ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SPENCER. OKAY. >> WELL HERE AT ABC SEVEN, WE HIGHLIGHT OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A BETTER BAY AREA BY FINDING SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES IN OUR REGION. PEOPLE LIVING WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE OFTEN PUT OFF GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR FEAR OF A REALLY COSTLY MEDICAL BILL. BUT IN OAKLAND, ONE HEALTH CARE CLINIC HAS BEEN OFFERING CARE FOR FREE. ABC SEVEN NEWS REPORTER LENA HOWLAND HAS THAT STORY. >> ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS, CHRISTOPHER GENEROSO MAKES A TRIP FROM HAYWARD TO OAKLAND. HE'S MADE THE SAME TRIP RELIGIOUSLY FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. HE'S GETTING TREATMENT FOR HIS DIABETES. >> THE BIGGEST HELP FOR ME, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE INSURANCE. >> GENEROSO FOUND THE ORDER OF MALTA CLINIC OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH HIS FRIENDS, WHO ALSO HAD NO OTHER PLACE TO GO. A CLINIC WHICH HE SAYS CHANGED HIS LIFE. >> I NEVER KNEW THAT I AM ON THE BORDER OF DIABETES UNTIL THEY TOOK ME IN. >> THE CLINIC WAS FOUNDED 16 YEARS AGO WHEN THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE LIGHT WAS BUILT ACROSS FROM OAKLAND'S LAKE MERRITT. THE ORDER OF MALTA IS AN INTERNATIONAL LAY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DEDICATED TO FREE MEDICAL CARE. THE NEED FROM UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PEOPLE ACROSS THE BAY AREA HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY SINCE 2008, AND THE CLINIC OUTGREW ITS SPACE. THREE WHO ON WEDNESDAY, THE CLINIC CUT A RIBBON MARKING A NEW CHAPTER. THE CLINIC HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR SIX MONTHS WHILE CREWS WORKED TO DOUBLE THE SIZE WITH TWICE AS MANY EXAM ROOMS. >> WE HAD A VERY GENEROUS BENEFACTOR CAME BY AND SAW WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND GAVE US A VERY GENEROUS CHECK THAT ENABLED US TO DO IT. >> MICHAEL BARBER IS BISHOP OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF OAKLAND. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SEE SUFFERING AND WHO CARE AND WHO WANT TO RELIEVE THAT SUFFERING. >> EACH PATIENT VISIT COSTS ABOUT $150, A PRICE TAG PATIENTS NEVER SEE. >> WE PAY THAT. WE RAISE THE MONEY. OUR DONORS VERY GENEROUS DONORS, ARE OFFERING THEIR TREASURE. >> THAT'S WHY GENEROSO IS HOPEFUL EVEN MORE PEOPLE SHARING HIS CIRCUMSTANCES CAN SOON GET THE CARE THEY NEED FREE OF CHARGE. >> SEEING THIS ONE EXPANDED, THEY REALLY HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE. >> THE CLINIC IS NOW LOOKING AHEAD TO FUNDRAISING $1.2 MILLION ANNUALLY TO KEEP THE CLINIC RUNNING
