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IF YOU ARE CONCERNED THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE CORONAVIRUS, PLEASE CALL US AT 978-878-8100 BEFORE COMING TO ANY CHC SITE.

Our Fitchburg-area COVID Testing is now located at 375 Nichols Road in Fitchburg. Our new COVID Testing hours are Monday and Friday from 8:30am – 11:30am and 1:00pm – 3:30pm. Learn More »

COVID testing in Gardner is reserved for CHC Patients only and will occur at our main Gardner facility. CHC Patients can call us at 978-878-8100 if you are experiencing symptoms and/or have had direct exposure to a COVID positive individual. Non-CHC Patients should reach out to their PCP or use the link at the top of this Health Alert to find the nearest test site.

National Safety Month – Fatigued Driving

by Community Health Connections | Jun 23, 2021 | Action Health Services, Fitchburg, Gardner, Health Centers, Leominster, Newsroom

With the “lazy days” of summer fast approaching, we wanted to talk about an easy way to stay safe this summer – getting enough sleep! Sleep is critical to your health and, as stated by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), only about two-thirds of...

Stroke, Hepatitis and Arthritis Awareness Month

by Community Health Connections | May 14, 2021 | Action Health Services, Fitchburg, Gardner, Health Centers, Leominster, Newsroom, Today's News

May is when spring’s colors take full bloom and warmer weather encourages more time outside in the sunshine. Enjoying more of the outdoors is a great healthy habit to tie in with continued education about what else we can do to stay healthy. For that reason, it’s...

April Awareness: Vitamins and Vaccines

by Community Health Connections | Apr 22, 2021 | Action Health Services, Fitchburg, Gardner, Health Centers, Leominster, Newsroom

Spring is finally here, and for many people it’s a season for getting outdoors, getting active and getting healthy after a winter trapped indoors with limited movement. That’s why April is a great month for increasing your awareness of easy ways to help improve your...

Community health centers fulfill niche in vaccination effort – Sentinel and Enterprise

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...

March Awareness: Safety and Sleep

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...

Lowell Rep. Howard urges Gov. Charlie Baker to prioritize community health centers in vaccination effort – Sentinel and Enterprise

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...