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We're honored to have been selected to provide technical support and training to community health centers across the country. This network cares for over 20 million Americans and already provides some of the highest quality care in the country. We hope to cultivate these additional quality tools to support their work in treating underserved and special populations.
Mark Masselli, President/CEO of CHC
This HRSA National Cooperative Agreement, the only one awarded nationally for workforce development, is an enormous honor for CHC. To transform primary care, we need an expert workforce trained to a high performance model of primary care. The award recognizes CHC’s expertise in health professions training and team-based care. It also builds on our experience through our Weitzman Institute in engaging organizations in a process of transformation and continuous improvement. We are excited about the ability to provide technical assistance and guidance to the more than 1,000 health centers across the United States.
Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, Senior VP/Clinical Director of CHC and PI for this award
In 2014, Dr. Bodenheimer, addressed the audience at our annual Weitzman Symposium on the topic of the shortage of primary care providers. During his visit to our health center he witnessed our model of care first hand. We are honored to be highlighted in this report as an innovator in healthcare delivery.
Mark Masselli, President/CEO of CHC
As part of their responsibilities, our RNs enroll patients with complex care needs in care management. A tailored nursing care management plan details problems, self-management goals, clinical targets, progress toward goals, and interprofessional collaboration in the care of that patient, particularly with behavioral health.
Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Chief Nursing Officer for CHC
CHC is at the forefront of transforming primary care, and creating a new role for RNs in primary care. Their key focus areas are prevention, patient education, chronic illness care, and team support. We are incredibly proud of our RNs and committed to sharing our model with others.
Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, FAAN, c-FNP, Senior VP/Clinical Director of CHC
CHEFA is proud to provide support for this program that uses innovative technology to provide critical increased access to treatment and better outcomes for children throughout Connecticut.
Jeanette Weldon, CHEFA’s executive director
We are thrilled to receive support from CHEFA to help expand access to high quality behavioral health care for our children. School based health centers are a critical source of care for CHC’s pediatric patients. Project ECHO is an innovative new telehealth tool we’ve been pioneering at CHC, and we are excited to extend it to support our school based health centers.
Dr. Daren Anderson, VP/Chief Quality Officer for CHC and Director of the Weitzman Institute
CHC is proud to be the largest provider of school-based health services in the state for the last 20 years. These centers are a critical part of our work, because they allow us to reach more children and adolescents and ensure access to the highest quality of care during their formative years. We are grateful for our partners - UCONN School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Division, who is providing the expert staff; Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers, and the CT Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics – who will play a major role in the success of this project.
Mark Masselli, President/CEO of CHC
Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Chief Nursing Officer for CHC
This initiative continues the investment CHC has made to ensure that front line teams receive the training and development necessary to enhance the patient-nurse relationship. It will redesign the role of the primary care nurse from its origin in the academic setting by ensuring a diverse and innovative curricula paired with high quality clinical experience, to enhancing the on-the-job support and training to intervene at the most critical time for our most complex patients.
Mark Masselli, President and CEO, CHC
At CHC we are constantly innovating and researching, seeking new way to improve the health of the communities we serve.This grant will allow us to expand our nurse care coordination program to all of our sites across the state, providing our patients with the best care possible.
For 40 years, Community Health Center, Inc. has been providing primary health care to families across Connecticut. Today, we care for more than 130,000 patients, many of whom are children. Our studies show that programs – like Recess Rocks - that empower people are highly effective. They provide a forum for kids and their families to discuss their needs and define action strategies to address childhood obesity.
Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola, chief medical officer at Community Health Center, Inc.
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Shaping the Future of Primary Care: CHC Launches National Clinical Workforce Development Initiative

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Community Health Center, Inc. Selected to Provide Technical Support and Training to Health Centers Across the Country

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California HealthCare Foundation Report Highlights CHC’s Nursing Role as Pioneering Example for the Nation

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$274,422 Grant from CHEFA will Increase Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents

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CHC receives $1.2 Million in Federal Grant Commitment for Nurse Care Coordination Program

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), Connecticut’s largest primary care provider for the underserved population, headquartered in Middletown, CT, announced today that it has received a federal grant   from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to improve patient’s health outcomes by expanding nurse care coordination to its state-wide network of health centers over the next three years. The project has three primary goals: to improve and expand the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice  environment agency-wide by developing CHC’s  care coordination program,   to build

Community Health Center Inc., Featured as a Best Practice in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Whitepaper on “Interprofessional Collaboration”

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Pfizer Awards $299,997 Grant to Community Health Center, Inc.’s Weitzman Institute

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Health Center Leaders Discuss Leveraging Telehealth Innovation to Affect Organization Change

Community Health Center, Inc.’s (CHC) President and CEO, Mark Masselli, and VP/Chief Quality Officer, and Director of CHC’s Weitzman Institute, Dr. Daren Anderson, were invited to give presentations on their expertise of primary care innovation as part of the first-ever convening of the Global ECHO Community in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 11-13. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) started as an intervention to improve access to Hepatitis C treatment in rural New Mexico. It has now transformed into an international model for strengthening primary care and

Connecticut-Based Community Health Center, Inc. Helps New Jersey Healthcare Providers Battle Against Pain, Opioid Addictions and Overdoses

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DATE:            June 28, 2012 Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court that upholds the Affordable Healthcare law, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds will have a far-reaching impact on healthcare providers, especially for those who work with underserved populations. If you are looking for a resource to explain the significance of this ruling and who brings deep experience in the workings for the healthcare system, we have such a person. Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola is the Chief Medical Officer of Community Health Center, Inc, one of the

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