Rep. Joe Courtney speaks to CHC Staff about HR 2267
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0N5R5bxKq8
Community Health Center of Clinton: The Little House on the Prairie
Neither the aftermath of Hurricane Irene nor lack of electrical power could deter patients and staff from business as usual at the Clinton Community Health Center. The facilities team, led by Ray Gorski, rigged generator powered lights for exam rooms and to brighten all essential areas of the building. Bill Grehl, from CHC’s cutting edge IT department, created hot spots for computer usage which greatly enhanced our service delivery. Driven by the commitment to meet the needs of our patients,…
Dr. Nicholas Christakis, researcher and Harvard professor of medical sociology
Conversations on Health Care focuses this week on the social factors that affect health. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Harvard professor Dr. Nicholas Christakis about his research on social connections and social determinants of health that impact our personal, community, and public health.
M. Gregg Bloche, author of The Hippocratic Myth
This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with physician, attorney, and health policy expert Dr. M. Gregg Bloche about his new book, The Hippocratic Myth: Why Doctors Are Under Pressure to Ration Care, Practice Politics, and Compromise their Promise to Heal, in which he addresses the issues of rationing care and rising health care costs.
Fairfield County’s August Employee of the Month
August’s Fairfield County Employee of the Month is Lucy Golding, nurse manager for the three sites. Lucy’s willingness to always support her staff and exceed expectations is what earned her this award. From reaching out to community groups, to ensuring that Danbury, Stamford and Norwalk are all in compliance with Joint Commission requirements, Lucy has continually shown her commitment to CHC and to maintaining the highest standard of care for patients and fellow employees. Fairfield County is fortunate to have…
Managing Chronic Diseases
Last week, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola spoke with at the Middlesex County NAACP Branch’s general membership meeting. Her topic was “Chronic Diseases and Self Management”. She spoke about chronic diseases as a national problem, accounting for 7 out of 10 deaths in Americans each year. 50% of deaths each year come from heart disease, cancer and strokes. Almost 50% of adults have at least one chronic disease. While some aspects of chronic diseases are out of…