Medical Clinic
Medical Department hours:
Open from 8:20am to 12:30pm and 1:15pm to 5:30 pm Monday-Friday.
The Medical Clinic closes every first Tuesday of the month at 3:30 pm.
Walk-in and same day appointments available and new patients are welcome!
Did you know that by calling RRHC’s main phone line when the office is closed (holiday or after-hours), you can speak with medical on-call provider regarding the urgent health needs? We do not fill controlled substances or make appointments after hours or on the weekends. You may be advised to call when the clinic is open to schedule the next available appointment, or be directed to go to the ER. Afterhours, call 707-923-2783.
Medical Records
Need a copy of your medical record?
Please call our medical records departments at (707)923-2783.
A release of records will need to be signed before any records request can be completed. Click here to download the form. You may fax the completed form to (707)923-2543 or mail your request.
Records are $0.25 per page unless we send them directly to another health care provider or $20.00 for legal copies.
Unfortunately we are unable to email any records.
The Licensed, certified and experienced team at Redwoods Rural Health Center
Provides responsive, preventive, high quality primary health care services
to our community regardless of social or economic status.
Dr. Philip Scheel, MD, Physician and Surgeon, Board Certified in Family Medicine.
Dr. Scheel has over ten years of experience in family health care. Dr. Scheel joined our team as Medical Director in November 2012.
Dr. Patricia Chico, MD, Physician, Board Certified in Family Medicine.
Dr. Chico has over 7 years
experience working at FQHCs in both Chicago and California and is bi-lingual in Spanish and English. Dr. Chico joined RRHC in September 2022.
Mandi Battles, Physician Assistant (PA-C), MSPA.
Mandi Battles, Co-Medical Director, is a Southern Humboldt local who received her Physician Assistant degree from Stanford University. She has been providing exceptional services at RRHC since 2009.
Julie Moore, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), MSN.
Julie joined our team in October of 2019. Julie holds a Master's Degree in Nursing from Sonoma State University, and Bachelor's from Chamberlain's College of Nursing.
Morgan Hines, Physician Assistant (PA-C), MHS.
Morgan joined RRHC team in January 2019. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Nevada, Reno, Morgan moved to California to pursue her Masters degree in Physician Assistant studies at UC Davis.