Save the Date! We are excited to announce our annual 5K Walk & Run will take place on Sunday, August 11th @PolarPark in Worcester! You can join Kennedy Community Health in helping people live healthier lives by signing up to walk or run. Sign up at www.kennedychc.org/5k today!
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Hospitals and Health Care
Worcester, MA 3,367 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.
- Website
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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
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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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Thank you to our partners at Withings for highlighting the important work our team is doing with our Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure program. This proactive program empowers our patients to take control of their health and improves their health outcomes, and we're excited to be able to offer such an incredible program for our communities.
New Case Study! Discover how WRPM and BPM Connect Pro aided Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center in reducing patients' average systolic blood pressure through consistent monitoring and intervention. The health center enrolled more than 500 patients in their remote patient monitoring program for hypertension over a period of two years with a HRSA grant. Withings cellular devices made it simple for patients to take measurements, providing more accurate and reliable readings. Read the full case study ➡ https://bit.ly/4buBJKg #withings #connectedhealth #remotepatientmonitoring #rpm #HRSA #healthdata #connecteddevices #medtech #healthcare #caremanagement #careteams #digitalhealth
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NEW! Kennedy Community Health offers online scheduling across many services for existing patients. https://lnkd.in/e2kX9Q3N
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Time for a Friday push! Kennedy Community Health is hosting an on-site job fair on Wednesday, June 5 at 354 Waverly Street, Framingham! We’re hiring across departments, including dental, medical assistants, registered nurses, pharmacy, and more! Hiring managers will be available for brief meetings and to answer any questions. Register today! https://lnkd.in/ef8juhgc
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Doctor of Optometry (OD) students and faculty from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are serving the community at the newly expanded Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center in Milford. "It's an opportunity for our students to see more patients, to see a larger variety of patients, experience a different sort of culture, and work with a medical team in a comprehensive approach to providing care," Dr. Greg Waldorf, Associate Dean for Clinical Programs in the School of Optometry, said. Learn more here... https://bit.ly/3JJFgsD #MCPHS #HealthcareStartsHere
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President & CEO @stevekerrigan spoke with @henrytelegram about the impact Steward hospital closures would have on our health center communities. @telegram.com https://bit.ly/4bcaJ2D
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On Wednesday, February 28, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is hosting a job fair at our brand new Milford site! Please feel free to share with your network. We are hiring across departments and looking for people in medical, dental, operations, and more! More information here: https://lnkd.in/e8qCKiCJ
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On Wednesday, February 28, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is hosting a job fair at our brand new Milford site! Please feel free to share with your network. We are hiring across departments and looking for people in medical, dental, operations, and more! More information here: https://lnkd.in/e8qCKiCJ
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You’re invited! Kennedy Community Health is hosting an on-site job fair on Wednesday, November 8th at 605 Lincoln Street, Worcester. We’re hiring across departments, including health benefits advisors, pharmacy, dental, operations, and more. Hiring managers will be available for brief meetings and to answer any questions. Registration is encouraged, but not required – walk-ins are welcome! Register today: https://lnkd.in/eR6tGrEC
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