be a Team member of the month? At RRHC one employee is recognized each month by their fellow workers as going above and beyond in the course of their job.

Freddie Bois is July’s team member of the month and is one of the awesome medical front desk receptionists who helps you when you call or come into the office. Freddie always goes out of her way to help her coworkers and is a delight to work with. Congrats Freddie!

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You may have noticed all the new faces around RRHC. Please help us in welcoming our new TEAM members!

• Hellen Sperry, Medical Front Desk

• Megan Johnson, MA

• Jennifer Vassallo, MA

• Andrea Rodriguez, Dental Front Desk

• Jharexy Ramirez, DA

• Michael Beyer, Accounting Assistant

CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates is requesting an additional $50 Million general fund commitment for the Supplemental Payment Pool which backfills funding lost through the recent carve-out of Medi-Cal from the 340B program.

May Revise Budget: Does not include the doubling of the supplemental payment pool that health centers began advocating for in 2021.

Workforce: CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates is requesting an additional $51M in new funding for educational debt relief, advanced practice clinician training program, and residency programs. A workforce investment is critical for CHCs to recruit and train their future workforce while maintaining the workforce of today.

May Revise Budget: Does not include CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates’ $51M healthcare workforce development budget request. However, it does demonstrate Governor Newsom’s efforts to build on his proposed $1.7B workforce investment in the January budget.

Health4All: CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates, along with the Health4All coalition is advocating to expand full-scope Medi-Cal eligibility to include all income-eligible adults (aged 26-49) regardless of immigration status.

May Revise Budget: Solidifies California’s commitment to expand full-scope Medi-Cal eligibility to all income-eligible Californians regardless of immigration status. Eligible undocumented immigrants 50 and older recently became eligible on May 1, 2022. The proposal to close the remaining gap in coverage for individuals ages 26-49 would go into effect on January 1, 2024.

Telehealth: CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates is supporting telehealth trailer bill language (TBL) that maintains COVID-19 PHE payment parity and all establishing patient flexibilities post 2022. Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 133 – an omnibus health trailer bill to maintain all current telehealth flexibilities, including Medi-Cal coverage for audio-only modalities, through December 31, 2022. 

May Revise Budget: While the May Revision does not include details regarding telehealth flexibility, the Administration released trailer bill language in February outlining the future of telehealth policy post December 2022. The trailer bill language assumes funding for payment parity, including for audio-only care.

CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates is building a presence in the public policy arena that can't be ignored. With more than 1,330 community health centers with over 40,000 health center staff that provide care to 1 in 6 Californians, together we can ensure that our health-care safety net remains strong and stable. We can’t do this alone. We need to raise our voices together to make sure we are heard and remain a priority for each of our legislators.

Become a CaliforniaHealth+ Advocate Today!

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