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Happy Birthday, CHC!

Happy Birthday, CHC!

The following is a message from CHC CEO/President Mark Masselli and Senior Vice President/Clinical Director Margaret Flinter on CHC’s 42nd birthday: Greetings, Today, May 1st, we celebrate the 42nd birthday of CHC. You know the story of how a group of Wesleyan University students and Middletown activists formed a free clinic under the banner that“Health Care is a Right and Not a Privilege.” But what’s remarkable about the journey is to see how the spirit, commitment and determination that got…

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A Big Day and A Big Transition!

A Big Day and A Big Transition!

Below is an email to CHC staff from our CEO/President, Mark Masselli & Senior Vice President/Clinical Director, Margaret Flinter. Today, we say goodbye to a beloved staff member and announce a new role for another. Good morning everyone, Today marks a big transition in the life of CHC, Inc.  Our great loved and admired Chief Dental Officer, Margaret (Maggie) Drozdowski Maule wraps up 14 years of service to CHC, Inc.  Maggie came to us as  a young general dentist, grew into the…

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The work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The following is a message from CHC President/CEO Mark Masselli: Good Morning, Today, we celebrate the life and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King  Jr. as we do every year on this third Monday in January. But even before this national celebration began in 1986, the spirit and actions of Dr. King  motivated and inspired people around the world.  I’m sure many of you have taken a moment to reflect on his work  or heard his words and thought about…

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Happy New Year from CHC

Happy New Year from CHC

CHC President and CEO Mark Masselli and Senior Vice President and Clinical Director Margaret Flinter have sent the following New Year’s message: Margaret and I extend our best wishes to each of you and your families for a healthy and renewing year ahead. For CHC we are brimming with optimism about the new year. We live in historic times with the rollout of the affordable care act which continues through the end of March and for most of our uninsured patients…

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An Hour of Code

An Hour of Code

On Saturday, Mark Masselli and I sat down with students and staff from Wesleyan University to explore how we can work together to help people learn to program computers and cellphones to improve the health of our communities.  It was an exciting and far reaching discussion. What I did not know at the time was that it was a great precursor to this week.  You see, today is Grace Hopper’s birthday, a pioneer in computer science, and a hero of…

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ObamaCare Outreach – Wesleyan Edition

ObamaCare Outreach – Wesleyan Edition

This past weekend, we here at the Community Health Center formally increased our outreach in regards to the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare. With the Obama administration hitting an all time low in their most recent satisfaction polls, I brainstormed different ways to improve this and the overall morality of the ObamaCare program. I immediately thought about starting an ACA Outreach group at WesleyanUniversity, which main purpose would be to educate different populations about the program and further…

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