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I love our Mendocino Coast community. We are resilient, we love living off the beaten path, and we are strong advocates for the causes that matter to us. Thirty years ago, I saw the benefits of these traits when a committed group of local residents came together to maintain quality healthcare on the coast after the County proposed closure of its Fort Bragg health clinic. That is when Mendocino Coast Clinics was born; I was among the handful of early employees, working as a Spanish-speaking interpreter, biller, and family planning counselor at the time.
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