RotaCare is a nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose of providing free medical care to people who have the most need and the least access to medical services.

Since January 1993, over 10,000 patients have been treated at the Coastside RotaCare Clinic.  These patients have received state of the art medical care at no cost to them, from caring professionals, dedicated to community service.

RotaCare Free Clinics have been in existence since 1989, when the first patient was treated in Santa Clara. Since then RotaCare has expanded to include clinics around the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Washington, and New York State.

RotaCare is a nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose of providing free medical care to people who have the most need and the least access to medical services. It is a coalition of over 1,500 Rotarians, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, interpreters and other volunteers who provide free medical care to the medically underserved in a collaborative effort with hospitals, clinics, community and social service organizations and service groups.

The Coastside RotaCare Clinic was started by the Half Moon Bay Rotary Club as part of RotaCare Bay Area, Inc., when Rotarian Dr. Josefina Enriquez saw the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of some of our Coastside residents.  Our community is home to many people who do not have access to traditional medical care, because they have no health insurance.

  Local Volunteers, including Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Interpreters and Administrative staff meet on Wednesday evenings, from 5:00 to 9:00, to give their time and talents for this worthy cause. Clinic volunteers work in collaboration with a number of social service agencies in our community to provide follow-up and long-term care.

The Coastside RotaCare Clinic acts as a point-of-entry into many social service systems. The clinic provides medications from its store or picks up the pharmacy bill. The same policy holds true for X-rays, orthopedics, pediatrics and more.

For more information about RotaCare, please refer to the official website for RotaCare, www.rotacare.org.

To investigate opportunities to volunteer for RotaCare, please contact the Half Moon Bay Rotary Club.