Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) providing quality healthcare to the coastal communities of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties since 1977.
Recent Tragedy
This is a very sad time for the RCMS family and our community as a whole. RCMS - our staff, our Board and all our volunteers - are here to provide help and support in any way we can to family members and friends affected by the tragic accident in which three young men from our community were killed. If you or a member of your family need help, please don't hesitate to contact a medical provider at RCMS, or one of the counselors or organizations listed below:
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Urgent Medical Care Services Available at
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS)
on Weekends and Holidays,
starting July 4, 2014
If you have an urgent medical issue on a Saturday, Sunday or a major Holiday, you can receive care at the RCMS Gualala Health Center, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
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Is your child ready for school sports?
If you have a child planning to take part in school sports this fall, now is the time to make an appointment for his or her sports physical.
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Coming Soon to RCMS . . .
Patient-Centered Health Home
- a team-based model of care, providing relationship-based, comprehensive health care, with an orientation toward the whole person. The health home offers skills and problem-solving strategies for managing your health, and guidance through the complex health care system.
Working together to improve the health of our community
From Tom Toedter, President of Coast Life Support District
Board of Directors, and Alex Long, Co-Chair,
Redwood Coast Medical Services Board of Directors
April 16, 2014
If you voted yes in support of Measure J on April 8, you helped secure the future of Urgent Care medical services for our community. You also made it possible for Coast Life Support District (CLSD) and Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital to take an important first step in creating a fully integrated system of healthcare that will ultimately allow us to further expand medical services within the community. Without question, April 8, 2014, was a big day for everyone who lives here, from Timber Cove to Irish Beach.
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Are you at risk for Diabetes?
Diabetes is a serious disease that strikes nearly 26 million children and adults in the US. An additional 79 million have prediabetes, which puts them at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Because early diagnosis is critical to successful treatment of diabetes, the RCMS Diabetes Care Team is committed to increasing awareness of prediabetes and stresses the importance of preventive behaviors like weight loss, physical activity and healthful eating.
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Urgent Care at RCMS
Gualala, CA - February 24, 2014 -
In a typical day in the Urgent Care Department at RCMS, about 20 patients are seen by the Physician Assistant and nurses on duty.
On one especially busy day recently, over 30 patients came into the Urgent Care. All patients were evaluated and treated for urgent medical concerns that ranged from serious to potentially life-threatening. On that particular day, all Urgent Care beds were occupied, all treatment rooms were full, and the last patient left the RCMS Gualala health center at about 7:30 p.m.
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Mendo Coast Named in New York Times List
Everyone who lives in this beautiful area appreciates the dramatic beauty of our coastline. And, it appears that the staff at the New York Times does too. In its January 10, 2014 article,
52 Places to Visit in 2014,
our own Mendocino Coast and the Point Arena area were listed at the third spot on the list, outranked only by Cape Town, South Africa and Christchurch, New Zealand.
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The mission of Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is to provide high quality, family-oriented, community based primary medical and dental care, including a broad range of preventive health services to residents and visitors within the coastal areas of Southern Mendocino and Northern Sonoma Counties.
Sonoma-Mendocino coast RCMS is a not-for-profit health center providing a full range of healthcare services at its three clinics located in Gualala and Point Arena. Services are designed to meet identified needs of the community services, are integrated with other existing healthcare services and systems, and are evaluated on a regular basis to assure that community health needs are being met.
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