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New free telehealth program offers services for ‘the forgotten middle’

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A no-cost telehealth program is now available for local residents thanks to a partnership with Legacy Health Endowment and virtual healthcare provider Hello Alpha.

Known as Sonja Cares, the program started offering free telehealth services for 1,500 local residents on Monday. The program will last for one full year, with each participant eligible for up to 12 telehealth consultations. Services encompass primary care, urgent care, women’s healthcare, and more.

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Truckers, warehouse employees can get basic health care at this Modesto workplace

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The truckers and warehouse workers at Dot Foods can now get basic health care right at the south Modesto business.

So can their spouses and children, under a concept that Dot is spreading across its 12 distribution centers in the United States, at minimal cost to families.

The company expects that about 400 local employees and dependents will use the Dot Foods Family Health Center. It opened in a 1,440-square-foot modular building in late March and had a belated ribbon-cutting Wednesday.

“If you’re feeling under the weather, coming here is what we want you to do,” said Matt Holt, vice president of human resources for Dot.

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Report highlights local healthcare issues

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Along with funding programs to help students access mental health services, patients afford their prescription medications and senior citizens receive free meals and check-ins during the pandemic, to name just a few, Legacy Health Endowment has also been dedicated to educating the public on a variety of health-related issues.

Recently, Legacy Health put together an Essential Healthcare Datapoints report to help people understand the numbers behind the healthcare topics and issues that most affect the Central Valley and its rural communities.

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