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Month: May 2015

Remembering Our Soldiers on Memorial Day

Remembering Our Soldiers on Memorial Day

“Passing sweet hours, immortal and mystic hours with you dearest comrade – not a tear, not a word, Vigil of silence, love and death, vigil for you my son and my Soldier” – Walt Whitmam   Thousands gathered around Main Street Middletown, past Monday morning to honor soldiers past and present. For a day of solidarity and remembrance as a country, Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) employees and AmeriCorps volunteers gathered to march in the parade specifically to honor The…

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Leah Binder, CEO of the Leapfrog Group

Leah Binder, CEO of the Leapfrog Group

This week on Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Leah Binder, Chief Executive Officer of the Leapfrog Group, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving safety in the hospital setting. She discusses the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and the Hospital Safety Score which coalesce patient safety data to rank hospitals for quality and safety across the country.

Celebrating Great Leaders

Celebrating Great Leaders

Today, at CHC, we celebrate two extraordinary leaders.  Our Chief Nursing Officer, Mary Blankson, received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Johns Hopkins University today after completing her capstone, DNP capstone entitled: “Increasing Identification and Treatment Referral of Individuals with Hepatitis C (HCV) in the Primary Care Setting Through Clinical Dashboards” Also today, our Vice President, Eastern Region, Yvette Highsmith Francis was recognized at the YWCA New Britain’s 16th biennial women in leadership luncheon for her long and distinguished…

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New Onsite Medical Directors in New London and Groton

New Onsite Medical Directors in New London and Groton

Below is an email from our Chief Medical Officer, Veena Channamsetty, MD, adapted for the blog. Good Morning Everyone: I’m excited to announce the selection of two new Onsite Medical Directors (OSMD) for CHC.  Dr. Mariana Salas has accepted the OSMD role for New London and Patricia Swim has accepted the OSMD role for Groton. Dr. Mariana Salas joined CHC in 2013 after completing her Family Practice Residency at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN where she received the Community Service…

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Weitzman Weekly

Weitzman Weekly

Spotlight: eConsults with Jose Villagra One of the biggest problems today is that the demand for specialty care services far exceeds the supply. However, most people waiting to see specialists do not really need to be seen. I talked to Jose Villagra, Project Manager of eConsults, to learn more about how eConsults is improving patient access to specialty care. Electronic consultations offered through eConsults allow patients to get advice from specialists within a few days rather than a couple of…

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Margaret Anderson, Executive Director of FasterCures

Margaret Anderson, Executive Director of FasterCures

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Margaret Anderson, Executive Director of FasterCures, an action tank dedicated to saving lives by speeding up and improving medical research systems. They discuss the ongoing threat to NIH research due to funding reductions, but also the game changing potential of new technologies and increased patient engagement to advance biomedical research.