The Regional Continuity Experience at the Pittsburg Health Center is designed to provide an alternative and unique experience for the resident's Family Practice Clinic throughout the three years of training. The Pittsburg Health Center is a community health center dedicated to the care of the underserved of the City of Pittsburg. Located 16 miles from the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, it is an integral part of Contra Costa's public health delivery system. Organized on a Family Practice model for the delivery of primary care, the clinic also provides on-site specialty clinics for referral. Thirty percent of the Center's patients are children, twenty percent are patients over fifty, and two thirds are female.
Family physicians provide most of the care for a large prenatal population.
The patients cared for in the Center reflect the rich diversity of the City of Pittsburg. The most common problems treated at the Pittsburg Health Center include diabetes, hypertension, substance abuse, HIV infection, TB and childhood anemia. The town of Pittsburg is a medium sized city located along the Sacramento River against the foothills of Mount Diablo. It is a town with a strong sense of community, dating back to the earlier days when residents worked in coal mines and a steel mill. Pittsburg is a growing community located at the periphery of the San Francisco Bay.