Dr. Alice Chen Visit

Dr. Alice Chen Visit

The following piece was written by Jackie Wang, a HealthCorps Navigator at CHC, Inc. serving in the Quality Improvement Department.      Last Friday,  Community Health Center, Inc., was honored to host Alice Huan-mei Chen, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Chen is the Chief Integration Officer at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), the Director of the Center for Innovation in Access and Quality at SFGH, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF). At SFGH, Dr. Chen cares…

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The CHC Model of Care

The CHC Model of Care

Saturday, CHC President and CEO Mark Masselli sent an email which illustrates the CHC Model of Care nicely wrapped up in the events of a single day at CHC: Wow – what a Friday at CHC – our model of care continues to draw people to the work we are doing. The morning started off with Grand Rounds with Bill Rubenstein, Commissioner of Consumer Protection for the State of Connecticut. Bill’s Department is overseeing the implementation of the Medical Marijuana…

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World AIDS Day, 2012

World AIDS Day, 2012

This morning, I received an email from Dr. Marwan Haddad that he had sent to his co-workers at CHC yesterday and that our Chief Medical Officer forwarded to me.  It captures beautifully both the importance of the battle against HIV and what makes CHC such a special place. Dear All, Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. It is a day to remember all those we have lost to this terrible disease, those we knew and those millions we did not know…

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Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts – Coat & Warm Clothing Drive

Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts – Coat & Warm Clothing Drive

Just about a month ago, Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the eastern seaboard of the United States. Canada, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico were also affected by this terrible storm, which has since been deemed the largest Atlantic hurricane in history. The coastlines of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut all suffered tremendously, and recovery efforts will be taking place for quite some time into the future. In the aftermath of Sandy, the HealthCorps Navigators at…

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Dr. Joe Selby, Executive Director of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Dr. Joe Selby, Executive Director of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Joe Selby, Executive Director of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, created by the Affordable Care Act. PCORI has been authorized by Congress to conduct research that will provide patients and their care providers with information about the best available evidence regarding patient outcomes to make informed health decisions.

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Marsha Pierre

HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Marsha Pierre

 Meet Marsha Pierre, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in Access to Care at the Fairfield County sites of CHC, Inc. ! –          Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated with the Kutztown University class of 2012 with a Bachelors in Anthropology, in Kutztown, PA. –          What about joining CHC most excites you? What most excites me with my position at CHC is its flexibility. I love that I am able to fulfill my equirements as a HealthCorps Navigator, and at the same time,…

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