Supe Announces Number for Former Doctors Medical Center Patients Seeking Medical Records

Former patients of the now-shuttered Doctors Medical Center needing to obtain medical records have a new number they can call, a county supervisor announced Wednesday. Tuesday’s closure of the safety-net hospital marked the end of a more than 60-year run for the facility, which was voted into existence in 1948.

It closed after decades of financial troubles that left the hospital with an annual budget deficit of $18 million to $20 million, officials said. Former patients who need copies of medical records can call (510) 970-5159 and will be told when to pick up the records free of charge, according to county Supervisor John Gioia’s office.

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• After Decades Serving the East Bay and Contra Costa County, Doctors Medical Center Closes

Former patients with other questions about the hospital’s closure can call (510) 970-5991. A list of health care resources for West Contra Costa County residents can be found at http://cchealth.org/dmc/west-county-resources.php.

Patients who don’t have health insurance but have questions about their health can call the 24/7 Advice Nurse Line at (877) 661-6230 free of charge.

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