We have a saying here at the Community Health Center, that what the eye sees, the heart feels and we try to make our sites as visually pleasing and welcoming as possible. This weekend, we are reminded of other senses as well. CHC is excited to participate in MiddletownRemix: Hear More, See More, celebrating the city’s acoustic identity at a festival featuring four world premieres of works commissioned for the festival. We have our own acoustic identity. It includes the…
Below is a message that CHC President and CEO Mark Masselli distributed to our receptionists to celebrate National Receptionists Day! This is a day of recognition for our Receptionist – you are the Directors of First Impressions. You help create the favorable image that CHC has with its patients. We celebrate you today! And every day we are thankful that you are at CHC and appreciative the difference you make in the lives of people we care for – Peace…
This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Roni Zeiger, CEO of Smart Patients, a clinical trials search engine and online community for cancer patients, their caregivers and clinicians to share information about best practices in cancer treatment. Dr. Zeiger is the former Chief Health Strategist for Google.
Rachel Schindler, the HealthCorps Navigator serving as Program Coordinator for Recess Rocks, wrote the following update on CHC’s involvement in the March of Dimes. Last Saturday, April 27th, CHC employees and HealthCorps Navigators supported the March of Dimes by participating in their March for Babies walk in Middletown. On a beautiful Saturday morning they got the crowd warmed up with some Recess Rocks routines, and then volunteered to help with all of the kids’ activities, like the bounce house and…
This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Kenneth Mandle, Director of the Intelligent Health Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Mandl is a pioneer in consumer information technologies and biosurveillance, creating platforms for sharing big health data as well as assisting the Department of Health and Human Services in developing an app store for health care innovators.
Below is an email sent out by Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter celebrating the 41st anniversary of CHC. May 1st CHC Celebrates 41st Anniversary Just a few days ago, Margaret and I journeyed to Boston to spend a week with twelve sister Health Centers from across the country who have banded together to form a network of Best Practice Health Centers. Our ranks included Health Centers from Hawaii to East Boston; some of us care for farm workers, others tend…