James A. Watson Wellness Center

Preventive Care Network Medical Services, Inc.

The James A. Watson Wellness Center is an African American owned health care center focusing on disparities in disease within the African American and multicultural community. This 60-year-old, 12,000 square foot medical facility houses a pharmacy, lab, and clinics specializing in internal medical, geriatrics for our seniors, women’s health care needs, the male medical manuscripts of health care, podiatry, chiropractic care and most all health care concerns from your nose to your toes. The Center continues to focus on those who are professionals, working class, those with busy schedules, low income, and marginalized members of the community. The clinic accepts most all forms of payment including private and public insurance plans such as Alameda Alliance, Medi-cal, Medicare for seniors and disabled persons, along with many private insurance carriers (ask your insurer if we are your “in-network” provider).

The clinic specializes in care of those with basic medical needs such as vaccines, employment physicals, annual examinations to those with chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes, cancer, cardiac disease, HIV). Through its multicultural providers of medical services, volunteers, training medical students, and private and government grants, the facility maintains its commitment to those at greatest need. Our primary care providers, H. Geoffrey Watson M.D., a board-certified internist, Omar C. Staples P.A., and a highly qualified sub-staff of certified medical assistants, training registered nurses, physicians, physicians assistants and nurse practitioners have made it possible to provide high quality, culturally sensitive care by scheduled appointments or on a same day urgent bases with convenience.

The center also houses provisions for podiatry specializing in foot care for the diabetic and chiropractic care specializing in accident-related neck and back injury. We have a Spanish/English speaking staff and pride ourselves on hiring those most qualified, training those who aspire to become most qualified and sponsoring H1B visa employment. We are also partners with a non-profit organization, Preventive Care Pathways 501(c)(3) Charity that focuses on educating the community about the most prevalent diseases impacting lives today. The charity incorporates programs for re-entry citizens, youth in the community, special interests in male health, women’s medical issues and COVID-19 and related viral infectious contacts.