Here are four things to know about the planned closure.
1. New Generation Health Clinic will close July 31.
2. The closure comes amid a drop in patient volume at the health center. UCSF officials said the Affordable Care Act, which expanded the state’s Medicaid program and offers private subsidized coverage, has provided youths more options and reduced the number of patients seeking care at New Generation, according to the report. Additionally, the drop in patients is attributed to demographic shifts that have occurred over the years.
3. “We can’t make ends meet. It’s $24,000 a month in deficit, and I don’t know how to sustain my operations,” Rebecca Jackson, MD, a UCSF professor who oversees the clinic, told the San Francisco Chronicle.
4. UCSF originally intended to close the clinic next month and notified New Generation’s staff March 1, according to the report. However, university officials have delayed the closure by three months to coordinate with the San Francisco Department of Public Health in directing New Generation patients to other health services and clinics, the report notes.
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