PARTNERED IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

The mission of the Order of Malta Clinic is furthered through our strong, inclusive, and collaborative community partnerships, most notably with Sutter Health and its Oakland-based hospital provider, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.

A Clinic supporter for more than a decade, Sutter Health’s commitment to community health has brought immeasurable benefits to Clinic patients and their families over the years. As our partner in preventative care, Sutter stepped forward with funding to enable extended Clinic hours to help meet increasing demand. Since 2020, the non-profit has also provided mobile mammography services to more than 100 of our uninsured patients at no cost, ensuring access to the latest in life-saving breast cancer screening technology and diagnostics. Through the network’s Operation Access, Sutter Health providers also donate outpatient surgical and specialty care services to Clinic patients requiring more intensive treatment.

And the benefits are mutual. By providing proactive, wrap-around diagnosis and management of chronic health conditions like hypertension and diabetes, the Clinic reduces unnecessary illness by helping patients and their families take control of their health before aggravated medical issues or expensive ER or hospital stays occur. Together, the Order of Malta Clinic and Sutter Health are making life better for thousands of uninsured patients and their families every year, and building healthier communities throughout Alameda County in the process.

The Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center mobile mammography van provides vital screening and early detection services to underserved and uninsured women in the East Bay and beyond. The Order of Malta Clinic is a valued community partner in my family’s mission to improve access to these life-saving mammography technologies so that other families do not have to suffer the loss of a loved one to breast cancer.

PETER READ