Community Health Centers Of Burlington Inc

THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF BURLINGTON (CHCB) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES CHCB SERVES. CHCB IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE WITH RESPECT AND COMPASSION AND WITH A COMMITMENT TO SERVING PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS OR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE.

THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF BURLINGTON (CHCB) ARE LEADERS IN PROVIDING QUALITY CARE TO OVER 30,000 PATIENTS IN CHITTENDEN AND SOUTHERN GRAND ISLE COUNTIES, REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE. CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH YEAR, CHCB FOCUSED ON SHIFTING FROM PROVIDING AN EMERGENT RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, TO PURSING THEIR MISSION BY INCREASING ACCESS TO VITAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2022: -CHCB CREATED AND HIRED MANY NEW POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOCUSED ON ADVANCING DEI IDEALS IN CHCB'S SERVICES, POLICIES AND COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND A CLINICAL PHARMACIST WHO IS AVAILABLE TO CHCB PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS FOR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. -CHCB LAUNCHED TWO BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF "LENDING LIBRARIES" TO ALLEVIATE ACCESS ISSUES FOR PATIENTS AT THEIR MOST RURAL SITE IN THE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS, AS WELL AS HOMEBOUND PATIENTS. -CHCB HOSTED "WALK WITH A DOC," A WALKING GROUP FUNDED THROUGH VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S YOU FIRST PROGRAM. THIS GROUP ENCOURAGED PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE STEPS TOWARDS A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY ENJOYING A WALK AND FUN CONVERSATION WITH CHCB STAFF. -CHCB WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL AS FEDERAL, CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDED: - A VAN TO PROVIDE TESTING AND VACCINATION FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE BURLINGTON AREA. - A WEEKLY VACCINATION CLINIC IN THE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS. - A STATE-SPONSORED TESTING AND VACCINATION SITE OPERATING FIVE DAYS A WEEK ON NORTH WINOOSKI AVENUE IN BURLINGTON. - COLLABORATIONS WITH UVMMC, AALV, USCRI, PRIDE CENTER OF VERMONT, ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF VERMONT, AND VERMONT HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE VACCINATION ACCESS TO MARGINALIZED GROUPS. - PARTICIPATION IN HRSA'S COVID-19 N95 MASK, TESTING SUPPLY, AND VACCINE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE PATIENT AND COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THESE KEY TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. -AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, RENOVATIONS BEGAN TO ESTABLISH CHCB'S NINTH LOCATION IN ESSEX JUNCTION. OFFICIALLY OPENING IN JUNE, 2022, THIS PRACTICE WILL OFFER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROVIDERS, CONVENIENT ACCESS, AND A BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES FOR NEW AND EXISTING CHCB PATIENTS. CHCB REMAINS GRATEFUL TO THEIR PHILANTHROPIC DONORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THEIR STALWART SUPPORT OF CHCB'S WORK AND EFFORTS.