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2007 Community Health Center Week
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Senator Sanders, Congressman Welch and Bi-State staff visit Community Health Centers, participate in town meetings in Vermont
It has been said that every week is Community Health Center Week in Vermont. To complement this excellent reputation, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch made several stops during the August 5-11, 2007 Community Health Center Week. Additionally, Bi-State's Vermont staff unveiled the inaugural "Community Health Center Road Show." The Road Show is designed to inform Community Health Center staff about the health center movement and the vital role they have within that movement. During the week, Bi-State staff visited The Health Center of Plainfield and The Community Health Center of Burlington.
Currently, there are seven Health Centers in Vermont, with 27 sites statewide and six of these sites offering dental services. The first Health Center in Vermont was Northern Counties Health Care, with sites established in Island Pond and Hardwick. Currently in Vermont, Bi-State members include Community Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, Free Clinics and Planned Parenthood clinics, and served as the medical home for 133,000 patients seen in 2006 for a total of 475,000 patient visits.
Support of Health Centers is a non-partisan issue in Vermont, receiving the support of both parties in the State Legislature, as well as being valued by Republican and Democratic Governors.
Senator Bernie Sanders and Bi-State's Tess Kuenning visited Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. (LRHC) in Bradford, VT. Incorporated in July 2003, LRHC represents the merger of three well-established, independent primary care practices that have a combined history of 140 years of service, and a patient base of about 7,000 individuals.
Senator Bernie Sanders, David Reynolds and roughly 40 local residents, business persons, elected officials and medical professionals attended the Five-Town Alliance meeting in Bristol, VT to discuss the need for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Read article from the Addison Independent. Congressman Peter Welch visited the Community Health Center of Burlington and held a news conference. Congressman Welch strongly advocated for the passing of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). From left: Joe Arioli, Community Health Center of Burlington (CHCB) executive director; Diana Greenough, CHCB director of operations; Congressman Peter Welch; and Michael Sirois, CHCB medical director.
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