MODESTO BEE
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By KEN CARLSON
BEE STAFF WRITER

Last Updated: May 24, 2006, 05:41:30 AM PDT

Because of recent county Health Services Agency cuts and an internal dispute at the Del Puerto Health Care District, some patients in western Stanislaus County had to find new doctors or simply have gone without care.

Two recent developments are expected to free up access to medical services on the West Side.

Golden Valley Health Centers is using a $185,000 grant to expand hours at its safety-net clinics in Newman and Patterson. The grant from the state's Healthy Families Program, which provides insurance for the working poor, is intended to broaden access to care for beneficiaries and underserved children in Stanislaus County.

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