This morning, CHC President and CEO Mark Masselli addressed staff at a meeting kicking off the budgeting process for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Among other key points of this speech, he spoke about the dedicated staff at CHC. Here is an excerpt of some of those comments: How fortunate Community Health Center is to find itself in its 40th year of operation with a staff that comes to work each day with an optimism in the work we do and…
It is a rainy December evening, the longest night of the year. At least this year, it isn’t too cold. I’ve just walked back to the office after attending the Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service at The Church of the Holy Trinity in Middletown, CT. The church was full; many homeless people, and many friends of the homeless. Earlier this week, a friend of mine died. He had a good job, a nice home, and loving family and friends. Many of…
A lot of people dislike fire drills, but it is important to be prepared for possible fires. Likewise, it would be nice if we lived in a world that didn’t need community services, but things happen from time to time when we need staff of community based organizations to help us all out. Yesterday, all of this came together when a fire started at 31 Green St in Middletown. It spread to 29 Green St and people had to be…
This post is an email from Kasey Harding-Wheeler, who is our Director of HIV Service: Thank you so much to everyone who attended or helped plan World AIDS Day. It was a moving tribute to the people we have lost to HIV/AIDS, those living with HIV and the providers and staff who care for them on a daily basis. With HIV funding in such a precarious state right now it is incredibly important that we keep HIV/AIDS and the need…
The following is an email from Dr. Marwan Haddad to our CHC staff helping in the day to day battle against AIDS: We are now three decades into the HIV epidemic. Though we have made great strides in these last 30 years, HIV continues to be a local, national, and global problem! The latest statistics from CDC estimate about 1.2 million people in the U.S. are infected with the virus but only 80% are diagnosed. Of those diagnosed, only about half…
When you visit a Community Health Center site, you can expect to be seen by a medical provider who can provide you with top quality primary care. Yet there is much more to our health care than simply getting the care we need during a checkup. We all need to adopt healthier lifestyles and the staff of CHC provide good examples of this. Last week, several CHC providers and friends participated in the 75th Annual Manchester Road Race. Other employees…