Coastside physician’s exemplary service to our community

posted by Barry Parr on Jun 17, 2009 at 12:46 pm in  Community
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The longest-serving private physician on the Coastside not only runs, but is expanding, our free Rota Care service, reports Julia Scott in the County Times.

Dr. Josefina Enriquez will never have to worry about going hungry, like some of her patients.

That’s not because she charges an arm and a leg — in fact, she charges many patients nothing at all. In return, they bring her what little payment they can afford: the fruits of their labor on the Coastside.

“That’s how I survive. I don’t have to go to the market. The only thing I buy is milk because the fishermen give me fish, and the people who work in the fields give me vegetables, and tomatoes, and lemons,” said Enriquez, pulling a bag of lemons out from under her desk on a recent visit to her private practice in Half Moon Bay. “What can you do? They don’t have any money, and I promised to follow the Hippocratic oath; and if somebody is ill, you have to help them.”

Being flexible about payment is just one of the ways Enriquez — also known as “Dr. Joy” — has endeared herself to legions of patients and kept herself in business since 1982, making the 69-year-old grandmother the longest-serving private physician on the coast. But it doesn’t explain how she has managed to serve a staggering annual case load of 5,000 patients — 85 percent of them uninsured or dependent on low-income state or county care — while maintaining her sanity, making a profit, and finding time to run a free RotaCare clinic on the side.

 

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THE COAST NEEDS YOUR HELP (part 2)

Letter by Sabrina Brennan on Sat, Mar 13 at 07:01 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

Assembly Member Juan Arambula
31st District
Subcommittee 4
Fax: 916-319-2131

Regarding:  DOJ Fund Shift Budget Committee

Dear Assembly Member Juan Arambula:

Today I am writing to express my extreme opposition to the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposal to “bill” departments that protect our coast and environment for litigation that defends our natural resources. The Coastal Commission, State Lands Commission, Water Board and other public agencies that protect the public’s rights to

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The coast needs your help

Letter by Sabrina Brennan on Sat, Mar 13 at 06:59 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

Please FAX this letter to: 916-319-2114

Assembly Member Nancy Skinner
14th District
Subcommittee 3
Fax: 916-319-2114

Regarding:  DOJ Fund Shift Budget Committee

Dear Nancy Skinner:

Today I am writing to express my extreme opposition to the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposal to “bill” departments that protect our coast and environment for litigation that defends our natural resources. The Coastal Commission, State Lands Commission, Water Board and other public agencies that protect

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PRINCETON SEAFOOD CO. ON BOARD WITH “HATS OFF TO TEACHERS”

Letter by Princeton Seafood Company on Fri, Mar 12 at 04:14 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

PRINCETON SEAFOOD CO. ON BOARD WITH “HATS OFF TO TEACHERS”
Campaign Offers Educators Hearty Discount

Where would we be without our teachers? They’ve given us the fundamentals – the foundation we need to succeed in today’s society. And now, Princeton Seafood is giving something back. With JointVenture’s “Hats off to Teachers” campaign, the restaurant is offering all teachers 10 percent off any meal daily and a full 20 percent off on our special “Teacher Tuesday.”
To

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Sam’s Chowder House Hosts Fundraiser Supporting the Big Wave Project

Letter by David Vespremi on Fri, Mar 12 at 11:25 am • 1 comments; click to add your own

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Half Moon Bay
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Telephone: 650.712.0245
Fax: 650.712.0371

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Free educational events at New Leaf Community Markets

Letter by Patti_Bond on Thu, Mar 11 at 10:13 am • 0 comments; click to add your own

On Tuesday, March 16 from 6 - 7 pm, New Leaf Produce Director, Mark Mulcahy, will present ” For the Love of Produce: Citrus.” Mark will talk about the difference between various types of citrus, where they come from, how to select them and prepare them, as well as provide suggested pairings and recipes.

On Tuesday, March 23 from 6 - 7:30 pm., Larry Jacobs of Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo and his team will give a talk on Organic Farming in Mexico. They will tell their story about the cooperative they

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