Our Support Staff

     Our staff is composed of physicians, nurses, medical assistants, x-ray techs and business office personnel.  Each patient receives a call-back the next day to check on your status.  We will work within your insurance plan's guidelines to contain your out-of-pocket costs.  Our billing department is courteous and prompt. 

Center Manager: 

     Ms Christine Johnson has been with MED Center since it's inception in 1984.  Please do not hesitate to call her with any questions or with any unresolved issues.  

Our Doctors 

     You will always see a doctor at MED Center for any kind of medical diagnosis and treatment.  Some services, such as specimen collection for drug testing, do not require the 'hands on" services of the doctor.     

BRIAN R. SCHNARE, MD

    Canadian by birth, Dr. Schnare was educated at Dalhousie University Medical School in Nova Scotia.  He did his internship at Victoria General Hospital, and served for a time in the Canadian Armed Forces.  As well as his active practice of general medicine, he studied occupational medicine at the University of California at San Francisco in a mini-residency program, and is a Medical Review Officer for drug testing interpretation.  He is currently in his 30th year of practice.

SERENA M. FRIEDMAN, MD

    Dr. Friedman, new to MED Center, is focusing on urgent care medicine.  Educated in New Jersey, she completed an Emergency Medicine residency at L.A.County/University of So. California, and taught medical students  before starting her own practice.  She is currently in her 33rd year of practice. 

Who We Are

      MED Center opened in May of 1984 as one of the first of it's kind - a free standing urgent care center offering patients convenience and reasonably priced medical diagnosis and treatment for non-life threatening emergencies.  First seen as a competitor in communities with a local hospital's ER Department, their popularity is now indisputable.  The local urgent care is a real help for busy families who need immediate care for children, relatives from out of town, and unexpected holiday situations, where the regular family doctor is not available.  

     Need a physical exam for that job?  Need a pre-placement drug test?  We are here for you!  We do all kinds of physicals, including hearing testing, driver's exams, and alcohol testing.  We even provide international travelers' vaccinations - we are a State registered yellow fever vaccine distributor. 

    Call us for more information.  We will see you for that urgent care matter, and send your visit records to your regular doctor as you direct us to do.  We also maintain a general practice of medicine for episodic conditions..