District Council Of Contra Costa Cty Society Of St Vincent De Paul

Assistance with housing, utilities, furniture, food and clothing; referral to other social services is provided directly to needy individuals by our conferences, a network of community-based conferences staffed by volunteers.

The free medical clinic program, "rotacare pittsburg free medical clinic at st. Vincent de paul": the free clinic was developed and built by st. Vincent de paul, providing urgent and primary/chronic care for adults with no insurance. All patients lack medical insurance, and 98% have income below 200% of the fpl. All medical care, pharmaceuticals, lab services, x-ray/diagnostic testing, nutritional and healthy cooking classes, diabetes health classes, social worker assistance, and referrals to specialty care/surgical care are free to our patients. The licensed clinic is staffed by volunteer medical professionals including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, certified diabetes educators, bi-lingual translators, social workers, and administrative staff. Over 14,000 patient visits have been resolved to uninsured patients since opening in 2011. Achievements not directly measured is the well-being and suffering, productivity gains achieved by patients able to return to work or prevent loss of employment due to medical conditions being resolved. Additionally, significant expenses that would have otherwise been incurred by local emergency rooms for patient care have been prevented.

The free dental clinic, dentists on wheels pittsburg free dental clinic at st. Vincent de paul, provides free dental services to uninsured adults in contra costa county. Opened in october 2021, the dental clinic is the only free dental clinic in the county and served 84 patients in its first year of operation. Patients are provided with a full dental health assessment, cleaning, and services ranging from cavity fillings, extractions, root canals, crowns, partial and full dentures. Patients are prioritized based on level of pain and health factors. Svdp built the 3-operatory clinic in 2021 with a capital campaign and donated dental equipment. In 2023, the clinic examined 150 patients, performed 182 fillings, 163 extractions, and 47 root canals. They also placed 53 crowns and/or bridges and 41 dentures.