by Community Health Connections | Mar 11, 2021 | Gardner, Health Centers, Newsroom, Today's News
Gardner, MA – Community Health Connections (CHC), the only federally qualified health center serving North Central Massachusetts, has just purchased just over 13 acres of land in Gardner to build a new community health center location. The new site will be located on...
by Community Health Connections | Mar 3, 2021 | Action Health Services, Health Centers, Today's News
LOWELL — Although Gov. Charlie Baker has focused the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy around a handful of mass vaccination sites, community health centers argue that they are critical to an effective vaccination strategy. “We are focusing on and...
by Community Health Connections | Mar 2, 2021 | Action Health Services, Fitchburg, Gardner, Health Centers, Leominster, Newsroom
Awareness is perhaps the single most important word for good health care. Every person should be aware of their state of health. That’s why in March we picked some awareness weeks, focusing attention on two critical healthcare issues: patient safety and sleep. Patient...
by Community Health Connections | Feb 25, 2021 | Action Health Services, Health Centers, Newsroom, Today's News
LOWELL– State Rep. Vanna Howard, backed by 34 other legislators, sent a letter to Gov. Baker earlier this week urging him to “immediately implement a targeted strategy to leverage our community health care organizations’ expertise and experience,” instead of his...
by Community Health Connections | Feb 12, 2021 | Action Health Services, Fitchburg, Gardner, Health Centers, Newsroom, Today's News
Every February healthcare professionals and citizens across the country observe American Heart Month. Every year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number one cause of death for...