Dr. Abraham Vela comes to us as a community medicine fellow at Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas at Natividad Medical Center. Most recently he volunteered for Clinic de Heridas (Wound Clinic) in Tijuana, Mexico. providing care for communities along the border. He is seeing patients in the Greenfield Clinic.

Dr. Hilda Alejandre worked in clinical management of adult and geriatric patients in the ICU and Coronary Care Unit at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. She volunteered for Chicanos/Latinos for Creative Medicine, in Tijuana, Mexico, providing medical care and clothing to orphans and is seeing patients in King City and Greenfield Clinics.

Dr. Elizabeth Beal was a Family Medicine Physician for Primary Care Partners in San Luis Obispo, providing outpatient primary care for patients of all ages before joining us. Dr. Beal joined Mee in October as a Family Practice Physician seeing patients in the King City Clinic.

Dr. Thomas Bosshardt practiced surgery on the Central Coast since 2004 and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Most recently he was staff surgeon at Surgical Specialists Inc., in Santa Maria. Dr. Bosshardt will join the Mee team of surgeons this month.

Dr. Ruth Pedraza was resident physician at Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine practicing family medicine. She also spent time in Mexico gaining clinical exposure to obstetrics, gynecology and pediatric care. Dr. Pedraza joins us as a full-time family practice physician at both the King City and Greenfield clinics.

Plans have been submitted to the State and construction work will begin upon approval. Four phases of construction have been planned for this project, which, when completed, will mean improved patient and waiting areas and faster, more efficient service for our community. We are excited to report on our progress in future newsletters. Estimated completion is late 2024.

Our groundbreaking event took place in November 2022. Heidi Pattison, Director of Outpatient Clinics, Dr. Jorge Feria, Pediatric Clinic Director, Dr. Robert Valladares, Mee Memorial’s Chief Medical Officer, and Rena Salamacha, CEO welcomed local dignitaries and speakers to the 809 Broadway location.

Construction is well underway. Exterior signage for the building has been approved and designs are now in process for street signage. We are hoping to announce a formal opening date soon. We are honored to be providing our community with the only dedicated pediatric clinic in South County. Watch for news to come!