Work

Medical Clinic at SFGH

Medical Clinic at SFGH

Dick’s greatest achievements were his role in the creation of the General Medical Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital, now named the Richard Fine People’s Clinic (RFPC), and in establishing the Primary Care Residency Program.

Prisoners' Health Project

Prisoners' Health Project

In 1970, San Francisco County Jail inmates sued the Sheriff for providing seriously substandard healthcare in the San Francisco County Jails, leading to illness and death. The Court ordered the Sheriff to improve conditions.

Addiction

Addiction

Dick had treated heroin addicts from Day 1 of his residency in 1966, when there was an epidemic among middle class young white people that drew the attention of the press and the government, and eventually led to a War on Drugs.