August 5, 2020 Media Contact: Pedro Toledo, Chief Administrative Officer Petaluma Health Center, Inc. 707-326-7551 [email protected] Point Reyes Station release., CA: On August 12, 2020 Petaluma Health Center, Inc. (PHC) – which operates 10 health clinic sites in Sonoma County and Marin County, including the Rohnert Park Health Center and three clinic sites in Point Reyes and Bolinas in West Marin – is due to unexpectedly lose Dr. Ajeet Sidhu – a full-time family medicine physician, providing care to Coastal Health Alliance patients in West Marin – as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is requiring him to return to Canada. USCIS has denied Dr. Sidhu’s petition to J-1 visa waiver, which had allowed him to serve the people of West Marin. Petaluma Health Center is committed to ensuring that patients in West Marin have uninterrupted access to primary care provider during a global pandemic.  Recruitment for a primary care physician to serve the West Marin comm

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CHA/ Marin County Public Health COVID-19 testing eligibility criteria changes effective 8/5/2020 Coastal Health Alliance (CHA) has been conducting community-wide, walk-up testing on Thursday morning between 10:00-12:00 since June, 11, 2020. CHA collects up to 75 samples each Thursday and sends them to the county lab for processing and results notification. In an effort to support the county process to speed up turnaround time for testing and focus on identifying the most likely cases, CHA testing will adhere to the following State and County approved eligibility criteria going forward. You must live and/or work in Marin County. For most  of the groups listed below, Public Health recommends a maximum of one test per month.  Groups, in the order listed below, will be prioritized in their position in the testing line, subject to change based on demand. First Responders, including fire, police, park rangers and those who work in high-risk settings (i.e

Why are Petaluma Health Center and Coastal Health Alliance Merging? Coastal Health Alliance’s decision to merge with Petaluma Health Center is one that reinforces our commitment to ensuring high quality care for medically vulnerable individuals. The merger naturally builds on the organizations’ longstanding partnership. Coastal Health Alliance and Petaluma Health Center have a shared history that stems in the foundation of both health centers. Our organizations have shared goals to improve the health status of the communities we serve. CHA and PHC have an overlapping service area, which includes West Marin, Southern and Central Sonoma County; and shared patients who we are both committed to serving in the best way possible. In addition, we believe that our teams complement each other’s strengths and will improve both access to and quality of care. Petaluma Health Center and Coastal Health Alliance were both founded to serve a shared mission and vision by the same group of dedicated phy

Alexis joins Coastal Health Alliance as their first Licensed Acupuncturist. Since 2015, Alexis has been providing community acupuncture in Point Reyes Station at West Marin Acupuncture Collective, a non-profit organization she founded, with the mission of providing affordable acupuncture in West Marin. Her acupuncture experience includes working at: Scripps Memorial Hospital (Center for Executive Health), Rady’s Childrens Hospital, San Diego Hospice and UCSD Pacific Beach Free Clinic and Petaluma Community Acupuncture. Alexis obtained her Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California. She has completed additional training in Tan’s Balance Method, Women’s Health, Pediatrics and Community Acupuncture. When not working with patients you’ll find Alexis running, surfing, gardening and spending time with her kids and husband in Petaluma.

Hi, my name is Dr. Sidhu.  I am originally from Toronto, Canada where I was born and raised.  I moved to Petaluma in August 2017 with my Wife, two children girl (12), boy (9) and boxer pup.  I had been working in Sonoma at a Community Health Center for a little over 2 years prior to making the move to working here in Pt Reyes.  I am a graduate of the Family Medicine Residency at Michigan State University and Sparrow Hospital in East Lansing, Michigan.  Prior to embarking on a medical career, I was a high school science teacher for 7 years and spent 1 year teaching conversational English in Hiroshima, Japan.  Outside of work I enjoy spending time with family, watching movies, reading fiction and connecting with nature.  Moving to California has been a long-time dream, I feel grateful to call this area home and hope to develop strong roots over time here in Sonoma/Marin counties.  I am excited to serve the community here in West Marin!

Ann Mendenhall is a board-certified Physician Assistant. She holds a Masters degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to returning to school to become a PA, she earned a BS in Journalism at KU and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She also holds a Master of Fine Arts from KU and spent many years teaching college level art and media courses in the Seattle area and in LA. She also ran a video production company focusing on medical issues and producing videos for hospitals in Seattle. Many years ago, she also spent 10 years at sea in the Merchant Marine, mainly as a Radio Operator, circumnavigating South America 10+ times and shipping to Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong many times. She has spent the majority of her career in medicine in community clinics in California and was the HIV/AIDS provider at her previous clinic in the Sierra foothills. She is from Bainbridge Island, WA, but now i

Kaitlin is a Registered Nurse, born and raised in the Bay Area. She graduated from Samuel Merritt University with a Master’s of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Case Management. Her favorite part of the job is being able to help patients and families navigate the healthcare system and become active members of their own care team. In her free time, Kaitlin likes cooking and baking, practicing yoga, and petting her cat Fran. 

Coastal Health Alliance is now on Twitter! We will tweet out things like — New services available Group visit schedule Changes in clinic hours Location of the Dental van Road closures during storms   Please take a moment to Follow us so that you receive our tweets on your phone, ipad or laptop.  CHA@CHAWestMarin

Rich is a Podiatrist (Foot Specialist) as well as a Certified Classical Homeopath. He has worked at the Coastal Health Alliance (CHA) since 1993. He received his undergraduate degree in Pharmacy from Temple University in Philadelphia and his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from The Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine also in Philadelphia. He completed a rotating and surgical residency at various bay area hospitals as part of The California College of Podiatric Medicine program and later a Fellowship in Limb Salvage and Plastic Surgery at Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel. He then completed training in Homeopathy from The Hahnemann College in Albany, CA. and is certified as a Classical Homeopath. Rich resides in Inverness, CA. with his wife Judy who is trained as an RN, NP and PA and currently works with Hospice by the Bay, and their wonderful Australian Shepherd, Cheli whom they rescued in 2012. His daughter Rachel Anne and her husband Jason reside in Pasadena, Califor