Awardees: Edward M. Augustus, Jr, Worcester City Manager, and Advocates Event Speaker: MA Department of Public Health Commissioner, Dr. Monica Bharel Worcester, MA (September 19, 2017) The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) announces that it will present its 2017 Edward M. Community Health Awards to Mr. Edward M. Augustus, Jr, Worcester City [...]
The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center announces that it met or exceeded all federal requirements to operate as a community health center during its recently scheduled site visit from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA is the federal agency charged with qualifying community health centers and ensuring quality care and equal access [...]
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization recently released its 10th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), reflecting a decade of progress in LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare. A record 590 healthcare facilities actively participated in the 2017 HEI survey, committing [...]
Kennedy CHC Presents its Annual Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Awards Dr. Stephen Tosi, President, UMass Memorial Medical Gr oup to receive individual award MetroWest Health Foundation to receive organization award The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) announces that it will present the 2016 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Award on Thursday, [...]
The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) announces that it was recently honored by The Joint Commission and the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary Health Care as one of a select group of health centers nationally that have attained and maintained ambulatory care accreditation for over twenty years. In addition, [...]
The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) will be hosting its first ever 5K Walk and Health Fair on Saturday, June 4, 2016, sponsored by Neighborhood Health Plan. The walk, entitled, “Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Kennedy CHC Walk for a Healthier Community,” will kick off with a welcome from City Manager, [...]
The Avidia Charitable Foundation recently donated $1,000 to the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center. Presenting the check from L-R: Kristin Costello, Clinton Branch Manager of Avidia Bank; Antonia G. McGuire, President and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center; Mark R. O’Connell, President & CEO of Avidia Bank. This donation is to [...]
Kennedy CHC Highlighted in Healthcare Equality Index 2016 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center Named as “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by National Survey Worcester, MA –April 11, 2016 – The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) [...]
The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center announces that it has received and installed original artwork at its flagship medical facility, located at 19 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA. Through The Art Connection, a Boston non-profit, Kennedy CHC received artwork from local artists and donors. The partnership between Kennedy CHC and The Art Connection led to [...]
Named as “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by National Survey Worcester, MA (December 7, 2015) – The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy CHC) has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) [...]