The Worcester Business Journal recently named Kennedy Community Health’s own Ivelisse Delgado as one of this year's Champions of Healthcare honorees. We are so proud to have Ivelisse as a leader on our team and we thank her for hard work and dedication over the past 26 years (and counting)! Her passion and commitment to our mission makes a real difference in the lives of our patients and community. Thank you, Ivelisse, and congratulations on your well-deserved honor!
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Hospitals and Health Care
Worcester, MA 3,452 followers
We help people live healthier lives.
About us
The mission of Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy Community Health) is to “help people live healthier lives.” We believe that everyone has a right to accessible, high quality, comprehensive, integrated and compassionate health care. As a community health center, Kennedy Community Health has always provided comprehensive care to its patients, who are at disparate risk for chronic disease and poor health outcomes. Our vision is to be a constantly growing, financially sound, Federally Qualified Community Health Center that: efficiently delivers high quality, accessible primary care services. becomes the health care home and provider choice of all our patients. achieves excellence in outcomes with our patients as partners. remains at the forefront of innovative health care practices. Founded in a Worcester housing project in 1972, today Kennedy Community Health has three medical facilities, two dental sites, two optometry practices and six school-based centers serving residents of Worcester, Framingham, Milford, and the surrounding communities of MetroWest and Central Massachusetts. Currently over 26,000 patients of all ages receive care and service through Kennedy Community Health’s family practice model of care, a comprehensive approach to the delivery of quality primary and urgent care, dental care, optometry, pharmacy, behavioral health, substance use treatment and social services, women’s health, HIV/AIDs treatment and services, medical specialties, nutrition counseling, laboratory, and health education programs. Kennedy Community Health is certified as a patient-centered medical home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a model that supports the flow of information among medical teams, coordinating health care visits, utilizing electronic technologies for tracking and errors prevention, and providing follow-up while, most importantly, engaging patients in their care.
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http://www.kennedychc.org
External link for Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Worcester, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1972
- Specialties
- Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Optometry, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Services, LGBTQ Services, Health Insurance Outreach and Enrollment, Cardiology, Dermatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, and Pulmonology
Locations
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115 Northeast Cutoff
Bldg. 2, Suite 200
Worcester, MA 01606, US
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19 Tacoma Street
Worcester, MA 01605, US
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354 Waverly Street
Framingham, MA 01702, US
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42 Cape Road
Milford, MA 01757, US
Employees at Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
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Sedruola Maruska
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
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Kathryn Thorsen
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Roberlyne C. Pezanetti
Strategic Leadership | Public, Private, & Non-Profit Enterprise | Healthcare Operations
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Pablo Hernandez Itriago
Chief Medical Officer. Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Updates
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On Wednesday, December 11, we had the privilege of attending the Worcester Business Journal Champions of Healthcare Awards and Forum. Our very own Steve Kerrigan was honored to take part in the panel discussion with two other esteemed healthcare industry leaders, Amy Rosenthal from Healthcare for all, and Justin Precourt from UMASSMEMORIAL Medical Center.
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The season of giving is here! This #GivingTuesday, help us help people in your community have access to compassionate, equitable, and inclusive health care by donating to Kennedy Community Health! Every dollar goes a long way in supporting our mission to help people live healthier lives. https://lnkd.in/eqGWsbKz
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The season of giving is here! This #GivingTuesday, help us help people in your community have access to compassionate, equitable, and inclusive health care by donating to Kennedy Community Health! Every dollar goes a long way in supporting our mission to help people live healthier lives. https://lnkd.in/ekupk3yr
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Do you work at a Community Health Center? As of November 14th, there are two new opportunities for student loan repayments that are now open for applications: the MassHealth Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program and the MassHealth Primary Care Student Loan Repayment Program. Created in partnership with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, these initiatives are designed to alleviate the financial burdens of educational debt for health care professionals in community-based settings.
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