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

About this episode

Dr. Connolly, Dr. Poulin, and Dr. Tressan discuss the transition from Melody Health to Open Arms Primary Care following the closure of their previous practice.

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...

People in this episode

Host: Maryal Concepcion, MD

Guests: Dr. Shannon Connolly, Dr. Shayne Poulin, Dr. Amy Tressan

Topics covered

• primary care
• healthcare transition
• Planned Parenthood
• entrepreneurship
• patient care

Keywords

• Melody Health
• Open Arms Primary Care
• Planned Parenthood
• primary care
• healthcare
• HR 1
• Orange County

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melody Health, Planned Parenthood, Open Arms Primary Care

Places: Orange County, California

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