Health Care, Good Communications Go Hand-in-Hand
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This page reproduces an article published by the Borrego Sun on 1 October 2023, written by Nikki Symington. We did not write it and we do not own it. We keep it because the paper's own address for it, www.borregosun.com/story/2023/10/01/borrego-clinic/health-care-good-communications-go-hand-in-hand/8159.html, returned a Not Found when we last checked on 7 October 2026, and because the reporting matters to the subject of this site. This copy came from the Internet Archive snapshot. The text is as it was printed. Anything stated in it is the writer's own, and allegations in it were allegations when published. We removed personal contact details where they appeared, and marked the gap.
Planning to get the latest Covid vaccination? If you want them now, you will have to leave Borrego to find a provider. Why?
The Borrego Sun checked with both the Borrego Springs clinic and DAP’s office – the new owners and managers of the clinic, to find out about the status of the vaccine. The following are the conversations with both.
New Covid Variant Vaccination Inquiry – Borrego Springs Clinic
Borrego Sun: “Do you have the new vaccines for covid?”
Borrego Springs Clinic: “We do not.”
Sun: “When do you expect them?”
Borrego Clinic: “We don’t know.”
Sun: “How will you alert the community when they become available?”
Borrego Clinic: Long pause. “You can leave your phone number and we will call you when it comes in.”
Sun: “I mean the community, how will you let it be known vaccinations are available?”
Borrego Clinic: “We can post it on our website.”
Sun: “Thanks for the information.”
Borrego Clinic: “Thank you. For inquiring.”
Question: How many Borregans, who are not patients, go to the clinic website to check on shots?
New Covid Vaccinations: DAP – Borrego Health’s new owner.
Borrego Sun: “Do you have the new vaccinations?”
DAP Receptionist: “They have not told us.”
Sun: “When might you expect to make them available?”
DAP Receptionist: “They have not told us.”
Sun: “How will we know when the vaccinations are available?”
DAP Receptionist: “They have not told us.”
Sun: “May I speak to ‘They’?”
DAP Receptionist: “They are not available.”
Sun: “Really? You aren’t terribly helpful, are you? “Thank you, anyway.”
DAP Receptionist: “Thank You.”
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