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2007 Community Health Center Week
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Community Health Centers celebrated in New Hampshire
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Community Health Centers are community-based nonprofit organizations providing cost-effective primary health care, prevention, education and social services to suit the needs of the communities they serve. New Hampshire's Community Health Centers served over 101,000 patients, providing more than 425,000 primary medical and dental visits to vulnerable families and children. Furthermore, they served as the family doctor for over 20 percent of the state’s uninsured residents. The patient payer mix for all the Community Health Centers includes 27 percent uninsured, 18 percent Medicaid, 16 percent Medicare and 39 percent insured. In addition, NH's Community Health Centers employ over 800 staff statewide, contributing more than $61 million to their local communities.
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| Kevin Callahan, president and CEO of Exeter Hospital, recently presented a $100,000 donation to Helen Taft, executive director of Families First Health and Support Center in Portsmouth. "With this gift, Exeter Hospital is demonstrating its recognition of Families First as a partner in the mission we both share ... providing health care for every community member, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay," stated Taft. |
Martha Virden Cunningham (left), development director for Families First Health and Support Center, with Bi-State executive director, Tess Kuenning, and the Health Outreach Network vehicle. The "Helen" van, owned by Families First, and a second van on loan from Exeter Hospital (inset), are used to deliver health care to homeless people at sites in Strafford and Rockingham counties.
Read related article "Families First, mayor celebrate health care" published in Seacoast Online. |
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| Senator John Sununu visits Mt. Mooselaukee Health Center: (from left) Ammonoosuc Community Health Services Board of Directors member Bob Chenevert (front left); Ed Shanshala, chief operating officer (back left); Tess Kuenning, Bi-State executive director; Senator John Sununu; and Dr. David Nelson with daughter Alice. |
Manchester Community Health Center (MCHC) reception for Senator Sununu: (from left) former Health Commissioner John Stephen; Senator John Sununu; MCHC Board Chair Richard A. Samuels; Ed George, MCHC executive director; Gail Brown, Bi-State Director of NH Public Policy; and Dawn McKinney, Assistant Director, State Affairs, National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC).
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| Janet Atkins (left), executive director of Avis Goodwin, giving a tour of the facilities to legislative and Bi-State visitors, including NH Senator Jacalyn L. Cilley (middle left), Representative Rachel Burke (near right) and Bi-State's Tess Kuenning (middle right). |
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| Congressman Paul Hodes greets staff (from left, Cynthia Dominguez, Mary Baron and Moresvy Duval) at the Nashua Area Health Center, part of Lamprey Health Care. “We are pleased to have someone like Paul Hodes on our side, demonstrating such strong support for community health centers not only in New Hampshire, but across the nation,” states Ann Peters, chief executive officer of Lamprey Health Care. “He has quickly gained our respect for supporting the Health Center Program, which we hope will help existing health centers cover the cost of caring for a burgeoning patient population.” |
From left, Dr. Lonergan, Congressman Paul Hodes and Dr. Scaramella. Formed in 1971, Lamprey Health Care (LHC) is New Hampshire’s oldest and largest nonprofit Community Health Center. It operates three centers in Newmarket, Raymond, and Nashua, and served nearly 16,000 patients with over 64,000 visits in 2006.
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