# Melody Health Closed in December. Open Arms Opened in March. | Drs. Connolly, Poulin and Tressan

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Podcast: [My DPC Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-dpc-story-1378645)
Published: 2026-03-22T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mydpcstory.com/post/when-the-rug-gets-pulled-what-three-physicians-did-next
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## Resource

Dr. Shannon Connolly, Dr. Shayne Poulin, and Dr. Amy Tressan found each other inside Melody Health, a mission-driven primary care practice embedded within Planned Parenthood, serving more than 13,000 patients across seven health centers in Orange County, California. Then, with the passage of HR 1 and the defunding of Planned Parenthood, they lost it, in a matter of weeks. They opened Open Arms Primary Care on March 1st 2026. Melody Health closed in December 2025. In this episode, Dr. Connolly...

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