Starting Monday, February 1st, NEW Health has begun vaccinating patients age 75 and older. At this time NEW Health will be vaccinating individuals who have primary care providers at our health center locations in the North End and Charlestown. For those patients eligible for Phase 2 vaccination, patient service coordinators will reach out to help […]
This holiday season NEW Health ran their first ever Gift of Giving campaign to raise money for food insecure families in the North End and Charlestown. The campaign, which was conducted during the length of December, asked for donations of $25 or more. Donors received holiday greeting cards with a gift of giving message to […]
H. Jack Geiger passed away at the age of 95 this Monday December 28, 2020 A lifelong civil rights activist and co-founder of the first health centers in the United States, Dr. Geiger played a pivotal role in the history of this nation’s now more than 1,300 Community Health Centers (CHC). A proponent of social […]
Boston – Thomas Engels, Administrator of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), visited North End Waterfront (NEW) Health on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The meeting with senior management and tour of the facility was a chance for Mr. Engels, who oversees all health center programs for HRSA, to better understand how health centers are fighting the […]
In 2012, North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) opened a health center at the Charlestown High School after a request was made from the Boston Public Health Commission. Residents of the Bunker Hill Housing Development heard about the success of the school based health center and approached leaders of North End Waterfront about the possibility […]
Flu vaccine update 9/29/20: At this time, adult and pediatric patients followed at NEW Health for primary care can get a flu shot during a regular medical visit. Adult primary care patients can now schedule nurse flu shot appointments as well, by calling our main number and asking to book a nurse visit for a flu […]
On June 26 the Charlestown Mother’s Association conducted a fundraising campaign to help NEW Health Charlestown’s food insecurity program. In just over a week the campaign raised $1,300. The proceeds were used to purchase much-needed grocery store gift certificates to provide to food-insecure children at the Harvard-Kent school in Charlestown. Due to the pandemic, NEW […]
Due to the efforts of Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, North End Waterfront (NEW) Health will begin offering COVID-19 testing to North End residents in the Nazzaro Center parking lot beginning June 30 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Testing will be conducted twice a week each Tuesday and Thursday until it is determined that additional testing […]
On Friday, which was the 4-year anniversary of the bombing of the Pulse nightclub that killed 49 members of the LGBTQ community, the Trump administration finalized a rule that would remove non-discriminatory protections for LGBTQ people when it comes to health care and health insurance. These protections were laid out in the Affordable Care Act […]
The killing of George Floyd is just one example of the systemic racism that permeates our society today. As health care providers we know the correlation between racism and access to healthcare. People of color have a lower life expectancy and experience higher rates of homelessness, incarceration and unemployment due to the social constraints our […]
