ABOUT THE CLINIC

The Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California is a nonprofit medical clinic located in downtown Oakland, California, adjacent to the Cathedral of Christ the Light. We provide free, onsite and virtual preventative health care services and treatment to uninsured and low-income patients – no questions asked.

While the average span of faith-based medical clinics is just 2 1⁄2 years, our clinic has been in operation for more than 13 years and continues to grow in services, number of patients served and geographic reach. We are dedicated to healing and helping the Bay Area’s uninsured communities, within an atmosphere of trust, compassion, and state-of-the-art facilities and care.

OUR HISTORY

The Clinic was first envisioned in 2005 by the Bishop of Oakland, Allen Vigneron and the President of the Western Association of the Order of Malta, Richard Madden, GCM. Rising from the Order of Malta’s commitment to practice charity to the sick and the poor, both men saw the opportunity to positively impact the health and well-being of the uninsured and underrepresented of the Greater Bay Area. In 2008, several devoted Knights and Dames of the Order, under the leadership of the first President of the Clinic, Bill McInerney, KM, partnered with the Western Association and the Diocese of Oakland to create the very successful Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California.

OUR MISSION

Uphold human dignity and care for people in need.

VOLUNTEER LED

Our team is comprised of more than 60 volunteer physicians, nurses and support staff, all committed to delivering high-quality care to those who need it most.

A LEGACY OF COMPASSION AND CARE

The Order of Malta’s story began more than 900 years ago in 1048 A.D., when a group of hospitaller monks of the Order of St. John were asked to manage and staff a hospital in Jerusalem, caring for pilgrims and travelers of various faiths. That group of monks acted accordingly, and thereby founded the organization presently known as the Order of Malta, a lay order of the Catholic Church which ministers to the sick and the poor of many nations.

Today, we are honored to carry on the Order of Malta’s legacy of service to the sick and poor by caring for the Bay Area’s uninsured and underrepresented communities. This includes undocumented families who are wary of seeking medical attention at physician offices or hospitals, as well as patients who do not visit a doctor regularly or have received little to no medical attention in recent years. For these individuals, our clinic is their only source of safe medical care, in an environment of trust and compassion.

SERVICES AND SPECIALTIES

We offer comprehensive preventative health care services and treatment, including:

PRIMARY CARE

GYNECOLOGY

ENDOCRINOLOGY CARDIOLOGY

DERMATOLOGY

GASTROENTEROLOGY ONCOLOGY

PODIATRY

PULMONOLOGY

NEUROLOGY OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY SOCIAL SERVICES