The Alvarado street clinic Alvarado street, Santa Barbara

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This is to move him away from his daughter Heather that Dr. Arthur Donnelly affects, in the summer of 1988, Dr. Scott Clark at a clinic located in a poor and disreputable neighborhood of the city. Located opposite Michael Donnelly's chapel recently renovated, the clinic has for mission to receive, for free care, the local residents who do not have health insurance. It thus reminds the Figueroa street clinic managed by nurse Mary DuVall in 1985. On his arrival at the premises, Scott is appalled by the dilapidated state and the severe lack of resources. He appeals to the help of some local residents to help him rehabilitate the place.

Repainted in bright colors (blue, purple, green...) and refurnished, the clinic opens, headed by Dr. Scott Clark, a general practitioner. He is assisted in his work by his fiancee Heather, a psychiatrist, but who strangely also treats all physical troubles just like him. Comes to work with them for a while Dr. Zack Kelton, in his specialty, gynecology.

When we enter the clinic, we directly arrive at the reception desk, held as from 1989 by Celeste DiNapoli. At the left in entering, a staircase leads to bedrooms that we will never see on the screen. Farther in the room, pieces of furniture are used to store among other the patient records. Explanatory panels are hung on the wall in two languages : English and Spanish, due to the important Hispanic population of the district.

Just after the staircase, a door leads to the treatment room. Painted of brown and sand colors, it allows the practitioners to work in a quiet environment, despite the frequent emergencies related to the dangerous neighborhood (gunshot wounds, stabbings...).

The clinic is also used by wealthy people, when they want a medical advice or care while benefiting from a certain discretion in this neighborhood away from downtown : Eden Capwell after her rape, Mason Capwell and his schizophrenia crisis...