The Willow Creek Pharmacy has closed its doors, leaving scores of area residents worried they could be facing two hours of driving to fill their prescriptions, and that’s when the roads are open. The pharmacy closed July 14, reportedly with little notice, according to some patients and employees. Attempts to contact the pharmacy’s owners by […]
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Looming DEA Rule Change Brings Concerns of Limited Rx Access
The DEA plans to reinstate federal requirements that patients see a doctor in person before receiving prescriptions for Schedule III drugs. During the declared COVID-19 public health emergency, the DEA had waived the requirement, but with the Biden Administration announcing it will end the public health emergency May 11, the DEA plans to end the […]
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Times-Standard: Daycares Move Toward Reopening
The Times-Standard reports that childcare facilities are preparing to reopen as California moves forward with Stage 2 of easing restrictions after two months of COVID-19 precautions. According to the article, half of the 300 or so daycare providers in the region shut down during shelter in place but around 60 to 65 percent are now […]
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Partnership Keeps Little Learners Going, Open Door Doctors Caring for the Community
Each weekday morning, mask-clad children wait at the door outside one of Little Learners’ childcare sites to have their temperatures taken by a nurse before walking inside. It’s part of a new daily ritual for the youngsters, most of whom have parents working at Open Door Community Health Centers. Many attended Little Learners before the […]
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Remembering and Honoring Herrmann Spetzler
Every seat in the main auditorium of the Arcata Community Center was full. Half an hour before the memorial for Herrmann Spetzler, late CEO of Open Door Community Health, vehicles futilely circled the packed parking lot. More than 500 people attended the celebration of life for Spetzler, who died unexpectedly March 11 at the age of 70. […]
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UPDATED: Open Door Director Herrmann Spetzler Has Died
UPDATE: A press release from Open Door confirms that Spetzler died “unexpectedly and peacefully” Sunday night and that his wife, Cheyenne Spetzler, has been named interim CEO. The full press release can be found at the bottom of this post. Previously: Herrmann Spetzler, executive director of Open Door Community Health, died Sunday night of an […]