Lestonnac Free Clinic has opened a new site in Santa Ana thru the generousity of Dr. Dimitri Sirakoff, D.O. Dr. Sirakoff is allowing Lestonnac to operate their clinic on the first floor of his building at 1206 E. 17th St, Santa Ana, CA (nearest major cross streets are 17th and Grand Ave.) The clinic will see patients on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The clinic has eight examination rooms, a comfortable waiting area, and is near public transportation.
Dr. Sirakoff has a history of giving back to the community. In addition to giving space to Lestonnac, he has also donated an ultrasound machine which can be used to help diagnose a wide variety of patient health problems. On the first and third Saturdays of the month, Dr. Sirakoff operates the Santa Ana Food Bank. In August, Santa Ana Food Bank distributed approximately 40,000 pounds of food to to over 543 people. The food bank offers fresh vegetables and fruit, which is rare among food banks. In addition to food, the participants can also obtain clothing, shoes, and toys for kids. Dr. Sirakoff has been inviting the community to the food bank for 18 months.
Lestonnac Free Clinic was founded in 1979 by Sister Marie Therese and is dedicated to providing free medical and dental care to the poorest of the poor in Orange County. The main clinic is at 1215 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA. Lestonnac Free Clinic is a non-profit clinic which relies on donations to operate.
In 2008, the Clinics small staff, contract professionals, and volunteer physicians and nurses served 1,867 low-income patients thru 11,047 visits. So far, in 2009, the Lestonnac Free Clinic has served 2,279 patients (63% increase over year to date for 2008) through 9,068 visit (35% increase over 2008 year to date.) Clinic staff attributes the significant increase in need for services to the recession where many people who had health insurance have lost their insurance because they have lost their jobs.
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