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CS-HHC Announces Expanded Role of Andrea Lobo as Chief Administrative Officer to Strengthen Community Health Leadership

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:21:27 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) is pleased to announce that Andrea Lobo will be stepping into an expanded role as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) . In this position, Lobo will continue to oversee Human Resources while assuming additional responsibilities supporting the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Leadership Team in advancing strategic initiatives, marketing, and community relations.

Lobo first joined CS-HHC in 2001 as Director of Human Resources before being promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer in 2010. For more than 15 years, she has served the organization by providing guidance and leadership in workforce development and employee engagement as well as helping to improve organizational culture. Beyond her responsibilities overseeing Human Resources operations, Lobo has also played a critical role as a trusted advisor to leadership, bridging the gap between the organization’s leadership team, board of directors, staff, and the community.

In her new role as Chief Administrative Officer , Lobo will work closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to support organizational strategy, strengthen community partnerships, and help advance the mission and strategic goals of the organization through coordinated administrative leadership, communications, and outreach.

“Lobo has long been a key partner in helping guide our organization’s growth and impact,” said Michael Taylor, Chief Executive Officer . “This new role formally recognizes the leadership she has already been providing for many years. Her ability to connect our staff, leadership team, and community partners makes her uniquely suited for this expanded role.”

As Chief Administrative Officer, Lobo will continue to lead Human Resources while also supporting executive initiatives, organizational communications, and strategic collaborations that continue to strengthen the organization’s presence and partnerships within the community.

“CS-HHC is deeply committed to the communities we serve,” said Lobo. “I am honored to continue supporting our incredible staff and leadership team while working to sustain and strengthen our relationships with community partners, advancing the organization’s mission, and delivering better health services and outcomes for the community.”

About Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is the oldest and among the largest community Health Centers in Connecticut. The Center provides integrated medical, dental and behavioral health solutions throughout the Greater New Haven area and the Lower Naugatuck Valley with the goal of improving the health status of patients and the community at large. The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has been a leader in community healthcare innovation for nearly 60 years.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Welcomes New Members to Its Board of Directors

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:07:07 GMT

For more information contact:
Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Cornell Scott–Hill Health Center
203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

New Haven, CT, February 9, 2026 — Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors.

Each of our newly appointed board members bring a diverse range of expertise and perspectives and their collective experience will serve to strengthen our ability to provide comprehensive, compassionate care for the evolving needs of our communities.

Our new board members include:

Emily Byrne, M.P.A. , Executive Director of Connecticut Voices for Children

Emily is the Executive Director of Connecticut Voices for Children, a research and advocacy organization with a strategic aim toward economic justice. She has extensive experience in policy and program development and has led and contributed to work that has been recognized by past White House administrations and featured in numerous publications. In addition to being the founding Executive Director of New Haven Promise, Emily has held various governmental leadership positions.

Jose Candelario, Broadcast Television Director, On-Air Host, and Content Producer

Jose is an award-winning media professional with more than 15 years of experience in broadcast television, radio, and multimedia production. A New Haven native, Jose has worked at CTV, News 8, and 6abc, developing a reputation for creating impactful, community-centered content. He currently serves as producer and host of The Evening Jam and Late Night Rhythms on 94.3 WYBC and The Electric Drum, one of Connecticut’s longest running, most impactful public affairs programs.

Chris Hodgdon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting at Quinnipiac University

Chris is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Quinnipiac University who teaches managerial, financial, governmental, and not-for-profit accounting with over 20 years of experience in accounting higher education. He earned a B.A. in history from the University of Colorado, an M.S. in accounting from The American University, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University. A CPA licensed in Virginia, Chris worked as a Tax Analyst for MCI Telecommunications prior to entering academia.

The addition of these new members reflects CS-HHC’s ongoing commitment to strong governance and community representation.

“We are honored to include such outstanding leaders to our Board of Directors,” said Michael R. Taylor, President and CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center . “Their combined understanding of, passion for, and commitment to our patients and the communities we serve will be instrumental as we continue to navigate a changing healthcare landscape while continuing to expand access to high-quality care throughout Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley.”

For more information about CS-HHC and our Board of Directors, visit: https://www.cornellscott.org/about/board-of-directors

Continuing Care Through the Patient Access Fund

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:08:07 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 18, 2025

For more information contact :
Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center
203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

On December 16 ^th , Michael R. Taylor , Chief Executive Officer of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) and LindyLee Gold, Chair of the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Board joined “ CT BUZZ ,” Host Natasha Lubczenko to discuss Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation’s Patient Access Fund , a new initiative focused on helping Connecticut residents maintain access to care, amid rising health care costs and changes in insurance coverage.

Michael Taylor explained that the Patient Access Fund is designed to uphold continuity of care for individuals who may lose their health insurance beginning on January 1 ^st . While the State of Connecticut recently authorized $70 million to address the anticipated federal funding shortfall, the total gap is estimated at nearly $300 million, increasing the urgent need for additional funding to ensure and continue access to medical services for many Connecticut residents.

LindyLee Gold added that the Foundation now faces a significant challenge to raise funds for as many as 1,800 CS-HHC patients who may lose necessary resources for medical care and access to their medications. She emphasized that investing in the health of our community is essential to keeping the New Haven region healthy.

To support our community and participate in the Patient Access Fund visit: cornellscott.org/donate .

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns Silver Quality Leader Award from Federal Health Resources and Services Administration

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:51:20 GMT

CS-HCC Also Earns HRSA Recognition for High Value Care and Advancing Health Information Technology

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC), Connecticut’s first federally funded health center, has earned three 2025 Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The awards were led by the federal agency’s Silver Badge , which denotes that CS-HHC achieved clinical outcomes that placed the New Haven-based community health center in the top 11%-20% of all community health centers nationally. There are approximately 1,500 health centers supported by HRSA nationwide, serving approximately 32.4 million people last year - the most patients ever served in the Health Center Program’s 60-year history. Only 147 community health centers across the country earned the HRSA’s Silver Badge.

In addition, CS-HHC earned Community Health Quality Recognition badges in two other key categories: High-Value Care and Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality.

A year ago, CS-HHC earned the Bronze level Health Center Quality Leader award, this year CS-HHC received the higher level Silver recognition badge.

It is the fifth consecutive year that CS-HHC has earned the Advancing Health Information Technology badge.

The High-Value Care badge, awarded by HRSA for the first time this year, recognizes improvements in clinical quality while minimizing costs. Criteria to earn the Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality badge include offering telehealth services, exchanging clinical information online with key providers' health care settings, engaging patients through HIT, and collecting data on patient health-related needs. CS-HHC is one of only two community health centers in Connecticut to earn that recognition.

“These awards reaffirm and reflect our continued devotion to ensuring that CS-HHC patients receive services of the highest quality. We are grateful for HRSA’s acknowledgement and remain steadfastly committed to maintaining the highest level of comprehensive healthcare services,” said Michael R. Taylor, CS-HHC Chief Executive Officer.

HRSA awards badges to federally qualified health centers nationally, based on the Uniform Data System (UDS). The UDS provides information about the performance and operation of centers that deliver services to underserved communities and vulnerable populations.

About Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

About HRSA

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, supports equitable health care for the nation’s highest-need communities. Its programs support people with low incomes, people with HIV, pregnant people, children, parents, rural communities, transplant patients, and the health workforce. Health centers have been a key part of the nation’s health care system for nearly 60 years. They are in all U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. In 2024, health centers served more than 32 million people.

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Abellard - the New President of the Connecticut Psychiatry Society

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:20:24 GMT

[New Haven, CT] — [August 25, 2025] — We are so excited to celebrate our very own Dr. Jessica Abellard for her recent appointment as the new President of The Connecticut Psychiatric Society. A board-certified adult, geriatric, and forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Abellard serves as the Medical Director of Geriatrics for our Behavioral Health Department at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center.

A Seed of Care Planted Takes Root in Service

Originally from Miami, Florida, Dr. Abellard’s journey began playing with the stethoscope and reflex hammer from a play health kit her parents bought her as a child. She acknowledges, “from the womb, I knew that wanted to be a doctor.”

At eleven years old, Dr. Abellard told her mother that she wanted to be a Geriatrician. Working with older adults, she said, “was something that I found fascinating. I love their stories. They provide such a rich history of resilience.”

Her love for health and medicine led her to study chemistry at the University of Miami. It was here that she developed an interest in criminology and began to broaden her horizons beyond chemistry to law and medicine. After reviewing the curriculum for law, she decided that medicine was the path she wanted to take and she followed her dream to become a physician – her childhood dream.

Although psychiatry was her favorite rotation as a medical student, she initially pursued internal medicine but ultimately pursued what she truly enjoyed. In 2017, she moved to Connecticut where she completed her fellowship training in geriatric and forensic psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Abellard joined Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in 2019 directly after training to serve our patients and our community. Genuine empathy, wisdom, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to delivering compassionate care to the most vulnerable are the qualities that Dr. Abellard embodies both as a provider and as a leader. Her experience, expertise, and authentic spirit continue to advance mental health care, education, and advocacy in addition to raising the standard of care we provide to our community.

Describing her primary motivation for staying in Connecticut at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Dr. Abellard notes her admiration for how “they honor the legacy of Cornell Scott and his impact on serving the underserved and the change that he embodied.” This legacy is what Dr. Abellard continues both as Medical Director of Geriatrics at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and now as President of the Connecticut Psychiatry Society.

“It is an immense honor to serve as president of Connecticut Psychiatric Society and I’m grateful to our past presidents who have built a solid foundation. The theme I chose for this year is hope and community onward and upward. It is important now more than ever to instill hope.”

Towards the Future

In her new role as President, Dr. Abellard understands that psychiatrists are in a unique position to help combat the loneliness and isolation epidemic that plagues our society - not just for patients, but on a personal level as well. She looks forward to collaborating with other district branches in other states as a team advocating for patients and cultivating relationships with state legislators and decision-makers.

“Our board now includes several trainees who are represented across the state. So we get to include and involve young voices and hear from a diversity of experiences. There are a lot of exciting plans and visions for this next year. Hope and community, onwards and upwards!”

Congratulations Dr. Jessica Abellard!

“We are proud to recognize and honor Dr. Jessica Abellard on her recent election into the Connecticut Psychiatry Society.

At Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Dr. Abellard is not only our wonderful colleague and medical director but also a compassionate provider who continuously advocates for equitable, patient-centered care. Her contributions have strengthened our behavioral health services and inspired those around her to pursue the highest standards of psychiatric practice.

This achievement is a testament to her unwavering dedication, clinical excellence, and her leadership. It also reflects the respect she has earned from peers across the state.

Congratulations, Dr. Abellard—this recognition is well-deserved, and we are honored to celebrate this milestone with you.”

- Dr. Ece Tek, Chief Medical Officer of Mental Health and Addiction Services at Cornell Scott Hill Health Center

“It is an honor and privilege to celebrate Dr. Jessica Abellard. Her compassion, vision, and integrity have raised the quality of care here at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. I am confident that her leadership as President of the Connecticut Psychiatry Society will exponentially advance the field of psychiatry and the critical role it plays in providing compassionate care to our communities. Congratulations Dr. Abellard!”

- Michael Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Cen ter

Homeless Population in Connecticut Facing Increasing Health Care Challenges

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:18:20 GMT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Hundreds of health care professionals all gathered in Bridgeport Tuesday to talk about how best to serve the toughest patients: people without a home.

It was the annual Connecticut Healthcare for the Homeless Symposium.

“We are seeing homelessness increase. We are seeing people at risk of homelessness increase,” said Jennifer Paradis, the executive director of Milford’s Beth-El Center Inc., and the symposium’s keynote speaker. “That is in direct correlation to the health care that folks need.”

In other words, being unhoused means you need more healthcare, not less. These days, there are more and more people in that situation.

“The lack of affordable housing has just made it really hard for families, for people to live,” said Philip Costello, clinical director of the Greater New Haven Healthcare for the Homeless.

New figures on health care for the homeless just came out this week.

“We’ve seen, unfortunately, some incredible growth in the number of homeless people that we’re serving,” said Shawn Frick, CEO of the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut. “In this year, it increased almost 25% to almost 20,000 patients this year.”

Some of that comes from getting better at reaching them. The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center opened a care site in a homeless resource center in downtown New Haven.

“When they come there to access basic services – food, things of that like – we are there to provide health care right on the spot,” explained Michael Taylor, the CEO of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center.

As concerning as the rise in the homeless population is, there is another concern for health care providers, and that is the uncertain future of funding from Washington.

“Depending upon their immigration status, we may have trouble in the future because of the way the Trump administration is defining certain services we provide,” said Frick.

Experts say that makes getting together to share knowledge and ideas even more important.

Article originally published by Kent Pierce on Channel 8 WTHN .

Governor Lamont Announces Agreement To Support Community Health Centers With Boost To Medicaid Reimbursement Rates

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:39:19 GMT

Pictured from left to right: Jeff Steele (President & CEO of First Choice Health Centers); Karen Daley (CEO of Optimus Healthcare); Tom Krause (COO of Southwest Community Health Center); Jennifer Granger (President & CEO of United Community & Family Services); Greg Stanton (CEO of Community Health Services, Inc.); Michael Taylor (CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Centers); Joanne Borduas (CEO of Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington); Don Thompson (President & CEO of StayWell Health Center); Shawn Frick (CEO of Community Health Center Association of Connecticut - CHC/ACT); Joan Feldman (Partner of Shipman & Goodwin); Deb Polun (CSO of CHC/ACT); Melissa Meyers (CEO of Generation Family Health Center); Kim Beauregard (President & CEO of InterCommunity); Katie Curran (President & CEO of CIFC Health); and Elizabeth Martucci (CFO of CIFC Health)

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves today announced that the Lamont administration has reached an agreement with the 17 community health centers in Connecticut regarding a three-year plan to boost Medicaid reimbursement rates for the centers that service 440,000 people across the state each year.

The agreement will phase in rate increases over three years totaling approximately $80 million by June 30, 2028. The deal also clarifies the process for these centers to request rate adjustments based on the scope of services they offer and authorizes collaboration between the state and the centers to develop alternative payment models.

“While Republicans in Congress are defunding Medicaid and raising health care costs for all Americans, here in Connecticut we are making key investments in primary care, dental, and behavioral health,” Governor Lamont said . “Our community health centers are a lifeline for our residents, providing care to all patients regardless of their ability to pay, and this agreement helps to provide sustainable and reliable care for those who count on them.”

“These investments will position the community health centers to lead in value-based care, improve patient outcomes, and community health,” Commissioner Barton Reeves said . “The Federally Qualified Health Centers are essential partners in delivering high quality, affordable health care to all residents. We look forward to continuing to build our partnership, with the shared goals of addressing the health care needs of Connecticut’s residents and increasing access to preventative care throughout the state.”

“We appreciate the willingness of Governor Lamont and Commissioner Reeves’s teams to continue to work with our health centers towards this agreement,” Shawn K. Frick, CEO of the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut CHC/ACT, said . “Patients across the state will benefit from this investment in primary care.”

Mark Masselli, CEO of CHC, Inc., the largest health center in the state, agreed, stating , “Many thanks to all who worked together to achieve this compromise.”

The agreement provides:

A three-year phase in of new rates, reflective of 2023 costs for each health center, beginning on October 1, 2025.
A new “change in scope” process.
Change the appeals process for Federally Qualified Health Centers to align with other Medicaid providers beginning January 1, 2027.
Withdrawal of the declaratory ruling request.

U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) speaks to the impact of H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:15:08 GMT

New Haven, CT – July 14, 2025 – U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro spoke on how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will impact individuals and families and their access to quality, affordable healthcare in the state of Connecticut at the 400 Columbus Avenue Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut.

Congresswoman DeLauro was introduced by Michael Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC), who acknowledged that her visit to 400 Columbus Avenue was to address current changes and challenges to how people access healthcare. Mr. Taylor also emphasized that “Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has been in existence for 57 years. We have always cared for our community without regard to their ability to pay or their insurance status and we will continue to do that. So I want everyone to know that we stand ready, willing, able, and anxious to help you maintain your health.”

DeLauro expressed her sincere appreciation to Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center for caring out the mission of providing care to the community of the Greater New Haven area before addressing the anticipated implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for community health centers and access to basic health care in Connecticut.

According to DeLauro, the $4.5 trillion in tax cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause an estimated 17 million Americans to lose their health insurance coverage, including almost 187,000 people in Connecticut who rely on Husky or Access Health Connecticut.

She explained that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act “crushes Americans who rely on the Affordable Care marketplace, like AccessHealth Connecticut to buy their insurance plans by requiring even more burdensome paperwork, cutting eligibility, and restricting financial assistance. President Trump is forcing states to take on even more costs.”

Pictured from left to right: Jared Kosky, Michael Taylor, Susan Rich-Bye, Rosa DeLauro, and Charles O’Connell

DeLauro spoke alongside Susan Rich-Bye (Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs for Access Health CT ,) Jared Kosky (Deputy Commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Insurance ,) and Charles O’Connell, founder of GlucoseZone and CS-HHC board member. Each of them outlined in specific detail the ways this legislation will affect healthcare access and affordability for people across the state of Connecticut and emphasized the urgency and critical role that community health centers play in delivering the essential primary care people need for themselves, their families, and their loved ones.

Q House Expo Focuses On Men’s Health

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:14:15 GMT

After a blood pressure cuff tightened and loosened around his arm at a packed Q House gymnasium, Orlando got a reality check.

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can put you at risk for stroke, heart attack, and other problems, Yale New Haven Health nurse Cheryl Hoey told him, upon pronouncing his blood pressure a little high. Nearly half of adults who have hypertension don’t realize it.

“Let’s talk about what you can do,” she said, before counseling him on diet and exercise and recommending that he make an appointment with his primary care doctor.

It was part of a larger message at the Men’s Health Awareness Expo , which took place last Saturday and which began with a one-mile community walk led by Dwight Alder Frank Douglass and Dixwell Alder Jeanette Morrison, as well as members of the Delta Iota Sigma chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

“We have to do better to keep our men healthy,” said event organizer Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Cornell Scott-Hill Health’s director of community relations, amid the lively chatter. “Typically, our men come to the health center only if they really have to, or their wife or their mother drags them in, and we just wanted to do something to bring together our community, not just in health, but all these organizations, in a way that they could hear it.”

At a table a few feet away, Anthony Dawson was sharing information about preventive screenings for early cancer detection and treatment. Before the pandemic, Dawson said, Project Brotherhood at Saint Raphael’s offered a free annual screening for prostate cancer, which is treatable and even curable with early detection.

“The idea was to get people in the pattern of getting regular check-ups,” he said. “A lot of African American men in the city, they need to know about getting themselves checked and to do it twice a year. We’re trying to get that going again.”

Two tables down, Dr. Doretha Jackson was representing the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress , which collaborates with the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic to provide legal assistance and advocacy for veterans, particularly those facing discrimination in VA benefits.

“So many of our veterans don’t realize that when you get out of the military, you’re entitled to benefits,” said Jackson, an Army veteran. “Their spouses too.” She said a lot of her work involves helping veterans get DD214 forms , which provides proof of military service to verify eligibility for benefits.

Medical benefits are crucial, she said, not just for Vietnam veterans dealing with the effects of Agent Orange and for those struggling with PTSD, but with any significant health issues. “They like to deny you and deny you, and that’s where I come in.”

Next to her, Will Remillard, a post-graduate researcher at the Yale School of Medicine’s Stroke Center , was handing out free blood pressure cuffs. With studies showing Black Americans with a higher prevalence of stroke and high death rate from stroke than any other racial group, “we’re trying to get people to be proactive and not reactive,” he said, adding that high blood pressure is the single highest risk factor for stroke.

Stetson Library branch manager Diane X. Brown said Stetson was partnering with Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, as well as New Haven Elderly Services and LEAP.

“We know that men typically stay away from doctor’s appointments, and that’s a problem because high blood pressure, like high cholesterol and diabetes and cancer, is a silent killer,” said Brown. “This is an effort to encourage brothers to go get a screening, go to a doctor, get checked out. That’s why we are all here today.”

Morrison lauded Douglass for spearheading the effort. She pledged to make the event an annual one. “Men’s health awareness is too important.”

Josh Wyrtzen, Hill Health’s marketing and communication manager, struck a similar chord. “We’re working together to motivate men to care for themselves,” he said, as the WYBC deejay announced that a community fitness session in the second floor dance studio was beginning in five minutes. “It’s the psychological barriers that men have, that ‘I don’t have a problem because I don’t feel any symptoms.’ This is about making sure they are being proactive about [their] health.”

Esdaile-Bragg, the lead organizer, who was standing alongside him, nodded. “We’re bringing together our community in a way that our men can hear it, in a way that they feel seen, in a way that shows that we love them, that we care about them, and they need to be healthy for us,” she said.

Read the full story on: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/q_house_expo_promotes_mens_health_awareness

Life Lost, Lives Saved During Overdose Spike

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:28:42 GMT

One person died following 19 reported overdoses that took place across the city between Sunday and Tuesday.

According to one of the city’s front-line addiction healthcare workers, there were also at least four “saves” during that same time period — including by someone in a Congress Avenue barbershop who rushed out into the street to use the life-saving medication Narcan.

City Health Department Director Maritza Bond told the Independent on Thursday about that “uptick” in drug overdoses in New Haven that took place between Sunday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 3.

“In this time period, there were 19 overdoses (18 non-fatal, 1 fatal) that occurred across several neighborhoods in New Haven,” Bond said.

“Preliminary data suggests that opioids and stimulants were involved, although test results are still pending. Our local, state and federal harm reduction and law enforcement partners are on the ground testing substances and investigating to better understand what is currently in the drug supply and what may have led to this increase.”

The New Haven Register’s Steven Goode first reported on the overdose spike on Wednesday.

According to a nine-page slideshow that the Health Department shared with 35 partners on June 3 , the recent surge in overdoses triggered the department’s “Level 2 — Increased Risk” protocol, which takes effect when there are 11 – 14 overdoses in the city in 24 hours and/or “unusual overdose activity.”

That same slideshow indicates that a majority of the hospital emergency department (ED) visits for these recent overdoses were by Black men over the age of 60. The Health Department’s data do not show how many different people suffered from these 19 overdoses.

“We have activated a group of local and state public health and harm reduction partners, first responder and public safety partners to share what we know, request information and work quickly as a group to understand and address this concerning trend,” Bond said. “Our team will continue to conduct surveillance and monitoring and will work with partners to deploy resources and support. Our outreach staff are working across the city to distribute harm reduction supplies such as Narcan to residents while also gaining information from individuals that might help us better understand the situation.”

Phil Costello, the clinical director of the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center homeless street outreach team , told the Independent on Thursday about how the distribution of Narcan during this recent surge in overdoses directly saved at least four lives.

Costello said that his outreach team travelled the Hill, Fair Haven, Newhallville, and the Tre over the weekend, distributing Narcan to barbershops and bodegas and at other community spots.

He said that, later in the weekend, someone overdosed outside of one such barbershop, on Congress Avenue in the Hill. Someone inside of the barbershop ran to the rescue and administered Narcan in time to save that person’s life.

“For every overdose that goes to the hospital, there’s at least one” that doesn’t end up with an ambulance call or an emergency department visit, Costello said. He praised the local efforts to distribute Narcan, as well as the Yale community health van’s program for testing bags of drugs to see what is truly in them. People may think they are buying fentanyl, say, but often those bags carry even more dangerous drugs — such as xylazine or “benzos.”

Costello’s main harm-reduction advice for surviving such a dangerous period like the recent spike in overdoses: “Narcan is only good if you have somebody to administer it. … Never use alone.” If you are a drug user and you have Narcan, make sure to hand to a person next to you or someone you trust. If there’s no one there to administer it, even the life-saving medication Narcan can’t help. “They can’t administer Narcan by themselves,” he said, if they are overdosing and in need of help.

Correction: The 19 overdoses took place between Sunday and Tuesday, not between Friday and Tuesday.

Read the full story on https://www.newhavenindependent.org/

Kim A. Healey Joins Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:08:32 GMT

Experienced Foundation Executive Brings Insight, Broad Knowledge of Greater New Haven Community

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 31, 2025

(New Haven) – Kim A. Healey has joined the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors. Healey retired as Executive Director of NewAlliance Foundation, an independent private charitable foundation based in New Haven, in 2022 after a more than two-decade tenure leading the foundation.

In welcoming Healey to the CSHHC Foundation, Board Chair LindyLee Gold cites her remarkable career, professional achievements, and the depth of her familiarity with the Greater New Haven community.

“Among the many strengths Kim brings to the Foundation Board are her deep insights about this region,” Gold explains. “Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, and the thousands of patients it serves every year, will benefit immensely from her understanding of social, economic, educational, and health challenges – and the resources necessary to address them.”

Media Contact:

Carlah Esdaile-Bragg,

Director of Marketing and Community Relations

cesdaile@cornellscott.org

203-506-2424

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Receives Grant Award from Direct Relief's Fund for Health Equity

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:24:55 GMT

Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring 2-Year Initiative to be Launched

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is among awardees across the United States that have received a grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity, which mobilizes financial resources for organizations focused on non-clinical interventions that affect a person's health.

Commonly known as the social determinants of health, these factors include an individual’s physical, social, political, cultural, and economic environment. The project period for the two-year grant funding is January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.

"We are pleased to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and other grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing health equity and addressing disparities in underserved communities across the United States," said Dr. Byron Scott, MD, MBA, Co-Chair of the Fund for Health Equity and CEO of Direct Relief. "These organizations are invaluable partners in creating lasting change because they are deeply rooted in the communities they serve, possess firsthand understanding of their needs, and are uniquely positioned to deliver impactful solutions."

Cornell Scott Hill-Health Center received the grant award from the Fund for Health Equity to support the establishment and implementation of a remote blood pressure monitoring program which will be available through primary care sites in New Haven, West Haven and Ansonia.

Patients will participate in a 12-week program that is expected to reach 200 patients in its first year and 400 in its second year, eliminating barriers to timely blood pressure monitoring, which can have life-changing – and potentially life-saving – results for a patient population for whom blood pressure monitoring is often inconsistent or beyond reach.

“We are tremendously grateful for the Direct Relief Fund for Health Equity grant award, which will support a new, innovative, sustainable program that incorporates technology to eliminate hypertension health disparities which currently exist in the patient population that we serve,” said Michael R. Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “Many of our patients lack access to this vital technology due to financial barriers and limited internet access. This inequity contributes to the persistent challenge of uncontrolled hypertension in our community, especially among minority populations already disproportionately burdened by cardiovascular disease.”

In the new initiative to be supported by the Direct Relief grant, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center personnel will go to a patient’s home to set up blood pressure monitoring equipment, which will remotely send blood pressure information via an internet connection to CS-HHC to supplement provider care and patient visits. The new program will allow blood pressure to be closely monitored between visits. It aims to address a persistent healthcare gap - poor blood pressure control for those most in need.

“The program will enable patients to achieve hypertension control within 12 weeks in the context of a Community Health Integration and CDC Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Best Practices model,” explained Dr. Michael Couturie, Chief Medical Officer of Medical and Dental Services at CS-HHC. Registered nurses will conduct regular follow-up visits with patients, in the clinic or via telehealth, to make data-driven care decisions in conjunction with our care plans.”

As part of the program, registered nurses will provide patient education on lifestyle modifications such as diet and address patient questions or concerns. These visits offer valuable opportunities to address other healthcare needs and close care gaps, such as ensuring patients are up-to-date on vaccinations and managing chronic conditions like diabetes. Medication changes will be reviewed and approved by a CS-HHC provider. Chronic care managers will assist by addressing those social determinants of health that restrict or impair good clinical outcomes.

“This latest round of more than $8 million in grants, made possible by generous support from MacKenzie Scott, the AbbVie Foundation, and Eli Lilly and Company, is the most recent infusion of funding for organizations deeply committed in eliminating health disparities and improving healthcare quality in their communities”, said Dr. Byron Scott, Direct Relief CEO and Co-Chair of the Fund for Health Equity. “Direct Relief is proud to support and is grateful for the work they do every day.”

The awardees were selected by the Fund for Health Equity’s Advisory Council, which includes the following members: Co-Chair Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, 18th US Surgeon General of the United States, Founder Bayou Clinic, Inc.; Co-Chair Byron Scott, MD, MBA, Direct Relief CEO; Martha Dawson, DNP, MSN, RN, FACHE, President and CEO President of the National Black Nurses Association, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Jane Delgado, Ph.D., MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health; and Gail Small, JD, Head Chief Woman, a citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center serves Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley, with nearly 40 care sites overall, including 21 school-based health centers in three communities and homeless care sites that include an intensive outpatient program and a partial hospital program.

The announcement of the grants awarded by the Fund for Health Equity at Direct Relief, a California-based nonprofit public benefit corporation, include a list of each of the recipients, which can be seen here .

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For more information contact:

Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director of Marketing and Community Relations

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

Street Medicine Team helps the homeless endure the cold in New Haven

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:47 GMT

Philip Costello, a clinical director, leads a team of people throughout the city to help those who are unhoused.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Street Medicine Team is among the medical services provided by Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, a community health center serving Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Philip Costello, a clinical director, leads a team of people throughout the city to help those who are unhoused.

With the cold weather, Costello says they observe a lot of health issues.

“This time of year, we see a lot of frostbite, a lot of foot issues like trench foot and perma bite on the toes; corns and calluses because they can’t air out or take care of their feet,” Costello said.

The team often goes to different parks, libraries and streets to make sure people are doing alright.

View the full article and video on fox61.com HERE .

750 Pairs of Bomba Socks donated for Unhoused Individuals in Greater New Haven

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:59:20 GMT

Recipients Receiving Medical Care from the Street Medicine team Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; Number of Patients Has Doubled in the Past Year

Greater New Haven Probus, a service organization, has donated 750 pairs of Bomba socks for unhoused individuals in Greater New Haven who are receiving medical care from the Street Medicine team of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. The donation to the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation was announced on Friday, February 7 at the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Medical Clinic at 266 State Street.

It was accepted with gratitude by Foundation Board Chair LindyLee Gold and Andrea Lobo, Chief of Human Resources, Community Relations and Marketing at the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and a Board Member of the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation. They were joined by Phil Costello, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, leader of the Street Medicine team. Representing Greater New Haven Probus were Les Faiman, Norman Goodman and Charles Mendlestein.

LindyLee Gold was quoted as saying, “After learning from Phil Costello about the prevalence of foot ailments and ulcerations that could be solved by clean, dry socks, we wanted to set to work to address this problem. With Bombas being a paradigm for conscience capitalism, and the work of the Greater New Haven Probus, a collaboration was formed to facilitate this health-changing delivery. "

Greater New Haven Probus is a voluntary service organization of people dedicated to helping agencies and organizations that assist people who are intellectually or developmentally disabled, unhoused, families and individuals who are at risk, veterans and others in the community in need by providing a range of supportive initiatives throughout the year.

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s Street Medicine team ensures health equity through access to quality medical care for Greater New Haven’s unreached, unhoused population. The Street Medicine team bridges the gaps and barriers they experience in receiving medical care. Examples of the care provided by the Street medicine team include treatment for urgent and primary care needs, harm reduction counseling and medication assisted treatment.

The donation grew out of comments shared by Phil Costello with LindyLee Gold and the Foundation Board indicating that socks are among the most frequent items requested by individuals who are unhoused as they navigate their daily lives and health. The result was the donation from Greater New Haven Probus.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center officials underscored the need: in fiscal year 2023, the Street Medicine team served approximately 2,700 unhoused patients; just a year later, in fiscal year 2024, that number doubled to approximately 5,400.

The Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation’s mission is “to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.”

Transformative Funding Boosts School-Based Health Care Expansion In 23 Communities Across Connecticut

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:06:08 GMT

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, D.C., January 2025 – The School-Based Health Alliance, the national voice for school-based health care, is proud to announce new one-time funding awarded to multiple organizations to support the creation and expansion of close to sixty school-based health centers (SBHCs) across four counties in Connecticut. This initiative will bring vital, culturally sensitive, and age-appropriate healthcare services directly to elementary through high school students in communities statewide, improving access to quality care where it’s needed most.

Funding for this initiative was made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, which selected the School-Based Health Alliance to manage the grant process and offer training and technical assistance to the recipient organizations.

A competitive review process was used to select the awarded sites from the pool of applications submitted by organizations. The funded SBHC sites will use these funds to establish or expand services such as mental and behavioral health, primary care, outreach, equipment, telehealth, mobile units, dental care, and health promotion/education. This funding opportunity aims to enhance access to health care, including mental health and primary care services, for the SBHC community, ultimately improving service availability for the target population.

Rebecca Kaplan, Director of Clinical Operations & Healthcare Innovation at Norwalk Community Health Center, a recipient of the funds, reflected on the award and stated, "The SBHA 2024-2026 funding has allowed NCHC’s School-Based Health & Wellness Centers to expand our mental health service offerings. The current landscape of youth mental health has demonstrated that there is a gap in access to mental health services, and there is a lack of a safety net for vulnerable populations to follow through with plans of care. This funding will allow us to add a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) as a care coordinator, promote a School-Based Behavioral Health Manager, and add a full-time bi-lingual therapist to our team. The impact of the grant funding will significantly improve access to care and ensure that there are wrap-around services to change the trajectory of students' lives. Healthy minds lead to healthy bodies and improve a student’s ability to learn.”

SBHCs are crucial partnerships between schools and community health organizations, providing essential health care where students spend most of their time – in schools. Parents or guardians must provide consent for their children to receive care, ensuring a collaborative approach to student health.

“We are excited to see this funding supporting school-based health centers across Connecticut,” said Robert Boyd, CEO, School-Based Health Alliance. “By integrating health services directly into schools, we are helping to break down barriers to care, ensuring students receive the culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate care they need to thrive both in the classroom and their communities."

Throughout the funding period, School Based Health Alliance will provide monthly training and technical assistance, collect and review data, oversee and disburse funds, provide resources, and facilitate a learning network among awardees. The consulting team, with decades of combined experience, is committed to supporting these organizations in planning, implementing, operating, evaluating, and continuously improving school-based health care services. Learn more at https://www.sbh4all.org/consulting-services/ .

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At this time, the following organizations have been awarded funding:

About the School-Based Health Alliance

Since 1995, the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, has supported and advocated for high-quality healthcare in schools for the nation's most vulnerable children. Working at the intersection of healthcare and education, SBHA is recognized as a leader in the field and a source of information on best practices by philanthropic, federal, state, and local partners and policymakers. To learn more, please visit www.sbh4all.org .

Media Contact: Robert Boyd

President/CEO

School-Based Health Alliance

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202.370.4378

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Joins Connecticut AHEAD Initiative

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:41:00 GMT

A Community of Caring Leading the Way

At Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center , our mission has always been to deliver state-of-the-art, integrated, and compassionate care to our community. We are thrilled to announce our involvement in the Connecticut AHEAD (States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development) initiative, which is set to transform health equity policy across the state in 2025.

Partnering for Health Equity

The Connecticut AHEAD program is a groundbreaking initiative funded by a $12 million award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This program aims to improve population health, reduce disparities in health outcomes, and manage the rising costs of healthcare. The establishment of a 21-member advisory committee brings together experts from diverse organizations to develop and implement statewide health equity policies.

Our CEO, Michael Taylor , is honored to represent Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center on this committee. This recognition underscores our commitment to being a national leader in community healthcare.

Key Responsibilies For Advisory Committee

Developing equity targets for the statewide health equity plan.
Producing annual progress reports to track initiatives.
Reviewing hospital equity plans and guiding investments.

These goals align seamlessly with our mission to serve as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) dedicated to creating a healthier and more equitable future for all.

Learn More

To learn more about the Connecticut AHEAD initiative and the full list of committee members, check out the full article on CTPublic.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Announces Major 5-Year Gift from Yale New Haven Health

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:41:29 GMT

Michael R. Taylor, CEO, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; Christopher O’Connor, CEO, Yale New Haven Health; and William J. Aseltyne, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Yale New Haven Health.

In Support of Integrated Medical and Behavioral Health Services, Recovery & Wellness Center Forming Continuum of Care Campus

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and Yale New Haven Health are announcing a major five-year unrestricted gift from Yale New Haven Health in support of advancing health equity.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC), in acknowledging the significant gift and the meaningful impact it will have in New Haven and the region, is recognizing the Yale New Haven Health gift with the naming of the lobby in the Recovery & Wellness Center.

“We know unmet behavioral health care needs have increased demands on hospitals and health systems across the continuum of care, which is why these types of strategic partnerships are so important,” said Christopher O’Connor, CEO of Yale New Haven Health. “Yale New Haven Health is proud to support the work of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center as it addresses critical behavioral health needs with this integrated care model in our community.”

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Connecticut’s first community health center and among the nation’s leaders, saw more than 60,000 patients – the largest number in its 55-year history - last year, and more than 414,000 patient visits, reflecting the increasing need for health care access and health equity in the region and state. CS-HHC provides integrated medical, dental and behavioral health services throughout the Greater New Haven area and the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS), the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is recognized for advanced clinical care, quality, service, cost effectiveness and commitment to improving the health status of the communities it serves.

YNHHS includes five hospitals – Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly and Yale New Haven hospitals, several specialty networks and Northeast Medical Group, a non-profit medical foundation with several hundred community-based and hospital-employed physicians. YNHHS is affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of the Yale School of Medicine and the largest academic multi-specialty practice in New England. Nationally-ranked Yale New Haven Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of Yale School of Medicine.

“We are tremendously grateful to Yale New Haven Health for this unprecedented level of support, and deeply appreciate the dedication of their visionary leadership and extraordinary professionals,” said Michael R. Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “We have all experienced the acute need for integrated medical and behavioral health services, exacerbated by the pandemic, and share an unwavering commitment to address health care needs comprehensively and equitably.”

The Recovery & Wellness Center (RWC), adjacent to the South Central Rehabilitation Center (SCRC) in New Haven, will provide stigma-free holistic care, offering a comprehensive array of services including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, primary medical, and dental care, and a short-term therapeutic living environment for individuals battling substance use and co-occurring mental health issues. It will be one of the most comprehensive behavioral health and addiction services centers in South Central Connecticut. The RWC will house 52 therapeutic shelter beds, 40 for men and 12 for women, and support hundreds more on an outpatient basis on this campus.

The Yale New Haven Health gift was announced during an event hosted at the home of philanthropists and community leaders Barbara and Michael Schaffer in New Haven on December 12, attended by community leaders and the leadership of Yale New Haven Health and Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation.

For additional information about Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, please visit www.cornellscott.org The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation’s mission is “to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.” More information about Yale New Haven Health can be viewed at www.ynhhs.org.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Unveils Third Phase of "HeART of Healing" to Foster Wellness Through Art

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:13:59 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

This Therapeutic Art Initiative aims to enhance patient and staff experience and community well-being by infusing art into healthcare spaces.

New Haven, CT — Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC), a federally qualified health center and leading provider of primary and behavioral healthcare services, is proud to announce the launch of its newest phase of the HeART of Healing Therapeutic Arts Initiative , a project that integrates art into the healthcare environment to foster spaces of hope, care, and positive energy for patients, visitors, and staff alike.

This work was supported by American Rescue Plan funding from the City of New Haven’s Neighborhood Economic Opportunity Challenge. The artwork was created by local New Haven artists. These artists, Ricardo Gutierrez, Katro Storm, Christopher Ferguson, Michael DeAngelo, Sydney Bell and Alana Ladson —were commissioned to create new artwork or to provide artwork for CS-HHC locations, which includes the newly constructed Recovery & Wellness Center to transform the corridors and public spaces into vibrant, welcoming areas that inspire reflection and healing.

"We are thrilled to launch the third phase of the HeART of Healing initiative which reflects our belief in fostering well-being and connection. We are deeply grateful for the funding and support that allows us to continue this meaningful work, creating spaces that inspire hope and nurture recovery." – CS-HHC CEO Michael Taylor

HeART of Healing is centered on the transformative power of art, with a focus on themes of freedom, wellness, faith, diversity, and love. Each participating artist has shared their story of how art has impacted their personal journey, with the collective vision of using creative expression to give back. The collection embodies a wide range of art styles and mediums. In addition to the contributions of these talented artists, the project also includes a special memorial wall honoring a beloved CS-HHC employee who passed away. The memorial will serve as a meaningful tribute to the legacy and impact of the staff member’s time serving the CS-HHC community.

Going beyond art installations within the health center, the project also included community engagement activities through shared creative experiences. The center is updating its website gallery to feature the new artists, along with their personal reflections.

For Additional Information Contact:

Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Cornell Scott–Hill Health Center
203-506-2424

cesdaile@cornellscott.org

https://www.cornellscott.org

BofA Announces Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and Person to Person as 2024 Southern Connecticut Neighborhood Builders

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:27:54 GMT

Nonprofits Receive Multiyear Grants & Comprehensive Leadership Training to Expand Critical Services in Southern Connecticut

Southern Connecticut – Bank of America today announced Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CSHHC) and Person to Person (P2P) as its Southern Connecticut 2024 Neighborhood Builders, recognizing their work to provide accessible and affordable healthcare, and create economic opportunity through food access, nutrition and wraparound services, respectively. Bank of America’s signature Neighborhood Builders® program provides multiyear flexible grant funding annually to two high-impact nonprofits in nearly 100 communities nationwide.

Both nonprofits are awarded $200,000 grants over two years, comprehensive leadership training for each organization’s chief executive officer and an emerging leader, and access to a national network of nonprofit peers. To date, 29 nonprofits have been selected as Neighborhood Builders in Southern Connecticut, with the bank investing $5.8 million in philanthropic capital in these nonprofits.

“Local nonprofits are essential for creating economic opportunity and advancement in Southern Connecticut," said Bill Tommins, president, Bank of America Southern Connecticut. “Providing Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and Person to Person with flexible funding and leadership training will help these organizations achieve long-term success and sustainability while supporting our communities through much-needed access to healthcare, food, nutrition, and wraparound services. We look forward to our continued partnership with both Neighborhood Builders as they expand their programs and impact.”

Based in the city of New Haven, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center provides comprehensive, compassionate care to more than 60,000 patients to meet the healthcare needs of underserved communities in Greater New Haven. CSHHC will use the flexible Neighborhood Builders funding to cover start-up costs for the new Recovery and Wellness Center campus located in New Haven’s Hill Neighborhood. The new center will provide integrated outpatient healthcare services, including primary care, infection and disease care, mental health and substance abuse services as well as therapeutic shelter to address housing and food insecurity for individuals in recovery.

“The funding and accompanying leadership training that is provided will help us continue to improve access to healthcare, thereby building up underserved neighborhoods across our region and beyond,” said Michael R. Taylor, CEO, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “Providing access to quality, integrated, affordable healthcare is fundamental to pursuing economic opportunity and advancement, and our dedicated staff is unwavering in that mission. Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is honored to be a Bank of America Neighborhood Builder.”

Based in Stamford, Person to Person supports families and individuals with healthy food, clothing, housing assistance, and a path to economic opportunity. P2P serves approximately 28,000 individuals throughout lower Fairfield County and implements a holistic, wraparound approach to fostering economic stability and financial resilience. Neighborhood Builders funding will help support the launch of a second P2P Mobile Food Pantry in Stamford. The new Mobile Food Pantry will build upon the success of the first mobile pantry which opened in 2017 and help meet the growing need for fresh and shelf-stable grocery items. Caseworkers will accompany the mobile food pantry and allow P2P to reach and deliver healthy foods to clients in their own backyards.

“Person to Person is honored to be among the many impactful organizations that have been named Bank of America Neighborhood Builders,” said Nancy Coughlin, CEO, Person to Person. “This flexible funding and leadership training will help us expand our wraparound casework services, ensuring Stamford residents have access to healthy food alongside other essential services such as stable housing and job support. This award will accelerate opportunities for thousands of Stamford residents to build economically stable lives.”

Since 2004, Bank of America has invested over $346 million in grants to nearly 2,000 nonprofits and helped more than 4,000 nonprofit leaders strengthen their leadership skills in nearly 100 communities across the U.S. through Neighborhood Builders and Champions.

The Neighborhood Builders invitation-only program is highly competitive. Nonprofits are selected by a committee comprised of community leaders and past Neighborhood Builders awardees. Past Southern Connecticut Neighborhood Builders include New Haven Promise, Open Doors, Havenly, and The Housing Collective.

About Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,700 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking with approximately 58 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BAC).

For more Bank of America news, including dividend announcements and other important information, visit the Bank of America newsroom and register for news email alerts.

About Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

Established in 1968, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is Connecticut's first community Health Center and a pioneering institution dedicated to providing excellent and compassionate care accessible to all. With expansion through the years across the region, CS-HHC now includes 35 health care locations throughout Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley. CS-HHC is widely seen as a consistent national leader, and was recently ranked in the top 3% of community health centers in the United States. Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s highly anticipated Recovery & Wellness Center in New Haven is preparing to open later this year. To learn more, please visit cornellscott.org.

About Person to Person

Person to Person (P2P) is a non-profit agency dedicated to supporting families and individuals as they move toward stability with healthy food, clothing, housing assistance, and a path to economic opportunity. P2P serves 28,000 residents in Fairfield County with the following programs: two neighborhood food pantries, two mobile food pantries, clothing center, caseworker assistance, Financial Opportunity Center®, emergency financial assistance, college scholarships and summer camperships. Learn more at p2pHelps.org.

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Exciting News: Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center - Gold Winners at the 2024 MarCom Awards!

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:59:24 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Haven, CT – MarCom Awards announced winners in the 2024 international creative competition for marketing and communication professionals. There were 6,500 entries from throughout the United States, Canada, and 52 other countries . Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s (CSHHC) work has been recognized with four Gold Awards at the competition, a testament to the organization’s creativity and dedication.

MarCom is sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). MarCom Awards recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of marketing and communication materials and programs. Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world.

CSHHC’s Women's Health marketing campaign stood out among the competition and was honored by judges who are industry professionals. They assess entries based on a high standard of excellence, seeking out work that serves as a benchmark for the industry.

CSHHC received esteemed recognition in the following categories:

Nonprofit Video/Film
Integrated Marketing - Marketing/Promotion Campaign
Video/Film Series
Digital Video Creation Series

Some of the notable winners alongside us included prominent organizations like PepsiCo Design & Innovation, MetLife, AARP, Webster Bank, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The Gold Award is reserved for those entries judged to exceed the industry's high standards, with only 21 percent of submissions achieving this honor. This recognition is not just a reflection of CSHHC’s hard work but also an affirmation of their commitment to excellence.

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For more information contact :
Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center
203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

Street Attacks On Homeless Reported On Rise

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:54:23 GMT

Teens have started jumping out of cars and attacking homeless people sleeping on the street in Fair Haven, according to a veteran street outreach worker.

The outreach worker, Phil Costello, reported that he has encountered six people injured in attacks in the past two weeks.

“A group of kids will pull up next to a homeless person sleeping on the street and attack them and actually beat them. There isn’t any rhyme or reason, and the attacks seem to be random on whoever is on the street at night. A lot of times, these people are just sleeping, and they get attacked in their sleeping bags,” Costello said during a conversation Tuesday along with two fellow New Haven homeless-outreach workers on WNHH FM’s “Dateline New Haven” program.

“They’re just getting out, punching them a few times, and then jumping back” in the car.

Costello, clinical director of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center homeless street outreach team, walks Fair Haven Friday mornings with team members to check in on homeless people and provide on-site health care. This past Friday morning two undocumented unhoused men they work with approached them to report an attack. One had a “big gash” in his head along with a black eye. The team treated and bandaged the wounds, and heard the story.

They’ve heard similar stories from four other homeless people since mid-September, Costello said.

“The homeless really don’t want to talk to the police, so nobody is reporting this. I’ve tried to encourage them, first of all, to maybe at least use the anonymous line, so that at least there is some documentation in our system that this is happening. But so far, I haven’t had any takers.” Police told the Independent that they haven’t heard from other victims to “collect the information they need to investigate.”

Costello appeared on “Dateline” along with Claudette Kidd of the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, who helps clients navigate social service systems and obtain sleeping bags and food; and with Emma Lo, clinical director of Connecticut Mental Health Center’s psychiatry-focused street medicine team. The three regularly work in conjunction with each other as they reach out to the estimated 250 to 400 people living on local streets. The three talked about the barriers they face as well as the individual triumphs that keep them going. Click here , here , and here to learn more about their organizations and how to lend support.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Receives Bronze HRSA Quality Award

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:39:22 GMT

For more information contact:

Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,

Director of Marketing and Community Relations

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

(203) 506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

CORNELL SCOTT-HILL HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES BRONZE HRSA QUALITY AWARD

CS-HCC also awarded HRSA Health Disparities, Access Enhancer, and Advancing Health Information Technology Badges

New Haven, Conn. September 19,2024 – Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) Connecticut’s first federally funded health center, has been named a 2024 Health Center Quality Leader (HCQL) Awardee in four categories. These recognitions come from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA awards badges to federally qualified health centers nationally based on the Uniform Data System (UDS). The UDS provides information about the performance and operation of centers that deliver services to underserved communities and vulnerable populations. “These awards substantiate our continued devotion to ensuring that CS-HHC patients receive services of the highest quality. We are grateful for HRSA’s acknowledgement” stated Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer.

The most significant of these recognitions is the Health Center Quality Leader Bronze Badge , which ranks CS-HHC’s clinical performance among the top 30 percent of more than 1400 federally funded health centers nationwide.

CS-HHC also received three additional HRSA badges:

Access Enhancer Badge, which recognizes back-to-back reporting year improvements in clinical quality measures; total overall patients; and patients receiving mental health, substance use disorder, vision, dental, or enabling services (improved access to care, preventive services, and patient satisfaction)
Health Disparities Reducer Badge, which recognizes improvement in low birth-weight babies, hypertension control, or uncontrolled diabetes
Advancing Health Information Technology (IT) Badge, which recognizes centers that adopted an electronic health record system, offered telehealth services, exchanged online clinical information with providers’ healthcare settings, engaged patients through health IT, and collected patient social risk factor data.

About Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

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New Haven Health Department, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Local Organizations to Host Overdose Awareness Day Event on Friday, Aug. 30, on New Haven Green

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:20:05 GMT

UPDATES 9/4/24 - Recent features and event coverage:

Channel 8 News WTNH: New Haven has wellness resource fair in honor of Overdose Awareness Day
NBC Connecticut: New Haven hosts International Overdose Awareness Day, provides resources and information to fight addiction
New Haven Register: In photos: New Haven remembers the 116 people who died of an overdose in the city in 2023
FOX 61: New Haven officials host health & wellness fair in honor of Overdose Awareness Day
Patch.com: Overdose Awareness Day is Friday: New Haven Had 1 16 Fatal ODs In 2023

‘Together We Can’ will feature 20+ statewide service providers, art and music activities, and remembrance ceremony in observance of International Overdose Awareness Day.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., (8/28/24): On Friday, August 30, noon to 3 p.m., the New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) and Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC), joined by other area substance use treatment and mental health organizations across Connecticut, will host a free public health and wellness resource fair on the New Haven Green. In 2023, 116 individuals died from drug overdose in the City of New Haven.

Since 2017, this annual event has marked the local observance of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) on August 31st, the world’s largest annual campaign to:

End overdose;
Remember and honor those who have died;
Support families and friends left behind to grieve;
Raise awareness of community resources for people dealing with substance abuse and those who love them.

This year’s IOAD theme is “Together We Can,” highlighting the power of unity and community. New Haven’s free public event will feature:

Information and resources from 20-plus statewide organizations offering a broad range of evidence-based behavioral health, harm reduction and other key supportive services, including access to Naloxone – the opioid overdose reversal medication.
HIV and hepatitis testing and other free health services;
Interactive art, music and community activities;
A brief speaking program at 2:30 p.m., including remarks from Mayor Justin Elicker, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, and others; a reading of names of those lost to drug overdose; and an “open-mic” for attendees to share stories of struggle, loss, recovery and hope.

Coinciding with IOAD, the New Haven Health Department and other public health partners have launched a public awareness campaign across New Haven County and Waterbury, which will feature creative from CDC’s Stop Overdose Campaign combatting stigma and promoting Naloxone on busses, billboards, digital media and social media through September 30 ^th .

Additionally, non-profit For Cameron has collaborated with the New Haven Fire Department and the New Haven Police Department by providing purple ribbons that will be displayed on all first responder vehicles to symbolize the collective effort to combat the stigma surrounding opioid overdose.

Event Details

WHAT: "Together We Can,” a health and wellness fair and public vigil in observance of International Overdose Awareness Day

WHEN: Friday. Aug. 30, noon to 3 p.m. Brief speaking program and vigil honoring lives lost to overdose at 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: New Haven Green, 250 Temple St., New Haven, Conn.

WHO: New Haven Health Department, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, service providers, Mayor Justin Elicker, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, members of the public, among others.

CT community health centers fill gaps in affordable, primary care

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:57:21 GMT

As Connecticut struggles with a shortage of physicians, community health centers are filling the gap.

More than 400,000 state residents, many underinsured, access primary, dental and behavioral care at hundreds of locations statewide.

Michael Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, said his staff care about the community and their patients, who receive services from four times a year to four times a week.

"We nurture very close working relationships with our patients," Taylor emphasized. "They know us and trust us and we know them quite well."

Taylor stressed federal and state funding is critical to maintaining enough staff to help a growing patient population. More than 32 million people receive care at community health centers nationwide, an increase of nearly 1 million patients from just a year ago.

Providers said they offer a one-stop shop for health care services, including mental health counseling, pediatric care and access to affordable, often live-saving medications. They also help patients with eligibility requirements for SNAP or Medicaid benefits and even arrange for transportation.

Kyu Rhee, CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers, said providers consider important social factors affecting their patients' well-being.

"Like housing, like education, like access to healthy choices, like transportation, translation services," Rhee outlined. "And a holistic view of health that really thinks beyond what only happens in the exam room."

Rhee added providers are celebrating National Health Center Week with more than 700 events nationwide to highlight their accomplishments in saving both lives and billions in health care costs. In Connecticut, events will honor staff working in mobile medical vans, food bank distribution and with the homeless.

Read the full story on www.publicnewsservice.org .

Community Health Centers Report Record Growth in Patients Nationwide; New Haven’s Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Continues Growth, Providing Indispensable Quality Health Care Services

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:21:46 GMT

National Health Center Week is August 4-10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Community Health Centers nationwide serve a record 32.5 million people, or one in ten Americans – a surge of nearly 1 million patients. The analysis, from the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) , underscores the growing demand for affordable primary care services at a time when over 100 million Americans struggle to access a primary care provider.

In Connecticut, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, the state’s first Community Health Center, reflects that growth while providing a range of indispensable health care services, including primary care, behavioral health and addiction services, dental care, children’s health, geriatric care, and an array of medical sub-specialties.

Established in 1968, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center continues to be a pioneering institution dedicated to providing excellent and compassionate care accessible to all. With expansion through the years across the region, CS-HHC now includes 35 health care locations throughout Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

With a staff of more than 700 individuals, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center serves more than 55,000 patients a year, and in recent years has seen patients from 143 of Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities. CS-HHC is widely seen as a consistent national leader, and was recently ranked in the top 3% of community health centers nationwide.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s highly anticipated Recovery & Wellness Center in New Haven is preparing to open later this year. It will be one of the most comprehensive behavioral health and addiction services centers in South Central Connecticut, and will

become a key component of a unique, fully integrated comprehensive continuum of care campus at CS-HHC.

The NACHC analysis comes as the nation kicks off National Health Center Week (NHCW) . The national campaign runs August 4-10 with over 700 events scheduled from coast-to-coast to celebrate health centers’ record of accomplishment in saving lives and tax dollars. This year’s NHCW celebration focuses on “Powering Communities Through Caring Connections” through a host of scheduled events across the country. At Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, the recently launched From Hope to Healing campaign is underway, led by the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation.

Michael R. Taylor, who has led Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center as CEO since 2012, was selected as Board Chair-Elect of the National Association of Community Health Centers during the organization’s national conference last year. He will ascend to that position on October 1, 2025.

“I am incredibly proud of the caliber of health care we provide in the New Haven region and in Connecticut,” Taylor said, “and deeply honored to be in line to lead an organization that represents so many professionals and providers dedicated to ensuring that more than 31 million individuals living in communities throughout this country receive high-quality health care.”

Taylor has served as a member of NACHC’s board of directors for nearly five years, will be only the second individual from Connecticut to lead the organization. The other was Cornell Scott, who help found the-then Hill Health Center in New Haven just over 55 years ago and served as the center’s first president for 40 years.

NACHC is the leading innovative change agent collaborating with affiliates and partners to advance Community Health Centers as the foundation of an equitable health care system free from disparities, and built on accessible, patient-governed, high-quality, integrated primary care.

CS-HHC’s innovative model to bring equitable healthcare to the City of New Haven and the region is highlighted by partnerships across the community. These initiatives reflect a vision of collaboration and advocacy to improve people’s lives, consistent with the goals and aspirations of Cornell Scott and his colleagues at the creation of the health center, more than a half-century ago.

To learn more about the mission and accomplishments of health centers, visit www.nachc.org .

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New Resource in the Mental Health and Addiction Crisis

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:24:28 GMT

New Resource in the Mental Health and Addiction Crisis

By Michael R. Taylor and Dr. Ece Tek

View Op-Ed On New Haven Register >>>

The abrupt closure just weeks ago of a key component in Connecticut’s uphill battle to ensure sufficient resources are in place to respond to the need for timely, effective, quality behavioral health and addiction services was a stark reminder of how critical these services are for our communities.

When Retreat Behavioral Health unexpectedly shut its doors, only days after Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 11 for the eagerly awaited Recovery & Wellness Center, it was a one-step-forward, one-step-back moment at a time when access needs to be advanced and sustained.

Recent data from multiple sources underscore the extent of the challenge, nationally and locally.

• A study from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) shows that before COVID, one out of every 10 adults in the United States reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Post-COVID, that number has skyrocketed to four out of every 10. And there is little doubt the rate is even higher among underserved people.

• A subsequent KFF survey, conducted last year, found nearly two-thirds of adults say that they or a family member have been addicted to alcohol or drugs, experienced homelessness due to addiction, or experienced a drug overdose leading to an emergency room visit, hospitalization or death.

• Recent research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that the number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the pandemic. The rate of heavy drinking days among women ages 35 to 50 increased by an alarming 41 percent.

• DataHaven has reported that tragically hundreds of New Haven residents lost their lives to overdose-related complications in recent years, including 115 just last year. The overdose fatality rate in New Haven a year ago was three times higher than the state average. And in the immediate five-town New Haven region, there were 5,504 accidental, nonfatal overdoses between 2018 and 2022, for an average of1,101 per year.

The Recovery & Wellness Center,10 years in the making and opening this summer, was vitally needed prior to the Retreat Behavioral Health closure. Today it is even more indispensable, and support of its mission more imperative.

Every day, lives are lost and families shattered because of overdoses. Whether it’s opioids, prescription medications, or illicit substances, the epidemic of overdose deaths knows no boundaries. The alarming overdose rate is not merely a health issue; it’s a moral imperative that demands our immediate attention. These numbers represent individuals who struggled with addiction, faced barriers to treatment, and lost their battle with substances. They are parents, siblings, friends, and colleagues whose absence leaves a void in our community.

In the face of adversity, we must find hope. This starts with prioritizing prevention efforts, ensuring access to evidence-based treatment and recovery services, and tackling the underlying factors of addiction, such as mental health challenges. When we free someone from the grip of addiction, when we effectively treat other behavioral health issues and also address their medical challenges — all in a patient-centered and integrated manner — we not only make individuals healthier, we strengthen families and our community.

All of our eyes have been opened to the persistent mental health crisis that was not a result of COVID, but certainly was exacerbated by it. The reverberations continue, and the increasing costs and often limited access for many people can, and does, keep needed care out of reach.

The Recovery & Wellness Center will join the adjacent South Central Rehabilitation Center, which offers important in-patient detox and medication-assisted treatment services, creating a continuum of care campus. This comes at a time when in-patient detox capacity in the region has been abruptly reduced, even as data indicates the frequency of overdoses has increased significantly.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center will offer a comprehensive and cohesive range of addiction services alongside medical, dental and mental health support. Through compassionate, innovative, and holistic patient-centered care, we will have established a supportive environment where individuals can heal, thrive, and reclaim their lives from the grip of addiction.

Medical professionals will collaborate closely with behavioral health specialists to develop personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s unique circumstances. Addiction can be just the tip of the iceberg. We take aim at the underlying causes — trauma, depression, PTSD.

The new Recovery & Wellness Center reflects the persistence and perseverance not only of providers at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center but of leaders and supporters throughout our neighborhoods, communities, city, region and state. Cornell-Scott Hill Health Center has, in recent years, seen patients from 143 of Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities.

The Recovery & Wellness Center will stand as a beacon of hope and healing, reflecting the acute need for these comprehensive, essential services and our shared commitment to provide the level of care that every individual — every individual — deserves.

Michael R. Taylor is chief executive officer and Dr. Ece Tek is chief medical officer of Behavioral Health and Addiction Services at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Connecticut’s first community health center, founded in 1968, and now among the top 3% in the nation. More than 55,000 patients are seen each year by Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s 700 staff in 35 locations across the region.

Child & Family Guidance at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Recognition

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:02:39 GMT

Presentation at Health Care & Life Sciences Awards Ceremony

PRESS RELEASE

July 29, 2024

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s Child & Family Guidance (CFG) was recognized by the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce at the 22 ^nd Annual Health Care & Life Science Awards, held on July 24, receiving the Well-Being/Wellness Program award.

Child & Family Guidance provides children and adolescents with the support and tools needed to address the significant challenges they face, with holistic care that addresses the physical, emotional, and social aspects of a child's well-being.

The exceptional CS-HHC staff of behavioral health professionals specializes in evidence-based treatments, working with clients one-on-one or in group or family settings, striving to ensure that every child receives the highest caliber of care in a welcoming, nurturing environment.

Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families has noted that CFG is a crucial part of the state’s vital network “to meet the needs of children with behavioral health needs across Connecticut.” Families across the region seek out their services for a comprehensive range of Behavioral Health services including routine individual, group, family therapy, medication management, substance abuse treatment, case management and crisis intervention.

During the past year, there were 18,585 patient visits - by individuals from 81 Connecticut communities, including young people ranging from children 10 or younger to youth ages 16-20.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center CEO Michael R. Taylor, in accepting the award, noted that “Being a child or adolescent today too often means encountering peer pressure, bullying, abuse, trauma, anxiety or depression. That is the undeniable reality, and it is our collective obligation to guide and support our children, and their families, through these challenges - productively, consistently, and responsively.”

Taylor also expressed appreciation for the commitment of Chief Medical Officer of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Dr. Ece Tek, and “an exceptional staff of dedicated behavioral health professionals. There is no greater moment than the joy we see in the face of a child, or a sibling, or a parent, when enduring progress is made on the road to a better, healthier future.”

The range of services provided include individual, group, and family therapy as well as mental health evaluations, outpatient counseling, and case management services, prioritizing the building of strong relationships in families and involving parents in the decision-making process, ensuring personalized and family-centered care.

For more information contact:
Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center
203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

Ribbon Cut by State and City Leaders for New Recovery and Wellness Center in New Haven

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:25:11 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center celebrated the grand opening of its new 31,000 square-foot Recovery and Wellness Center in New Haven. The project, ten years in the making, was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by state and city leaders. This new facility aims to provide stigma-free care, offering a comprehensive array of services including intensive outpatient treatment, primary medical, dental, and pediatric care, and a short-term therapeutic living environment for individuals battling substance use and co-occurring mental health issues.

Daena Murphy, the program director, emphasized the importance of immediate access to care, particularly given the rising demand for behavioral health services in New Haven. The center will house 52 inpatient beds and support hundreds more on an outpatient basis, serving not only New Haven but also surrounding communities.

For more details, read the full article:

Treasurer Erick Russell Announces Partnership With Community Health Centers to Raise Awareness of CT Baby Bonds

Tue, 14 May 2024 20:33:52 GMT

HARTFORD, Connecticut – Treasurer Erick Russell and the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut announced a new collaboration on Tuesday to support the state’s first- in-the-nation CT Baby Bonds program. Providers at the 16 member health centers, with hundreds of locations across the state, will begin discussing the program with families of eligible participants and distributing related printed materials.

The announcement was made at Wheeler Health in Hartford along with Governor Ned Lamont, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam and members of Hartford’s legislative delegation.

“This partnership will help families of eligible participants learn more about CT Baby Bonds through trusted medical providers on the ground in the community,” said Treasurer Russell . “This is a critical piece of the long-term awareness necessary to sustain engagement as these children grow up. It’s no surprise that Community Health Centers across the state are stepping up to help serve their patients and their families. Poverty has tremendous public health ramifications that these providers encounter on a daily basis. I’m extremely grateful for their partnership and eager to build similar support systems with other service organizations. CT Baby Bonds has the potential to combat systemic poverty and increase economic participation. It will take a united and coordinated effort to maximize this opportunity.”

“The Baby Bonds program was created to help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by investing startup capital that can be used to change young people's lives as they become adults,” said Governor Lamont . “Partnerships with community organizations like our local health centers will help make sure that families receive the information they need so their children can benefit from this program and build a stronger future.”

“So many of our children grow up without the luxury of a safety net or additional support when it’s time for them to take a critical next step in their lives, whether it’s pursuing higher education, buying a home, or starting a business,” said Mayor Arulampalam . “Baby Bonds are a move in the right direction, and I'm grateful for Treasurer Russell’s efforts in partnership with community health centers to ensure Hartford children are set up for success.”

All Connecticut children born on or after July 1, 2023, whose birth was covered by HUSKY are automatically eligible for CT Baby Bonds. There is no need to enroll or apply. As of April 1, approximately 13,300 eligible babies have been born, according to data from the Department of Social Services. Each participant will have $3,200 invested on their behalf through a trust managed and invested by the Office of the Treasurer.

That amount will grow over time along with each child. Between the ages of 18 and 30, claims can be filed to use the funds for purposes designed to combat generational poverty and build individual wealth. Those include buying a home in Connecticut, starting or investing in a Connecticut business, paying for post-secondary education or job training, or saving for retirement.

“CT’s Community Health Centers are pleased to partner with Treasurer Russell to spread awareness of the Baby Bonds program, a pioneering initiative to help provide hope and opportunity to CT’s children,” said Shawn K. Frick, Chief Executive Officer Community Health Center Association of Connecticut . “Health centers provide primary medical, behavioral health, and dental care to over 420,000 people in CT - including thousands of children who already have Baby Bonds in their name! Our health center staff are excited to share information about Baby Bonds with kids and their families.”

The Office of the Treasurer has begun interactive informational training sessions for Community Health Center providers and staff and will continue to offer support as needed. Providers will be disseminating information about the program in both English and Spanish with additional languages to be added.

"Every day, community providers like Wheeler see how systemic poverty affects the health outcomes of so many people we serve," said Sabrina Trocchi, PhD, MPA, President and CEO of Wheeler Health . "Our work ultimately is to provide hope for a better tomorrow, and Baby Bonds are an innovative approach to do just that."

A host of research has shown the negative health impacts of poverty, which is linked to higher rates of infectious disease, mental health conditions, maternal mortality, and more. Additionally, those in poverty face greater barriers to accessing care, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.

For more information about CT Baby Bonds, and to sign up for periodic updates about the program, please visit babybonds.ct.gov .

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Contact: Tyler Van Buren

tyler.vanburen@ct.gov | (959) 529-2468

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns $10,000 Grant from NewAlliance Foundation

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:43:34 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns $10,000 Grant from NewAlliance Foundation to Advance Innovation, Health Equity; Award Will Support Newly Launched Endowment Fund

From Left to Right: LaKisha Jordan, Director of Programs, NewAlliance Foundation; Dr. Ece Tek, Chief Medical Officer Mental Health and Addiction Services, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; Mary Ellen Cody, Chief Development Officer, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; LindyLee Gold, Foundation Board Chair, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center; Maryann Ott, Executive Director, NewAlliance Foundation

PRESS RELEASE
March 18, 2024

For more information contact:
Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center
203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

NEW HAVEN, CT. – Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, one of the nation’s leading community health centers and Connecticut’s longest serving, has been selected by the NewAlliance Foundation to receive a $10,000 grant to support the organization’s demonstrated innovative thinking, dedication to advancing health equity, and creativity in pursuit of its mission.

The award, honoring the life and legacy of NewAlliance Foundation board member William W. Bouton III, is a “surprise $10,000 grant,” announced today by the NewAlliance Foundation at a brief ceremony at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven. CS-HHC was selected by vote of the NewAlliance Foundation Board.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center CEO Michael R. Taylor announced that the grant will be used to build the health center’s Endowment Fund, alongside funds recently contributed by the CS-HHC Senior Leadership team to begin the first endowment fund in CS-HHC’s history.

“We are thrilled to provide Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center with this well-deserved award in recognition of their tremendous innovation and exceptional commitment to the health and well-being of the communities they serve,” said NewAlliance Executive Director Maryann Ott. “The recent expansion of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center into a new location at the Dixwell Community House is a reflection of their unwavering dedication to the community.”

CS-HHC’s new, larger Dixwell Q-House facility in the local neighborhood, opened last summer, and is equipped with significant upgrades and offers a broad range of essential services, including adult and pediatric medicine, behavioral health, dental services, women's health care, infectious disease care, and podiatry. NewAlliance Foundation officials noted that the expansion underscores CS-HHC’s commitment to bridging the healthcare gap in New Haven and will have a significant impact on the lives of Dixwell residents and the community.

“We are honored to receive this grant, and for the recognition of our innovative heath care equity work in the community that it highlights,” said Michael R. Taylor. “The NewAlliance Foundation plays a vital role supporting nonprofit organizations throughout the region, and their dedication to the people of our communities is incredibly impressive. We are thankful for their efforts, and grateful to be the recipient of an award that honors the life’s work of William W. Bouton III. Devoting this grant to our new endowment fund will extend the number of people who will benefit in the years ahead.”

Established in 1968, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is Connecticut's first community health center and a pioneering institution dedicated to providing excellent and compassionate care accessible to all. Through the years, expansion throughout the region now includes 31 health care locations throughout Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Currently, construction is nearing completion on the Recovery & Wellness Center. It will be one of the most comprehensive behavioral health and addiction services centers in South Central Connecticut, and will become a key component of a unique, fully integrated comprehensive continuum of care campus at CS-HHC.

CS-HHC’s innovative model to bring equitable healthcare to New Haven and within the region is highlighted by partnerships across the community. These initiatives reflect a vision of collaboration and advocacy to improve people’s lives, consistent with the goals and aspirations of Cornell Scott and his colleagues at the creation of the health center, more than a half-century ago.

The NewAlliance Foundation also noted the establishment of the Cornell Scott Hill-Health Center Foundation this past year, led by LindyLee Gold as Board Chair and Michael R. Taylor as the Foundation's President. The creation of the foundation “is an example of the Health Center’s out-of-the-box thinking to continually grow the services and support of the organization,” Ott said.

The mission of the foundation is "To support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves," reflecting its dedication to enhancing patient services and community initiatives. The foundation will play a vital role in ensuring a robust response to patient needs, especially considering the increased demand for healthcare services in Greater New Haven, NewAlliance Foundation officials pointed out.

“Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center's enduring commitment to quality care and their expansion into a larger facility, combined with the establishment of the Cornell Scott Hill-Health Center Foundation, showcases their dedication to improving the health and well-being of the communities they serve. They are more than deserving of this award, and their impact on the community continues to be remarkable,” said Maryann Ott.

About The NewAlliance Foundation

As an independent charitable foundation, the mission of NewAlliance Foundation is to support organizations that advance literacy, build communities, and dismantle systems that perpetuate poverty and racism. A segment of grant-making is targeted toward programs which empower people through the development of literacy skills. More information can be seen at newalliancefoundation.org .

Kai S. Perry, CS-HHC Director of Clinic Operations, Selected to Participate in CFGNH’s “Nonprofit Management Cohort: A Program for Emerging Leaders of Color"

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:49:08 GMT

PRESS RELEASE

February 8, 2024

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) has awarded Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) a two-year, $20,000 grant. It will support participation of Kai S. Perry, CS-HHC Director of Clinic Operations, in CFGNH’s “Nonprofit Management Cohort: A Program for Emerging Leaders of Color,” a leadership development initiative of the CFGNH and the University of Connecticut School of Public Policy.

The funding will enable Kai to:

Participate in CFGNH’s Emerging Leaders of Color program
Serve as CS-HHC’s Organization Lead for the program
Administer the Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) to CS-HHC’s Board and senior staff representatives
Help CS-HHC implement changes based on CCAT’s findings
Earn a Certificate of Completion from the University of Connecticut

Kai, who has been with CS-HHC since December, 2021, is a change agent, motivator, and champion for the underserved, both in her CS-HHC role and personal commitments to the greater community. She previously served as Senior Operations Manager for Community Health Center for ten years.

With a commitment to lifelong learning, Kai participated in the 2023 Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Orientation (XO) program and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s Emerging Leaders of Color: Nonprofit Management Program. She also participated in the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut’s (CHCACT) Prescription for Leading Yourself and Others leadership development cohort for mid-level managers.

Kai serves as a Board member and tutor for Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven. She is also a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the Greater New Haven NAACP serving on the Freedom Fund and Health Care Committees, Collaboration of Minority Women Professionals, and the GNHCC.

For more information contact:

Carlah Esdaile – Bragg,

Director of Marketing and Community Relations

Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center

203-506-2424, cesdaile@cornellscott.org

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Awarded $572,000 in Grant Funds for Healthcare Services in Five Elementary Schools

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:20:18 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has been awarded $572,927 in funding to provide coordinated, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate health care services at school-based health center (SBHC) sites at five elementary schools in the region – three in Hamden and two in West Haven - beginning with the current school year:

Helen Street School in Hamden , a Pre-School to Grade 6 elementary school, the only neighborhood walking school in the public school district;
Ridge Hill School in Hamden , a K-6 public elementary school with a culturally and socio-economically diverse student body;
Dunbar Hill School in Hamden , home to approximately 300 students in Grades K through 6, a Pre-K program, and the district’s High Road program;
Savin Rock Community School in West Haven , a Pre-K to Grade 4 elementary school that is home to approximately 480 high need students; and
Washington Elementary School in West Haven , a K to Grade 4 elementary school with a culturally diverse student body of about 330 students.

SBHCs are partnerships between schools and community health organizations to provide health care where students spend most of their time – in schools. Parents or guardians provide consent for their children to receive care.

The funding was made possible by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, which chose the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA), the national voice for school-based health, to administer the funds. Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s proposal was selected from 133 applications submitted by 24 sponsoring organizations (such as school districts, community health organizations, behavioral health organizations, or nonprofits) after a competitive review process. It is one of 20 organizations statewide chosen for funding at more than 90 sites to improve students’ access to health care.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center will work to address students needs through this funding. The Helen Street School award is for integrated primary medical and behavioral health services; the awards pertaining to Ridge Hill, Dunbar Hill, Savin Rock and Washington Elementary schools are for behavioral health services. Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center staff will collaborate with the school nurse, school counselor, and school administrators in providing services at each of the schools.

“These awards reflect recognition of our commitment to the children attending these schools and their healthcare needs,” said Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “Good health is essential to learning, and we look forward to working in close collaboration with school staff in the best interests of all the children.”

The SBHA funding will increase the number of schools in the region where CS-HHC is providing school-based healthcare services from 12 to 17, as of the 2023-24 school year. To learn more about the organizations and sites throughout Connecticut that received SBHC funding, visit SBHA’s website. More information about Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, visit the CS-HHC website .

About Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

The first Community Health Center in Connecticut, founded in 1978, the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is celebrating 55 Years of Health Equity in Action in 2023, a proud history of providing high-quality care serving residents in Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck Valley communities. CS-HHC is widely seen as a consistent national leader in the field, and was recently ranked in the top 3% of community health centers in the United States. To learn more, please visit cornellscott.org.

About the School-Based Health Alliance

Media Contacts: Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director,

Marketing & Community Relations, CS-HHC

cesdaile-bragg@cornellscott.org

Jeffrey Williams, Director of Communications, SBHA

jwilliams@sbh4all.org or 771-203-1316

Meet Connecticut's Top Healthcare Industry Power Players Oct 17, 2023

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:06:19 GMT

While the pandemic is in the rearview mirror, the healthcare industry still faces a host of challenges.

Click here to meet the Power 25 Health Care leaders

Whether it’s labor shortages, inflation, rising drug costs or even a mental healthcare crisis, numerous factors are creating financial and other pressures on healthcare organizations. It will take strong leadership to continue to get through these challenging times.

In this week’s issue, Hartford Business Journal is publishing its fourth annual Power 25 Health Care list, which identifies leaders who are having a significant impact on the industry and public health.

Click here to meet the Power 25 Health Care leaders

This isn’t an awards section. HBJ’s Power 25 Health Care list was chosen by HBJ’s editorial team, and it includes a mix of established players as well as some fresh faces to our region. We’re curious to know what you think. Feel free to send feedback. Power 25 Health Care will be back next year with some new names and faces, so be prepared to make suggestions.

Click here to meet the Power 25 Health Care leaders

From HBJ:

Michael R. Taylor is a major player in Greater New Haven’s healthcare industry, serving as CEO of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center since 2012.

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Taylor oversees a staff of more than 700 employees who provide a range of services in Greater New Haven and the lower Naugatuck Valley, including medical, behavioral health, dental, pediatric and women’s health.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center serves more than 55,000 patients a year at 27 care sites and school-based health centers throughout the region. About 62% of its patients are enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program, which serves low-income residents.

Taylor is currently overseeing a major expansion project — construction of one of the state’s largest centers for addiction and mental health care.

The Recovery & Wellness Center in New Haven’s Hill neighborhood is a $24.5 million project, taking shape at 149 Minor St. When complete, the three-story, 31,000-square-foot building will feature individual and group counseling rooms, a medical suite, 12-bed female dormitory and 40-bed male dormitory with semi-private rooms.

Taylor’s influence also extends beyond Connecticut. In August, he was named board chair-elect of the National Association of Community Health Centers. He will take over the chairman role in October 2025.

Prior to joining Cornell Scott-Hill in 2010, Taylor was founder and president of a healthcare consulting firm that served more than 200 community health centers nationally. He also held leadership positions with several national accounting and healthcare consulting firms, including The Lewin Group.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Honors Community Leaders at Celebration of 55th Anniversary of Health Equity in Action

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:56:29 GMT

Celebratory Event Recognizes Leadership of William W. Ginsberg, Cynthia Sparer, State Rep. Toni E. Walker, Ece Tek M.D., Hill Parents Association

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, the first Community Health Center in Connecticut, marked its 55th anniversary by celebrating, along with the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation, the impact of local community leaders and organizations in the New Haven region.

At a sold-out celebratory event held on Thursday, September 21 at the New Haven Lawn Club, CS-HHC and the CS-HHC Foundation honored:

The Hill Parents Association , receiving the Community Enhancement Award
Ece Tek, M.D. , Chief Medical Officer for Behavioral Health and Addiction Services, CS-HHC, receiving the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Innovation Award
Cynthia Sparer , Executive Vice President and President of Ambulatory Care for Yale New Haven Health, and Executive Director, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, receiving the Partnership in Excellence Award
State Rep. Toni E. Walker (D-New Haven) receiving the Equity Impact Award
William W. Ginsberg , President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, receiving the inaugural Cornell Scott Legacy of Leadership Award

CS-HHC provides medical, behavioral health, dental, pediatric, women’s health and a range of additional specialty medical services. With more than 700 staff members who serve approximately 55,000 patients annually from 27 care sites and schools throughout the region, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center accommodated more than 360,000 patient visits during fiscal year 2022.

“We are thrilled to honor these outstanding members of our communities, and their passionate advocacy and accomplishment that are having a substantial impact on individuals, families and our region,” said Michael R. Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center . “As we celebrate 55 years of health equity in action, it is a privilege to work with people and organizations that exemplify an unwavering commitment that has earned our respect and continues to inspire all of us, at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, throughout the region, and beyond.”

“Our honorees have led a sustained charge for equity,” said LindyLee Gold, Board Chair of the CS-HHC Foundation . “It is fitting, in this 55th year, to expand our support of CS-HHC; the full array of premier health care services to our entire community is vital to our communal well-being.”

The award recipients reflect a commitment to community well-being and the public interest:

Hill Parents Association played an integral role in the establishment and development of the Hill Health Center, working with Cornell Scott and community leaders to forge a path forward at the launch of Connecticut’s first community health center.

Ece Tek, M.D. , Chief Medical Officer for Behavioral Health and Addiction Services at CS-HHC, is a board-certified addiction and geriatric psychiatrist who was trained at University of Maryland / Sheppard Pratt Psychiatry Residency where she was a chief resident. She then completed Dartmouth Geriatric and Yale Addiction Psychiatry Fellowships, and has brought evidence-based practices into the public health environment with a holistic approach to the care of the patients.

Cynthia Sparer is Executive Vice President and President of Ambulatory Care for Yale New Haven Health, and Executive Director, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. Sparer is responsible for Ambulatory strategy, program development and operations across the Health System, working in partnership with Yale Medicine, Northeast Medical Group, Service Lines, and the System’s Delivery Networks. She also leads Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Women’s Health. She joined Yale New Haven in 2010.

Toni Edmonds Walker , a veteran legislator representing the 93rd District in New Haven, is a seasoned social activist and advocate for youth, education, and human rights. Representative Walker serves as House Chair of the Appropriations Committee at the State Capitol. She is Vice Principal and Coordinator of Special Services and Grants at New Haven Adult Education.

William W. Ginsberg has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven since 2000, the culmination of a career devoted to community issues, as he has worked at the local and national levels in community economic development, community banking, and community philanthropy.

In recent months, CS-HHC has had a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of a new facility within the Dixwell Q House, and a “topping off” ceremony amidst construction of a Recovery and Wellness Center in New Haven, due to open early next year.

“Those events were the latest incremental milestones for the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and the Greater New Haven community,” said CS-HHC Board Chair Orlando Cordero . “In these facilities, the extraordinary professionals of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center will save lives and impact families and neighborhoods, in meaningful and enduring ways.”

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has a 55-year history of health equity in action, serving New Haven neighborhoods throughout the city. CS-HHC also provides health care services to residents of West Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford.

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation was formed last year to support the work of CS-HHC. The mission of the Foundation is “to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.” More information about Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, upcoming events and highlights of the 55th anniversary celebration is at www.cornellscott.org/55th-anniversary .

Media Contact:

Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director, Marketing and Community Relations, cesdaile@cornellscott.org , 203-506-2424

Uncertainty for Healthcare as Government Shutdown Looms

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:08:16 GMT

A government shutdown could thrust healthcare providers into unpredictable and uncharted territory, even though vast portions of the federal healthcare apparatus, including and Medicare and Medicaid, are immune from annual budget showdowns in Congress.

According President Joe Biden's proposed budget for fiscal 2024 , which begins Sunday, 91% of Health and Human Services Department spending is categorized as mandatory, not as discretionary spending that is subject to yearly appropriations bills or periodic reauthorizations.

Related: Congress faces tight deadline to extend key health programs

That still leaves more than $150 billion worth of health-related spending that Biden seeks from Congress unfulfilled as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) contends with a revolt from within the GOP conference that threatens to bring the machinery of government to an abrupt halt.

Exactly how Congress' failure to pass spending would impact specific agencies and the providers and patients they serve is difficult to predict.

HHS released an updated contingency plan last week that details how many employees would be permitted to continue working in the absence of new appropriations and how many would be furloughed. The department also specified what vital functions would continue, even if the staff positions were not funded.

According to that document, 51,293 HHS employees would stay on the job and 37,325 kept away until Congress agrees to a spending deal. Those who remain would work on programs that have mandatory funding such as Medicare, activities supported by user fees such Food and Drug Administration reviews of new pharmaceuticals and medical devices, areas supported by supplemental COVID-19 funding already on the books, and programs with multi-year funding that has already been enacted, such as the Indian Health Service.

Some programs and workers affected by a shutdown would still be pressed into service—with pay delayed until after a shutdown is resolved—if their jobs are critical to treating patients or maintaining sensitive experiments, for example, at the National Institutes for Health.

Others whose jobs are essential to protecting property or supporting funded activities would also be expected to work.

"HHS will continue any necessary activities in the event of a lapse in appropriation," the department wrote in its contingency plan. "For example, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response will maintain the minimal readiness for all hazards, including COVID-19, pandemic flu and hurricane responses."

Nevertheless, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response would retain just 47% of its roughly 1,000-person workforce. As with all of HHS contingency plans, this agency's blueprint does not specify what the consequences may be for the public.

The White House, HHS and several departmental agencies did not respond to numerous requests for interviews.

There are some important differences facing the healthcare sector under this potential shutdown that make it both more alarming and harder to anticipate than the congressional deadlock that spanned 35 days from late 2018 into early 2019. At that time, five of the 12 annual appropriations bills that Congress is supposed to pass had already been enacted, including the HHS budget. This year, lawmakers have not sent any fiscal 2024 spending measures to Biden.

Another wrinkle this year is that Congress has also failed to approve reauthorizations for key health programs that are due to sunset along with the fiscal year on Saturday, including federally qualified health centers, the graduate medical education program and the National Health Service Corps.

According to HHS' contingency plan, federal workers would continue to support all of those programs in a shutdown, but stakeholders are already worried.

"Any disruption to our delicate financial balance, and even a brief interruption in our federal funding, could have a devastating impact and long-term impact on community health centers and on our ability to continue to treat all of the patients who walk through our doors," Michael Taylor, CEO of New Haven, Connecticut-based Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center , said at a news conference last week.

National Association of Community Health Centers spokesperson Amy Simmons lamented the confluence of stalled reauthorizations and a potential federal shutdown. "It’s creating a lot of anxiety and disruption in the health center community," she said. "You can’t run healthcare delivery for 31.5 million patients on a month-to-month basis. We have thousands of advocates who are aware, concerned and reaching out to Congress."

The community health centers organization is hoping that Congress at least passes a stopgap measure to extend the federally qualified health centers program and its funding.

But the contingent of House Republicans forcing the showdown on Capitol Hill has already rejected the notion of a temporary fix to prevent a shutdown. Furthermore, House GOP leadership has scheduled the full-year FDA funding bill for a vote this week, but none of the other major health spending bills or reauthorizations.

The White House has warned there will be consequences if Congress doesn't act by Saturday.

"A Republican shutdown would stall critical research on diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s because the National Institutes of Health would be forced to delay new clinical trials," the White House said in a news release last week. "New patients, many of whom are desperately waiting for a chance at new treatment through a clinical trial, will be turned away."

Like the NIH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is especially exposed. "The CDC and NIH are certainly vulnerable because they rely primarily on discretionary appropriations. They're not running mandatory programs like Medicare or Medicaid," said Paul Van de Water, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.

According to HHS, less than a quarter of NIH employees and 41% of CDC staff would remain on the job absent new appropriations.

While specific short-term problems might be hard to identify, the longer-term effects of a shutdown—or just coming close to one—are easier to envision, said Beth Resnick, assistant dean for practice and training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For instance, this kind of political disruption is discouraging to the federal workforce, which has implications for retaining and recruiting people to manage government programs.

"It's really hard to live your life like that and try to have a functioning system when everything's always up in the air," Resnick said. "The damage to morale and all that, that might even be bigger than the actual impact of whatever the shutdown ends up being."

Up Against a September 30 Deadline, Advocates Urge Congress for Community Health Center Funding

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:00:22 GMT

NACHC Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Amy Simmons Farber , 202 309-0338

BETHESDA, MD — At a news briefing today, health center advocates described how fiscal uncertainty affects operations among the nation’s Community Health Centers, creating disruptions in hiring clinicians and planning services for the 31.5 million patients they serve. Unless Congress acts by September 30, 2023, all federal funding for health centers expires. NACHC has been leading the push among health center advocates across the country for bipartisan legislation to address the looming expiration of the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) and critical primary care workforce programs, such as the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. The CHCF represents 70 percent of health center funding.

“Historically, the value of the Community Health Center program has been reflective in the bipartisan support we have received. Today’s federal spending debate comes at a dire moment as Health Centers and the record 31.5 million people we care for continue to recover from the damage left in the wake of COVID. Underinvestment in the only safety-net our patients can count on would undoubtedly cause further devastation to those who are most vulnerable,” said Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez, MS, MPH , NACHC Board Chair, and President & CEO of Urban Health Plan, Inc. , (UHP), Bronx, Queens, and Central Harlem, NY.

“I am staying up at night worrying about the stability of our primary care workforce. This debate over health center funding comes as clinicians are considering what residency they should go on, what training program, or whether or not they should sign a contract at a Community Health Center. That is why it makes sense to invest in health centers and in primary care development programs to grow the current workforce of 285,000 health center professionals,” said Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO of NACHC.

"Health centers make a difference in rural communities just like mine every day and continued funding is critical and vitally important to all of us who depend on health centers to provide great care for every one every day regardless of their ability to pay,” said Deborah Morrison , a patient and Board Chair of Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center in rural Ahoskie, NC.

“I am cautiously optimistic that there seems to be congressional progress regarding continued health center funding. Any disruption would be detrimental to our ability to sustain operations and health care access for all of Cornell Scott Hill Health Center’s 55,000+ patients. That same impact would be multiplied for the 31.5 million patients cared for by the nation’s 1,400 plus health centers,” said Michael R. Taylor, NACHC Board Chair-Elect, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, New Haven, CT .

The news briefing comes as lawmakers in the House and Senate are working against the clock on bipartisan measures in both chambers. In the House, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) is ready for floor consideration and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is set to consider the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act . Both bills extend and increase funding for the more than 1,400 health centers nationwide that provide care to more than 31 million patients nationwide, including 8.8 million children. The bills also extend and increase funding for key primary care workforce programs that are essential to building a diverse health care workforce and addressing provider shortages in underserved areas.

About National Association of Community Health Centers

Established in 1971, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) serves as the leading national voice for America’s Health Centers and as an advocate for health care access for the medically underserved and uninsured.

https://www.nachc.org/up-against-a-september-30-deadline-advocates-urge-congress-for-community-health-center-funding/

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center on Connecticut's Morning Buzz

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:05:35 GMT

CONNECTICUT'S MORNING BUZZ

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center: A Community of Caring

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) It’s known as a community of Caring. Cornell Scott Hill Health Center (CSHHC) is ‘Celebrating 55 years of Health Equity in Action.’ Connecticut’s Morning Buzz Host Natasha Lubczenko was joined in the studio by CEO Michael Taylor and Lindy Lee Gold, the Health Center’s Foundation Board Chair.

Michael Taylor says that The Cornell Scott Hill Health Center is, “Enabled by an awful lot of people who make our organization extraordinary. And we are thrilled to expand and continue to serve a larger proportion of our residents throughout the New Haven region.”

They have now grown to 700 staff members, operating out of soon to be 28 care sites across greater New Haven, including West Haven, New Haven, soon to be Hamden and a number of sites serving the Lower Naugatuck Valley. The range of services provided by the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center are fairly broad. They include medical services, adult pediatric, women’s health, and dental health.

Michael says, “We are a very significant provider of behavioral health services. In fact, probably one of the most significant providers of those services in the state of Connecticut. So that enables us to provide integrated care, we offer behavioral health and medical services to residents at a time when they are needed more than ever. So we’re thrilled to now be able to offer that capacity.”

Lindy Lee Gold shared some of The CSHHC Foundation’s Goals for the future, and spoke about their 55th Anniversary Celebration event coming up at the New Haven Lawn Club on September 21st. Attendees will gather to applaud this nationally recognized integrated healthcare model, now reaching more than 55,000 patients annually in the Greater New Haven and the Valley communities.

Learn more about this exciting event here: https://www.cornellscott.org/55th-anniversary

She also spoke about their new facility, “Our Wellness and Recovery Center is the only in-patient female women’s recovery center in the state. This year, the foundation is really very focused on mental health, and for that reason, we’re starting a new campaign for the Child and Family Guidance Center. Incredibly, they have seen this year, I believe the figure is 55,000 patient visits and the patients are treated holistically.” “More than likely, they have other physical needs that need to be met. And I think the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center is the only one that offers the incredible range – from dental services, to eye screenings to everything that family may need, in order to stay well or get well.”

View the full segment on www.wtnh.com/ctmorningbuzz

Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of New Haven-based Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, has been selected as Board Chair-Elect of the National Association of Community Health Centers

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:08:45 GMT

(New Haven, CT) – Mr. Taylor, who has been CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center since 2012, was named to the post during the National Health Center Organization’s Annual Conference Aug. 26 in San Diego, California.

On October 1, 2025 he will succeed Paloma Hernandez, CEO of Urban Health Plan in New York, who ascended to the role of Board Chair at the conference.

“I congratulate Michael Taylor and look forward to working with him and the NACHC board of directors to realize the goals we've set forward at such a critical point in our history,” said Paloma Hernandez, President and CEO of Urban Health Plan and Chair of the Board of Directors, NACHC. “The opportunities to address health inequities across our nation have never been greater and together we will continue the important work of strengthening our 1400 health centers in more than 15,000 medically underserved and rural communities.”

Said Mr. Taylor, “I am deeply honored to be in line to lead an organization that represents so many professionals and providers dedicated to ensuring that more than 31 million individuals living in communities throughout this country receive high-quality health care.”

Mr. Taylor, who has served as a member of NACHC’s board of directors for four years, will be only the second individual from Connecticut to lead the organization. The other was Cornell Scott, who help found the-then Hill Health Center in New Haven 55 years ago and served as the center’s first president for 40 years.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued a statement, congratulating Mr. Taylor.

“It is a great honor for the State of Connecticut to have one of its leading health care executives in line to head this national organization. Michael Taylor has been an outstanding champion for improving the health and welfare of underserved residents in our state, and we are delighted he is gaining recognition for his dedication to quality care.”

He also was applauded by LindyLee Gold, Board Chair of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation and a longtime New Haven community supporter.

“For 55 years, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has demonstrated the enormous difference community health centers can make for patients and, under Michael Taylor’s leadership, its impact has widened and deepened. It is gratifying that he is being honored for his leadership.”

NACHC, based in Bethesda, Md., was founded in 1971 and represents the more than 1,400 community health centers that provide patient care for nearly one tenth of the country.

With a staff of more than 700 individuals and 27 care sites and school-based health centers throughout the New Haven area, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center serves more than 55,000 patients a year, putting it among the top 3 percent of the nation’s community health centers.

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Media Contact:

Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director, Marketing & Community Relations

cesdaile@cornellscott.org, 203-503-3276

CSHHC recognized in Harvard University’s program of National Center for Equitable Care for Elders

cparsons@cornellscott.org (Christine Parsons) — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:44:39 GMT

Welcome to NCECE!

In this issue, we celebrate National Health Center Week and recognize National Immunization Awareness Month. While our Center is on a summer break for live training events, we hope you'll check out our publications and webinar recordings . As always, check out our website for additional resources. We look forward to sharing new learning activities with you in the fall!

Let's Celebrate NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK August 6 - 12, 2023!

Every August, National Health Center Week celebrates the missions and accomplishments of America’s health centers. This year's theme, The Roadmap to a Stronger America, is a virtual road trip across America, highlighting the achievements of community health centers in every state and territory. This initiative inspired our Center to use our newsletters to spotlight the amazing work health centers do to promote healthy aging in their communities. Keeping with the theme of National Health Center Week, let’s take our own road trip (through New England this time!) to see some great examples of age-friendly programs and services!

We’ll begin at the Whittier Street Health Center , located in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Whitter offers comprehensive, innovative health care and provides targeted outreach and education to their patients. “By offering comprehensive and integrated health care services to our patients in our clinics, mobile health programming, and community outreach, we improve access to culturally appropriate and high-quality services that are designed to meet their health care and social support needs as efficiently and seamlessly as possible,” said Frederica Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We launched our geriatric program to serve our diverse seniors in 2004, and the program promotes healthy living and disease management to help our patients and community residents remain physically and mentally healthy, independent, and socially active, as they grow older. Program activities focus on holistic wellness and education, fitness, and nutrition education,” continued Williams. Programs like Whittier’s Club 1290, a peer-led older adult group conducted on-site at the health center, has members ranging in age from 60 to 97. The group aims to minimize experiences of loneliness, depression, boredom, and isolation in this population. One member reflected, "For me, Club 1290 is a life-changing impact. It gives me something to look forward to. It gives me a reason to feel visible and worth something of value. It allows me to be 100% me completely. I wish we could meet more often. Club 1290 allows me to converse and communicate with people my own age. I can meet new people and make new associates and friends. I need this to live. It makes my life more complete."

Next on our virtual health center tour is NEW Health , located in Boston, Massachusetts. Since early 2022, NEW Health’s Food Insecurity Program delivers monthly bags of fresh produce directly to the doorsteps of over 20 elder residents in the North End. These produce distributions have effectively reduced the prevalence of food insecurity in the neighborhood and have helped dozens of residents every month. “The NEW Health Food Insecurity Program stepped up time and time again over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the issue of food insecurity has only grown since and one of the groups heavily impacted are older adults in our neighborhood, especially because so many are homebound,” said Daniel Coakley, NEW Health Public Affairs Coordinator. “We started the Monthly Produce Distributions to reduce as many barriers to healthy food as possible. It is truly rewarding to be giving back and we hope that we can just keep growing this effort as long as it’s needed,” continued Coakley. NEW Health also collaborates with local partner, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), to offer health education classes for older adults in the North End. The classes focus on several health topics such as nutrition, stroke awareness, blood pressure, and oral health. Participants are also treated to a free lunch by ABCD while they learn about the different topics.

On our last stop, we’ll visit the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center , the first community health center established in Connecticut, with a long history of serving New Haven neighborhoods, which are among the most disadvantaged in Connecticut. The Center was founded in 1968 and serves nearly 53,000 patients. Their mission is to measurably improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve by providing excellent and compassionate care that is accessible to all. Since its opening, the Center has opened numerous new care sites and continually expands services in order to meet the needs of their patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, set out to curate “art as a vessel to health and well-being for the patient and staff community of the Health Center.” Through this action, fourteen Connecticut artists were selected to participate in the “HeART of Healing” Art Initiative. They were commissioned to create and/or provide works of art that are “soothing, engaging, and that celebrate the communities of service.” These works on display now serve as a place to gather and engage patients, particularly their older adult patients, many of whom were socially isolated and experiencing loneliness, through community outreach events. “During COVID we were inspired to support older adults and others through initiating community testing and vaccinations in the midst of bringing light and comfort through our HeART of Healing Art Initiative,” said Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director, Marketing and Communications.

Like hundreds of others, each of these health centers has met their community’s need beyond medical care, serving their patients with a holistic approach to care and promoting initiatives that specifically benefit them as they age. We applaud their outstanding commitment to their communities and look forward to highlighting more health centers going forward!

National Immunization Awareness Month

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), held every August, is an observance that emphasizes the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Vaccination is an effective and safe way to save lives through disease protection and prevention. Health centers play a major role in recommending and administering vaccines, using evidence-based strategies and available resources to encourage routine vaccinations, and discussing with patients why being up to date on vaccinations is critical for staying healthy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule is an important guide for health centers to use for recommending vaccines for adults aged 65 and older, in addition to other resources. Learn ways to support a culture of vaccination at your health center and reinforce confidence in adhering to a vaccination schedule, and visit the Gerontological Society of America for more information on aging and immunity for your patients.

NCECE Webinar Recordings + Resource Round-Up

Our full archive of past webinars is available free on the NCECE website . Access session recordings and learn more about important older adult health care topics. Visit our YouTube page for a full lineup of past learning opportunities! Our publications provide insight into health care for older adults. NCECE publications address topics pertinent to caring for health centers’ older adult patients and supplement the information discussed in our webinars and learning collaboratives. If you would like more information on training and technical assistance we would love to hear from you!

Visit us on Twitter and Facebook for updates, observances and more! You can also contact NCECE for more information on training and technical assistance .

Best wishes for excellent health,

The NCECE Team

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Michael Taylor Interview - For The People

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:45:27 GMT

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Featured on CT Style

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:41:04 GMT

Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center Opens New Facility in Dixwell Community House

The Cornell Scott Hill Health Center is celebrating 55 years of service in Connecticut, and has opened a new facility in the Dixwell Community House in New Haven.

This new facility will allow the organization to continue it’s work of improving the health of communities through accessible care.

“We are so committed to the people that reside in this community. We want them to have long healthy existences and if there’s anything we can do to enable that, we’re honored,” CEO Michael Taylor said.

https://www.wtnh.com/ct-style/cornell-scott-hill-health-center-opens-new-facility-in-dixwell-community-house/

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Ribbon Cutting Launches New Location and Expanded Services at Dixwell Community House

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:33:07 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center , among the nation’s leading community health centers, formally opened it’s newest clinical location at the Dixwell Community House – known as the Q House - in New Haven at a well-attended ribbon cutting ceremony Monday that included community leaders and elected officials from the New Haven region and the state.

The new state-of-the-art building at 197 Dixwell Avenue takes the place of a longstanding location across the street which currently serves nearly 5,000 community residents through providing adult medicine, pediatrics, adult behavioral health, and dental services. The newly constructed clinical site will bring an expanded capacity and services to better meet community needs, as part of the Q House partnership - a thriving hub of various community activities for area residents from children through seniors.

“The Q House has a well-established tradition of providing programs and services that bring the community together,” said Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) Board Chair Orlando Cordero. “We are energized by the opportunity to be part of continuing and expanding that proud tradition to include quality health care, which will bring countless benefits to the community. It is a wonderful collaboration, in every sense.”

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is ranked in the top 3% of community health centers in the United States, held in high regard for the caliber of health care services available to the community. CS-HHC provides health care services to residents of New Haven, West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford – with 27 clinical sites and school-based health centers in the region. CS-HHC has more than doubled in size over the past several years and now serves more than 55,000 people annually. The number of patient visits in 2022 exceeded 300,000.

“We are thrilled to be part of the Q House family of organizations, and look forward to continuing to provide quality integrated health care – including expanded services – to the Dixwell, Dwight, and Newhallville community, now more accessible and convenient than ever,” said Michael R. Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC).

“We are grateful to everyone who helped to make this a reality, as we reaffirm our commitment to the community where we began more than five decades ago.”

Among those on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony were Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, State Comptroller Sean Scanlon, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, Senate President Martin Looney, State Rep. Toni Edmonds Walker, New Haven Alder Jeannette Morrison, former Mayor and State Senator Toni Harp, and LindyLee Gold, Chair of the CS-HHC Foundation Board of Directors. They were joined by area residents, representatives of Q House organizations, CS-HHC staff and more. The Q House clinical location opened to patients earlier this month, in a transition from the previous location.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center was the first community health center in Connecticut when it was established in 1968. It will be celebrated with a special fundraiser to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center operations on September 21, 2023, marking “55 years of health equity in action.”

CS-HHC is also in the midst of construction of a Recovery & Wellness Center in New Haven, which will offer a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment and outpatient services for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses, impacting individual lives, families, and communities. When it opens early next year, it will be among the largest in South Central Connecticut, and part of a comprehensive CS-HHC campus.

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Media Contact: Carlah Esdaile-Bragg, Director, Marketing and Community Relations

cesdaile@cornellscott.org , 203-503-3276

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Q-House Opening Well Received by Many

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:02:19 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Celebrates Q-House Grand Opening

Today Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center officially celebrated the opening of our brand new Q-House location. Click the links below to read the various articles on this exciting event and chapter in CSHHC history!

WTNH: https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/cornell-scott-hill-health-opens-clinic-inside-new-havens-q-house/

New Haven Register: https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/new-cornell-scott-hill-health-center-opens-new-18170303.php

New Haven Independent: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/community_health_center_cuts_q_house_ribbon

WSHU: https://www.wshu.org/connecticut-news/2023-06-26/new-cornell-scott-hill-health-center-opens-in-new-haven

Patch: https://patch.com/connecticut/newhaven/state-art-health-center-opens-q-house-dixwell

WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/2023/06/26/new-community-health-center-opens-new-haven/

Newsbreak: https://original.newsbreak.com/@connecticut-by-the-numbers-561938/3071892924109-cornell-scott-hill-health-center-expands-with-opening-of-new-location-at-dixwell-community-q-house

Hartford Business Journal: https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/cornell-scott-hill-health-launches-new-elm-city-location

Jorge Perez, State Banking Commissioner, Joins Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:33:09 GMT

Connecticut State Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez has been named to the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors. Commissioner Perez, a native of Cuba whose family immigrated to U.S. and ultimately settled in New Haven five decades ago, has served as Banking Commissioner since 2015, in the cabinet of two Connecticut Governors.

As Banking Commissioner, he has jurisdiction over the State’s laws regarding state-chartered banks and credit unions, consumer credit, broker-dealers, investment advisers, securities, and tender offers. He serves as a voting ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, and an ex-officio member of the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority Board.

“For me, life has always been about doing the right thing, trying to make a difference in somebody’s life. That’s what draws me to the extraordinary work of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and the CS-HHC Foundation,” Perez stated. “An unrelenting dedication to excellence, and to delivering high caliber, quality health care to the community, has always characterized Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, and that’s never been more important than today. Helping people to navigate a way forward to better health has an enormous impact. I look forward to supporting that essential work.”

Perez lived in the Hill neighborhood for more than 40 years, and continues to be an integral part of the Elm City community. In 1987, he was elected to New Haven’s Board of Alders, representing the 5th Ward. He served as that Board’s President, from 2000 to 2006, and was on its Finance Committee for 10 years, including being its Chair for eight years. He served on numerous other committees, including chairing the Black and Hispanic Caucus, from 2006 to 2011.

Prior to his appointment as Banking Commissioner, Perez served as Vice President/Senior Commercial Loan Officer of Liberty Bank. Before that, he worked at Sovereign Bank New England as Vice President and Community Banking Manager of the New Haven Exchange Branch and was employed by Bank Boston for 12 years before it was purchased by Sovereign Bank.

“We are being very thoughtful in building the CS-HHC Foundation Board and Jorge is a perfect addition,” said Foundation Board Chair LindyLee Gold. “He is a trusted community leader, a sage advisor, and an astute financial expert. If we had boxes, Jorge would check every single one.”

The CS-HHC Foundation, established last year, includes leaders across Greater New Haven. The Board is led by Chair LindyLee Gold, Senior Specialist, State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development; and President Michael R. Taylor, the CEO of CS-HHC. Board members include Paul McCraven, Chief Operating Officer of ConnCORP; Gladys Soto, President and CEO of Sunset Shores, Inc.; Joshua Bird, MBA, Chief Financial Officer of the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford; Len Suzio, President of Suzio York Hill Companies; Dr. Deborah Dyett Desir, Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) in the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology at Yale University School of Medicine; and Andrea Lobo, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Chief Human Resources Officer.

The establishment of the CS-HHC Foundation last fall came as public interest in supporting the range of health care services being provided has been steadily growing - particularly during the pandemic - recognizing the increasing need in New Haven and throughout the region. Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has more than doubled in size over the past several years and now serves more than 55,000 people annually. The number of patient visits in 2022 exceeded 300,000.

“Jorge Perez has a genuine passion for improving people’s lives. He has consistently used his considerable skills and commitment to advance initiatives to provide people with opportunities that have truly impacted their lives,” said Michael Taylor, Foundation Board President and CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “His phenomenal leadership and wide-ranging community involvement will greatly enhance our efforts, and we look forward to his insight as a member of the Foundation Board.”

A University of New Haven graduate and resident of Cheshire since 2018, Jorge Perez and his wife Gloria previously resided in New Haven for four decades, and remain actively involved in the New Haven community and region. Their daughter Lynette is a Yale University graduate.

Perez’s broad-based experience and insightful leadership contributed significantly to New Haven’s renaissance, advocating for a series of initiatives impacting youth and the New Haven community.

He also sat on the Boards of the Community Action Agency of Greater New Haven and Habitat for Humanity, serving as Treasurer for both. He was on the Board of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and the Hill Development Corporation of New Haven, the latter of which he served as Chair of the Special Projects Committee. More recently, he helped establish New Haven Works and currently chairs its Board of Directors.

The first community health center in Connecticut, established in 1968, CS-HHC celebrates “55 years of health equity in action” in 2023. The 55th Anniversary of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center will be celebrated with a special community-wide event to be held on September 21, 2023.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is among the nation’s leading community health centers, ranked in the top 3% in the United States. CS-HHC provides health care services to residents of New Haven, West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford – with 27 clinical sites and school-based health centers in the region.

Construction began last fall on CS-HHC’s Recovery & Wellness Center, which will offer a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment and outpatient services for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses, impacting individual lives, families, and communities. When it opens early next year, it will be among the largest in South Central Connecticut, and part of a comprehensive CS-HHC campus in New Haven.

CS-HHC is a Joint Commission accredited institution, accountable to the highest standards and best practices in safe and effective care, providing state-of-the-art, integrated care with a clear mission: “To measurably improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve by providing excellent and compassionate care, accessible to all.” The mission of the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is “To support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.”

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Deborah Dyett Desir, M.D., Joins Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:08:47 GMT

Dr. Deborah Dyett Desir has been named to the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Desir is Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) in the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Desir also serves as Medical Director of the Yale Rheumatology Clinic in Hamden and has deep roots within the New Haven region coupled with an unwavering commitment to achieving greater diversity among professionals in her specialty and throughout the medical community.

“Healthcare providers should reflect the population we serve,” she explains. “I became a physician to help people, but it can be challenging to get patients the services they need. The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center model – where medical and behavioral health care is provided within the neighborhoods where it’s most needed – can help break down those barriers. I look forward to being part of this effort.”

A Woodbridge resident, Dr. Desir has earned numerous awards, honors, and recognitions throughout her distinguished career. These include being named to “Top Doctors” listings by Connecticut Magazine (2017, 2021, 2022, 2023) and Castle Connolly (2022, 2023) and receiving a Leadership Award from the New Haven County Medical Association (2022).

Her community contributions have been honored by, among others, the Connecticut Arthritis Foundation, the Southern Connecticut Black Nurses Association, and the West Haven Black Coalition. When she becomes the 2023-2024 President of the American College of Rheumatology, she will join a mere handful of women to have filled that office – and the first woman of color to have done so.

“Dr. Desir is a remarkable person with an extraordinary commitment to the medical profession and our New Haven community,” said Board Chair LindyLee Gold. “Her knowledge, experience, and passion for making a difference in people’s lives will bring an important perspective to the work of our Board in advocating for the mission of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. We are extremely fortunate to have her with us.”

and Andrea Lobo, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Chief Human Resources Officer.

The establishment of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation last fall came as public interest in supporting the range of health care services being provided has been steadily growing - particularly during the pandemic - recognizing the escalating need in New Haven and throughout the region. CS-HHC has more than doubled in size over the past several years and now serves more than 55,000 people annually. The number of patient visits in 2022 exceeded 300,000.

“Dr. Desir is an extraordinary medical specialist with a deep reservoir of expertise and unrelenting determination to help people. She is widely recognized and highly regarded for her professional acumen and giving generously of her time and talent to strengthen the Greater New Haven community,” said Michael Taylor, President of the Board and CEO of CS-HHC. “I look forward to collaborating with her and our colleagues on the Board to amplify support for the care we provide.”

Dr. Desir’s professional and community service includes an array of boards, committees, and associations. Most recently, the organizations she has worked with and advocated on behalf of include the American College of Rheumatology, New Haven County Medical Association, New Haven County Medical Association Foundation, the Connecticut State Medical Society, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven Chapter of Links, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Theta Epsilon Omega Chapter, the Garden Club of New Haven and the Quinnipiac University Board of Trustees.

After completing her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at Harvard University (Cum Laude), she earned her medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine (Cum Laude, Alpha Omega Alpha honor society) in 1980. She interned and completed her residency at Yale New Haven Hospital in 1983. She completed a fellowship in Rheumatology at Yale University School of Medicine in 1987. She is certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The first community health center in Connecticut, established in 1968, CS-HHC celebrates “55 years of health equity in action” in 2023. CS-HHC is among the nation’s leading community health centers, ranked in the top 3% in the United States. CS-HHC provides health care services to residents of New Haven, West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford – with 27 clinical sites and school-based health centers in the region. The 55th Anniversary of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center will be celebrated with a special community-wide event in support of CS-HHC to be held on September 21, 2023.

CS-HHC began construction last fall of a Recovery & Wellness Center which will offer a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment and outpatient services for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses, impacting individual lives, families and communities. When it opens early next year, it will be among the largest in South Central Connecticut, and part of a comprehensive CS-HHC campus in New Haven.

a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is “To support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.”

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Business Leader Len Suzio Named to Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:10:54 GMT

Prominent Connecticut business leader Len Suzio of New Haven has been named to the Board of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) Foundation. Suzio is President of Suzio York Hill Companies, a third-generation family-owned business that provides stone and concrete products that constitute the substance of buildings, highways, and bridges across the state of Connecticut.

Suzio said he hopes his industry “savvy” and familiarity with Greater New Haven will help Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center grow and thrive. He believes that the vitality of organizations is enhanced by good stewardship, especially of the spaces they occupy and from which they serve their clients.

“Yes, buildings are made of concrete, steel, brick and mortar,” he said. “We must, however, make sure our neighbors in need are served in sites that are well built, well maintained, safe, and welcoming.”

Len Suzio will be a tremendous addition to our Board,” said Board Chair LindyLee Gold, “and we are thrilled that he has chosen to actively support our work advocating for CS-HHC. His business expertise and commitment to community well-being have earned the respect of people throughout our state, and he will be a significant resource as we navigate the road ahead in support of the mission of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center.”

The CS-HHC Foundation, established last year, includes leaders from throughout Greater New Haven. The Board is led by Chair LindyLee Gold, Senior Specialist, State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development; and President Michael R. Taylor, the CEO of CS-HHC. Board members include Paul McCraven, Chief Operating Officer of ConnCORP; Gladys Soto, President and CEO of Sunset Shores, Inc.; Joshua Bird, MBA, Chief Financial Officer of the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford; and Andrea Lobo, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Chief Human Resources Officer.

“We are very grateful for Len’s commitment to serving the community and CS-HHC, and we recognize the enormous respect he has earned through the years,” said Taylor. “We know that he will help us to respond to the escalating need for quality health care services,” noted Taylor, ”which includes medical, behavioral health, dental and pediatric services. I am energized by the role that Len and his colleagues on the Foundation Board will play in support of our efforts.”

Suzio York Hill is widely recognized as an industry leader in Connecticut, providing a range of materials tailored to the specifications of the job: crushed stone for various construction purposes; bituminous concrete for paving projects that range from residential driveways to major interstate highways; and the different strengths of ready-mix concrete used in highways, bridges, residential and commercial buildings. The company was founded by Suzio’s grandfather, Leonardo Suzio, for whom he was named.

Suzio also serves on the Board of The Shubert New Haven (CAPA), having previously served as Board Chair. He also is on the Goodspeed Musicals Board, chairing its Facilities Committee, and the Board of Connecticut Landmarks, a network of 11 historic state properties. Len Suzio was born and brought up in Meriden. After graduating from St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, Suzio earned his bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

CS-HHC is among the nation’s leading community health centers, ranked in the top 3% in the United States. CS-HHC provides health care services to residents of New Haven, West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford – with 27 clinics and school-based health centers in the region.

The first community health center in Connecticut, established in 1968, CS-HHC celebrates “55 years of health equity in action” in 2023. It is a proud history of comprehensive primary care, accessible to all, guided by the transformative values of Compassion, Diversity, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, and Excellence. The 55th Anniversary will be celebrated this fall, with a special community-wide event in support of CS-HHC to be held on September 21 at the New Haven Lawn Club.

CS-HHC began construction last fall of a Recovery & Wellness Center which will offer a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment and outpatient services for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses so they can become stable in their recovery. When it opens early next year, it will be among the largest in South Central Connecticut, and part of a comprehensive CS-HHC campus in New Haven.

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DeLauro, CT advocates call on drug manufacturers to lower and cap insulin costs

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:39:34 GMT

While applauding Eli Lilly’s move to cap insulin costs, Connecticut officials and healthcare advocates called for expansion and called on other giant pharmaceutical companies to follow suit.

That’s the message Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, conveyed Monday morning in front of Cornell Scott Hill Health Center along with Mayor David Cassetti, state Healthcare Advocate Ted Doolittle and the health center’s officials.

The press conference took place as Eli Lilly announced earlier this month it would cut prices for some older insulins while capping monthly out-of-pocket cost at $35 for people not covered by Medicare’s prescription program — something DeLauro said is “long overdue.”

“Insulin costs less than $10 to make, but Americans are sometimes forced to pay over $300,” DeLauro said. “It is wrong.”

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation , Americans spent an average of $54 per month out of pocket for insulin in 2020.

“Patients typically need to buy multiple vials to maintain a month's supply, which can cause costs to balloon for them,” DeLauro said. “This has to end.”

Kristen Daniels would know. As a person with Type 1 diabetes for 17 years, she has had to ration insulin like other 1.3 million Americans . She said she knows what it's like to be at “the bottom of an insulin vial and not know where to get your next drop.”

It involved “going through a wastebasket looking to see if you threw out a vial of insulin and looking for those last drops to hold you over until you can get your next one,” Daniels said.

She recalled being told that it would cost about $2,000 out of pocket for her, but thanks to the health center with a sliding scale system, she was able to get it with $14.

“But it is also bittersweet,” she said. “I know parents who have lost their children from the insulin rationing crisis. I don't know what the effects of rationing my insulin is going to cost me in the future.”

Catherine Sharafanowich, director of pharmacy at Cornell Scott, recalled that when the health center opened the pharmacy about two decades ago, she would meet diabetic patients who wouldn’t see a doctor because they couldn’t afford it.

“I recall a young man who was insulin dependent,” Sharafanowich said. “He lost his first job out of college, lost his health insurance, and he showed up at the pharmacy absolutely terrified because he couldn't afford his insulin.

“We also had a family recently, dad was newly diagnosed, and they were not only overwhelmed with the cost of the insulin, but just the sheer amount of information that they now need to absorb to take care of the disease,” she added.

DeLauro said the cost of all prescription drugs has skyrocketed over the years, sending average patients into crisis.

“Outrageous prices have allowed pharmaceutical corporations to reap enormous benefits and profits while preventing patients from accessing the treatment that they need,” she said.

While Doolittle, who works at the state Office of the Healthcare Advocate, said $35 is somewhat affordable, it’s not comparable to other wealthy countries.

For example, 2018 data from RAND Corporation’s study found that the price for all insulins was around $98.70 in the U.S.; it was $6.94 in Australia, $7.52 in the U.K., and $12 in Canada.

“The other wealthy countries charge on the insulin side, sometimes 10 percent of what our people are paying, yet they're not cheap countries,” Doolittle said. “These are wealthy, high-quality healthcare countries. We need to really work on this.”

Sharafanowich said Eli Lilly’s move only applies to short-acting insulin, noting insulin isn’t the only expense a patient with diabetes faces.

Those expenses can include newer oral agents, new injectable medications, needles to inject the medication, supplies for checking blood glucose levels and medications for high blood pressure and high cholesterol, she said.

“These are daily ongoing realities for our neighbors,” Sharafanowich said. “They need regular care and support in addition to medication. Every improvement in diabetes treatment benefits society by freeing individuals to care for their families, do meaningful work and contribute to the community.”

Daniels said, "It requires a lot to survive as a diabetic out here, and so we need help all around,” calling Eli Lilly to also cap the new insulin products and on the rest of the insulin manufacturers to adjust their list price and copay costs.

“I'm calling on policymakers. I'm calling on employers, activists, advocates to fight to make insulin more affordable,” DeLauro said. “We cannot stop until all people with diabetes can afford the insulin that they need."

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Has Topping Off Ceremony as Recovery & Wellness Center Construction Proceeds

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:35:41 GMT

New Facility Focused on Region’s Behavioral Health Care Needs Expected to Open Its Doors Later This Year, Responding to Community Need

At a “topping off” ceremony in New Haven this week, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) leaders, joined by Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, Hill Community Alders Evelyn Rodriguez and Carmen Rodriguez, CS-HHC employees, and on-site construction workers, signed their names to the final beam prior to its placement in the superstructure for what will be a Recovery & Wellness Center (RWC) focused on the increasing need for behavioral health services in the region.

A 'topping off' ceremony is a long-standing tradition of construction workers, particularly steel workers, to commemorate the completion of a building's structure – specifically the placement of the final steel beam. It marks another incremental milestone for the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and the New Haven community. Construction is expected to be completed by year’s end.

When the doors open, the RWC will offer intensive outpatient and primary medical services, providing a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses so they can become stable in their recovery.

The three-story, 31,000 square foot building will include individual and group counseling rooms and a medical suite; a 12-bed females’ dormitory and 40-bed males’ dormitory with semi-private rooms; a state-of-the-art industrial kitchen and cafeteria; and designated space for multiple therapies. The building is rising right alongside CS-HHC’s South Central Rehabilitation Center (SCRC), and will become a key component of a unique, fully integrated comprehensive continuum of care campus at CS-HHC.

Groundbreaking for the new facility took place last September, with state and local officials on hand to put shovels in the ground. Just six months later, the final beam of the steel structure is now in place, as construction continues to move forward.

The Recovery & Wellness Center will be one of the most comprehensive behavioral health and addiction services centers in South Central Connecticut. Overall project cost is estimated to be $24.5 million; the State of Connecticut is the lead contributor, investing $10 million in the project.

CS-HHC is working with Svigals + Partners, the architectural firm that designed the building, and Newfield Construction, both Connecticut-based companies.

CS-HHC Executive Officer Michael R. Taylor highlighted the imperative for the Recovery & Wellness Center, citing the increasing prevalence and severity of the mental health and addiction crisis. A study from the Kaiser Foundation last year found that before COVID, 1 out of every 10 adults in the U.S. reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Post-COVID, that number has increased to 4 out of every 10. In underserved communities, the number may even be higher.

“When we free someone from the grip of addiction, when we effectively treat other behavioral health issues and also address their medical challenges -- all in a patient-centered and integrated manner -- we not only make individuals healthier, we strengthen our community,” said Taylor. “For nearly a decade, hundreds of people - dedicated to the idea that our patients need and deserve the best and most advanced treatment facility - have worked diligently to establish a Recovery & Wellness Center. Today, we are one step closer to it becoming a reality and a model for care in our community.”

CS-HHC provides medical, behavioral health, dental and pediatric services. With more than 700 staff members who serve approximately 55,000 patients annually from more than 25 care sites and schools throughout the region, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center accommodated more than 360,000 patient visits during fiscal year 2022.

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation, formed last year to support the work of CS-HHC including the Recovery & Wellness Center, is raising funds to contribute to costs related to establishing the new Center. The mission of the Foundation is “to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.”

The first Community Health Center in Connecticut, the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has a 55-year history of health equity in action, serving New Haven neighborhoods throughout the city. CS-HHC also provides health care services to residents of the City of West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford. The Center was established in 1968 in a collaboration between the community and Yale School of Medicine, and is widely seen as a consistent leader in the field, among the nation’s most highly regarded community health centers.

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CT Health Horizons Initiative: Making an Impact on Statewide Workforce Shortage in Nursing and Social Work

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:26:20 GMT

(HARTFORD, CT) — The CT Health Horizons initiative is making an impact on the critical statewide workforce shortage in nursing and social work, by allocating $30.5 million to partner colleges and universities to expand faculty and provide tuition support for students, while creating strategic workforce partnerships.

CT Health Horizons, a three-year $35 million initiative, is a partnership between the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), the state’s Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS), the University of Connecticut (UConn), the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges (CCIC), multiple state agencies, and Connecticut Hospital Association. CT Health Horizons is also a collaboration between higher education institutions and healthcare provider partners to grow and diversify the next generation of nurses and social workers.

“This collaboration is the first of its kind and a model for how we can work together in the future,” said CSCU President Terrence Cheng. “Over the course of three years, CT Health Horizons will provide or leverage tuition support for nursing and social work students and increase the diversity of students entering nursing and social work education. The program will also expand the number of faculty positions to enroll and graduate additional students and create innovative programs with healthcare providers and higher education institutions to build sustainable education and career pathways. In total, 20 nonprofit colleges and universities are receiving funding and represent all eligible nursing and social work programs in the state. This is truly a team effort.”

Approximately $30.5 million has been allocated to partner colleges and universities to support nursing and social work students and programs. Funding for this initiative was distributed through a competitive but collaborative process building on the strengths of different colleges and universities and ensuring all communities are impacted in the state. This funding will be braided with resources that each school has now, such as federal financial aid and the Roberta Willis scholarship, to maximize the supports available for students and the impact that can be made on the state’s workforce.

Current funding includes:

Hiring nursing faculty at 17 schools, as nursing programs can only accept one quarter of qualified students due to lack of faculty and clinical placement.
Nursing tuition support at 16 schools, with a priority on accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree programs.
Master of Social Work (MSW) tuition support at six schools and hiring of faculty at five schools. Licensed clinical social workers are the most needed positions in the behavioral health workforce.
Support for innovative nursing programs at seven schools, and innovative social work programs at four schools with a 50 percent match from employer partner or in-kind support.

More than 45 faculty are expected to be hired by year three of the CT Health Horizons initiative and an additional 1000 students provided with tuition support.

“This investment from the state to grow and diversify our healthcare workforce could not come at a more critical moment,” said Amy Gorin, UConn Vice Provost for Health Sciences and Interdisciplinary Initiatives. “As the state’s flagship university, UConn will put the CT Health Horizons awards to immediate use to support and train nursing and social work students committed to helping the lives of Connecticut residents.”

“The CT Health Horizons grant program is an innovative and impactful investment of state resources to rapidly expand the nursing and social work talent pipeline,” said Jennifer Widness, CCIC President. “CCIC member institutions are so grateful to have the opportunity to participate in this program which leverages public and private dollars, promotes diversity and incentivizes employer partnerships to train and retain individuals in high-demand fields that are facing significant shortages.”

Cornell Scott Health Center in New Haven is an example of a community healthcare provider who is working to train and educate social work students, and CT Health Horizons funding in partnership with Southern CT State University will help provide field placement experiences to train students. “Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) has served the primary medical, dental and behavioral health services needs of the greater New Haven community for almost 55 years,” said Michael R. Taylor, President & CEO, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “We have evolved in direct response to community needs. CS-HHC has also served as an economic engine for underserved community residents and much of our effectiveness has been realized through strategic partnerships. This innovative partnership with the State of Connecticut and Southern Connecticut State University will educate, train and employ the next generation of social workers to meet those same community needs. We are honored and eager to participate.”

“Field placement shortages limit our ability to increase enrollment of MSW students who can meet critical workforce needs in Connecticut,” said Sandra Bulmer, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, Southern Connecticut State University. “Community agencies such as Cornell Scott and Clifford Beers struggle to allocate the considerable resources required to host and train our MSW students. This innovative program provides the financial support necessary for these agencies to deliver comprehensive placement experiences that position students for success as long term, resilient social work employees at their agencies.”

The 20 CT Health Horizons partner institutions represent nursing and social work programs statewide. They include: Albertus Magnus College; Central Connecticut State University; Charter Oak State College; CT State Community College; Eastern Connecticut State University; Fairfield University; Goodwin University; Quinnipiac University; Sacred Heart University; Southern Connecticut State University; University of Bridgeport; University of Hartford; University of St. Joseph; Western Connecticut State University; Yale University; University of Connecticut, Storrs; UConn Avery Point, Stamford, and Waterbury campuses; and UConn School of Social Work.

ABOUT CT HEALTH HORIZONS

Connecticut Health Horizons is funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act – Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds awarded to the State of Connecticut by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (FAIN: SLFRP0128). CT Health Horizons is a collaborative partnership that includes Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the Office of Workforce Strategy, multiple state agencies, the University of Connecticut, the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, and the Connecticut Hospital Association. Please visit CSCU - Ct Health Horizons for more information.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Gets to the HeART of Healing Community Health Center Launches Public Art Initiative

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:25:00 GMT

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CSHHC) has provided comprehensive and compassionate care to the Greater New Haven community for 55 years. Thanks to a new initiative, its healing centers are becoming canvases for local artists to inspire and encourage community health and

well-being.

The HeART of Healing, a public art initiative created by the health center, was launched to invite and showcase local artists. They were commissioned to create artwork that enhances the health and healing that happens in clinical spaces while celebrating the diversity of the surrounding communities.

With the help of Art Consultant Sheila McKoy, of SDM Art Solution Services, Branch Manager of Stetson Library, Diane Brown and local community partners like Artspace New Haven, the health center selected five local artists in 2021 to create artwork that is now featured throughout all locations.

The project has been so successful that a second set of nine artists have been chosen to create additional pieces that will further the mission to highlight the connection between art and healing throughout the health centers. This is the second phase of what is planned to be a long-term

initiative.

Michael Taylor, CEO of the federally qualified health center, said Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has grown exponentially over the more than half of a century of it being open and done so with intention. Over the past several years Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has opened multiple new facilities with more forthcoming. This spring, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the long-awaited and state-of-the-art facility at the Dixwell Community House (Q House) in the heart of what has been New Haven’s historic African American community.

“I hope that people understand that we don’t just build buildings for the sake of building buildings,” Taylor said. “We create new care sites and renovate existing sites because we want to increase our capacity to deliver extraordinary care and an extraordinary experience for both our staff and our patients.”

Taylor spoke about the meaning behind the health centers. “It’s not just a building,” Taylor added. “It’s a representation of our commitment to the community and the people who support this organization.”

Part of that commitment is making sure that patients and staff feel welcome and seen in clinical spaces, said Dr. Mark Silvestri, Chief Medical Officer for Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s Medical and Dental services.

“It’s as close to home as such a space can be and makes you feel valued,” Silvestri said of what the artwork brings to the center. “It’s not just walls with paint. Someone put thought into how the place looks and that signals to patients that they were important enough to make the investment

in a nice environment.”

Dr. Ece Tek, Chief Medical Officer for Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s Mental Health and Addiction Services, said often patients facing issues of severe mental illness and addiction, need reminders that they are worthy of beautiful environments and compassionate care.

“People dealing with addiction problems can feel like they are at the bottom of society and that nobody in society cares about them,” Tek said. “This is part of our way of showing them respect and that they deserve good things too.”

While the main emphasis of the HeART of Healing project is putting physical artwork from local artists on the walls of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s facilities, that is only the beginning of the project. A digital art gallery of selected pieces from the HeART of Healing Project is available at https://www.cornellscott.org/art-emerges-at-cshhc. It will serve as a digital home where patients, the general public, and patrons of the arts can learn more about each piece and its creator. There also will be opportunities to purchase artwork from these creators and interact with them through CSHHC-sponsored community events.

Adriane Jefferson, Director of Cultural Affairs for the City of New Haven, hailed the HeART of Healing project as an exemplary model for how public institutions can work with their local artistic community to have an equitable impact. She said it matters when an important public institution makes an outside-the-box investment in the community it already serves.

“There really is no way to do community investment if it is not touchable,” Jefferson said. “To seek artwork, mostly by people of color from this community, and to pay artists for their work – this is a great model.”

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About Cornell Scott-Hill Health

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is a national leader in community healthcare, offering state-of-the-art and integrated care at over twenty care sites throughout New Haven County. Serving more than 55,000 patients annually, CSHHC stands as a passionate advocate for community healthcare and the needs of the underserved.

About the HeART of Healing Art Initiative

Providing community artwork as a vessel for health and well-being to the patient and staff community. Sheila McKoy of SDM Art Solution Services leads the project by commissioning local artists to create and provide works of art for their facilities.

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Seven Figure Donations Means a Second-Floor Medical Clinic for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:23:37 GMT

On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro delivered a rather large check with a sum of $1,438,399 to a downtown New Haven homeless agency known as the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen.

This money will be utilized to upgrade the building with:

a basement commercial kitchen
a redesigned first-floor daytime drop-in center
a second-floor medical clinic run by the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, which also includes new showers and small-meeting space
a reworked fourth-floor administrative area
a new elevator
an upgraded HVAC system

The $1.4 million DESK money was part of the $26.9 billion "bevy" money that DeLauro received during her final weeks as a committee chair. This money is all allocated for community projects within the Greater New Haven area.

Discussions for such changes to the DESK building started in 2018 so both CEO Michael Taylor of the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center as well as many other community members are excited to see the project getting the funds it needs to officially begin the whole process.

$650K in Federal Funds Go To New Addiction Recovery Center in New Haven

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:21:26 GMT

After 10 years of project planning, it's been announced that the Cornell Scott Hill Health Recovery and Wellness Center project will be receiving $650k in federal funding. This money will be put towards the construction of the facility, which the city expects to be completed by the end of 2023.

Once it's finished, the building will act as a recovery space, housing those with substance abuse and mental health disorders. It will include 52 beds and multiple spaces for therapy sessions.

This center will be located on Minor Street alongside Cornell Scott Hill's South Central Rehab Center in New Haven, Connecticut.

CLICK HERE to view the full post from WTNH NEWS8 and to watch the corresponding video!

Vaccine Shot Inspired Historic Gift

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 08:19:31 GMT

When people sink into the throes of addiction, they often neglect other health problems too.

Thanks to a $1 million gift, women working on tackling those addictions at a new recovery center in the Hill will simultaneously receive help with those heart or liver or other health problems as well.

The $1 million gift came from philanthropist LindyLee Gold’s Amour Propre Fund. She made it to the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, the largest gift in the community health powerhouse’s 55-year history. (Read more about the gift here .)

The gift will fund the creation of a wellness center within a larger, 31,000-square-foot in-patient and outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment facility at 149 Minor St. Hill Health broke ground on the 52-bed facility in September. (Read about that here .)

Gold and Hill Health CEO Michael Taylor discussed how the gift came together as a result of an unrelated crisis — the Covid-19 pandemic — during a conversation on WNHH FM’s “Dateline New Haven.”

“Every crisis presents an opportunity,” Gold said. In this case, the opportunity came when she went to Hill Health to receive her Covid-19 vaccine shot. It was her first time in the building. She was awed by all that went on there.

The pandemic also made her think about inequities in health care, and the need for systemic change.

So she teamed up with Taylor to craft a meaningful gift that would help bring systemic change — especially for women, who did have beds in the smaller precursor facility (the Grant Street Partnership which the new Minor Street center will replace.)

The two spoke about how the pandemic created a second “opportunity” — an explosion in reported cases and awareness of how many people struggle with substance abuse. That helped lift a stigma that sometimes prevents people from seeking help they need.

CLICK HERE to read the full article from the New Haven Independent and to watch the interview with Michael Taylor and Lindy Lee Gold on“Dateline New Haven” about her new novel The Big Dreams of Small Creatures

Cornell Scott-Hill Makes Big Strides with Specialist Telemedicine

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:15:39 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative.

THE PROBLEM

Among these barriers: the lack of transportation or financial resources to pay for taxis or buses; lack of resources to provide child or dependent care in order to attend appointments; inability to take extra time off work to travel to in-person appointments; and physical limitations or illness that made it particularly challenging.

As a significant provider of behavioral healthcare, Cornell Scott-Hill has patients with fears or anxieties related to leaving their homes, driving, or going to healthcare facilities. It also has patients who experience paranoia when being in the community, and patients who reside in more remote areas of the state who could not easily access a behavioral health provider.

"Given the many challenges our patient population faces accessing in-person care, we have a higher no-show rate than is typical in other healthcare settings," said Dr. Mark Silvestri, chief medical officer, medical and dental services, at Cornell Scott-Hill.

"Telemedicine technology provides a viable and valuable option on both a scheduled basis as well as when patients do not show up for their scheduled in-person appointments," he continued. "If we are able to reach the patient by phone, we can, in real time, convert a scheduled in-person visit to a telemedicine visit to avoid prolonged gaps in care."

Additionally, telemedicine can provide access, where it is limited or unavailable, to certain specialists (for example, gastroenterology), which can be impacted by all of the aforementioned challenges patients face, as well as in instances where there is limited access to specialty providers geographically and/or due to insurance network limitations.

"Prior to COVID, we had very limited use of e-consults and asynchronous telehealth services to support patients' needs for certain specialty services," Silvestri noted.

Pre-COVID, there were technologies available to support telehealth, but reimbursement was not uniform nor at parity with in-person or face-to-face visits.

"Due to the social distancing and isolation required in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, payment became a reality and telemedicine instantly became a viable, indeed required, option," said Bethany Kieley, COO at Cornell Scott-Hill. "Our patients depended on, and we depended on, telemedicine to provide care and treatment during COVID.

"With the resumption of in-person care, we continue to have patients who express a preference for telemedicine or who rely on it to assure continuity of care," she continued. "We are literally able to meet patients where they are, which was essential during COVID, and has continued to be valuable in both medical and behavioral healthcare since in-person care resumed."

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center uses a combination of Doximity, Doxy.me and Zoom/MyChart Patient Portal to provide telehealth services.

PROPOSAL

Telemedicine technology has provided significantly more access to care in many ways.

"First and foremost, patients can be seen virtually while they remain in their home – eliminating the need for the physical ability to leave their home," Silvestri explained. "Patients' caregivers/supports no longer need to provide transportation to the patient, therefore, no longer requiring that appointments be scheduled to the patient's and the caregiver's availability, often no easy task.

"Patients seen virtually no longer have to bear the costs associated with transportation or hiring child/dependent care providers, to enable them to attend in-person appointments," he continued. "Patients can even be seen in very tight timeframes, such as during their lunch hours while at work, or just before work; they can reduce lost work time; and they can reduce the amount of sick/vacation time they use and/or not lose as much in wages when not working."

Patients can be seen in the safety of their homes, thereby avoiding fears/anxieties/paranoia related to past trauma or real threats in their communities to attend appointments.

"Patients residing in relatively remote areas who previously didn't have easy access to a local medical or behavioral health provider now can receive regularly scheduled treatment services at home," said Dr. Ece Tek, chief medical officer, mental health and addiction services at Cornell Scott-Hill.

Technology options that allow asynchronous access to specialty services via e-consults and tele-retinal imaging now are a standard part of care.

"E-consults, for example, allowed providers to ask targeted questions about a patient's condition, at times avoiding the need for an in-person office visit in the first place," said Dr. Michael Couturie, chief value and informatics officer at Cornell Scott-Hill.

"Tele-retinal exams performed in the patient's primary care provider's office allow patients to be screened for diabetic retinopathy, without needing to wait for an ophthalmology appointment to be available, which due to provider supply and/or insurance network restrictions can be challenging under the best of circumstances," he added.

Diabetic retinopathy screening was particularly difficult during the early COVID-19 pandemic period, but the investment in developing workflows leveraging this tool continue to reap access benefits for patients, even as the pandemic recedes, he said.

"For telemedicine services to realize the potential outlined in these numerous scenarios, the technology offered needed to be something that patients could access easily, such as on mobile or nonmobile devices, with WiFi or cell reception, and without patients needing to be technically savvy while also being HIPAA-compliant," Couturie noted..

The provider organization made the switch-over from in-person care to telemedicine at the onset of COVID nearly instantaneously, literally between a Friday and Monday in March 2020.

"When the decision was made that we needed to stop in-person visits, we developed a workflow, shared it with our staff, and Monday morning we began," Tek recalled. "For patients with access to video technology, it was a smooth transition to virtual care, including video.

"For patients who did not have access to, or who didn't have the technical savvy, to use video technology, we were and are able to conduct visits with them by phone," Tek continued. "This has been critical to allow us to continue caring for our patients."

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Receives Leadership Gift in Support of Women’s Wellness Center from Local Philanthropist and Community Leader LindyLee Gold and Amour Propre Fund

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:11:55 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Receives Leadership Gift in Support of Women’s Wellness Center from Local Philanthropist and Community Leader LindyLee Gold and Amour Propre Fund

Donation Will Focus on Behavioral Health Care Needs of Women in the Region

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Connecticut’s first community health center and among the nation’s leaders in the delivery of quality community healthcare services, is receiving the largest donation in its 55-year history.

The $1,000,000 gift, from noted local community volunteer and economic development official LindyLee Gold and the Amour Propre Fund, will support the Women’s Wellness Center that is being established as part of the new Recovery and Wellness Center (RWC), now under construction by Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) in New Haven.

Gold’s philanthropic focus through the years has been on addressing mental health challenges affecting women and their children, supporting not only basic needs but striving to achieve sustainable change that will improve the trajectory of their lives and their families.

“This gift aligns perfectly with the mission and work of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, which treats people holistically, bridging the socioeconomic gap in health care services and moving the needle in a sustainable way, which changes individuals lives today and impacts generations that follow,” Gold explained. “Physical health and mental health are intertwined and interdependent, and that is at the core of their approach to treatment.”

The donation was announced Tuesday night by Gold at a well-attended reception celebrating her birthday, in New Haven in support of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center.

CS-HHC has earned its place among the top 3% of the 1,400 community health centers across the U.S, and is known for providing comprehensive primary care and an expansive array of medical sub-specialties to serve their patients. These include eye care, dermatology, podiatry, and pharmacy, as well as behavioral health, dental, pediatric, and addiction services.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has more than 700 staff members who accommodated more than 360,000 patient visits during fiscal year 2022 at more than 25 care sites throughout Greater New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Gold was selected recently to chair the board of the newly formed Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and was among the state, local and community leaders featured on the program at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Recovery and Wellness Center, held in September in New Haven.

Senior Regional Manager at the Connecticut State Department of Economic & Community Development, Gold has a distinguished career in economic development in Connecticut. She is also a member of several foundation boards within the local community, and has served her community as both an elected official and a volunteer, receiving numerous awards for her noteworthy contributions, including, most recently, the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year Award for 2022. Gold also founded and was President of New Haven’s Fellowship Place, Inc., which focuses on therapeutic services for adults with mental illness, and Cornerstone, Inc., a New Haven-based mental health facility, as well as supporting The Connection, Inc. and the establishment of the Wellness Center at Gateway Community College earlier this year.

“LindyLee Gold is well known and highly respected throughout our neighborhoods, our city, our region, and the state of Connecticut. Her professional and personal accomplishments represent the ‘gold standard’ of achievements, selflessness, compassion, and commitment,” said Michael Taylor, CEO of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “Her passion for making a meaningful difference in people’s lives is unwavering, and we are tremendously grateful for her generosity and commitment, and the impact it will have for years to come.”

“When we free someone from the grip of addiction, when we effectively treat other behavioral health issues and also address their medical challenges -- all in a patient-centered and integrated manner -- we not only make individuals healthier, we strengthen our community,” said Taylor. “LindyLee Gold’s leadership gift brings us closer to providing these much-needed healthcare services to more people in our community, particularly to women and their families.”

The RWC will offer a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses so they can become stable in their recovery. It is being built alongside CS-HHC’s South Central Rehabilitation Center (SCRC), enabling a unique and fully integrated comprehensive continuum of care. The RWC, including the Women’s Wellness Center, is expected to open for patients by the end of 2023.

The three-story, 31,000 square foot RWC will include individual and group counseling rooms and a medical suite; a women’s dormitory and men’s dormitory with semi-private rooms; and designated space for multiple therapies, for in-patient and out-patient services. When combined with existing behavioral health care services, the RWC will make the CS-HHC behavioral health care campus one of the most comprehensive in the state.

Dr. Ece Tek, Chief Medical Officer for the health center’s Mental Health and Addiction Services, points out that “Mental health is part of well-being, and we provide comprehensive and collaborative care. This integrated support is essential to a full recovery, and that is our goal for every patient. We are grateful for contributions that help to advance our work, and respond to the significant need in our communities.”

“I am energized by seeing the concept of a Recovery and Wellness Center come to fruition, and, most of all, by the impact it will have on the lives of those in our community whose lives depend, quite literally, on access to quality healthcare – precisely the care that Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center so expertly provides,” Gold said. “It is truly a privilege to support these extraordinary efforts, which enable CS-HHC to reach and respond to more people.”

CSHHC's Dr. Meredith Williams Discusses COVID-19 on WYBC

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:09:14 GMT

Dr. Meredith Williams, Director of Pediatrics joined Wanda Coppage, host of The Electric Drum on 94.3 WYBC, to inform and educate the community about COVID-19 vaccines for infants and toddlers. Dr. Williams mentioned in the discussion that the COVID-19 vaccine for children is especially important to the prevention of serious illness and hospitalization. Take a listen as Dr. Williams dives into conversation with Wanda about the vaccine, the differences between the vaccination series in adults and children and much more.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for Recovery & Wellness Center

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:05:45 GMT

State Leaders, Local Officials Gather to Underscore Imperative for New Facility Focused on Region’s Behavioral Health Care Needs

At a well-attended groundbreaking ceremony in New Haven Thursday afternoon, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) leaders, joined by state and local officials and community leaders, put the first shovels in the ground for what will be a Recovery & Wellness Center focused on the increasing need for behavioral health services in the region.

The Recovery & Wellness Center (RWC) will offer a safe, short-term therapeutic living environment for people in treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health illnesses so they can become stable in their recovery.

The three-story, 31,000 square foot building will include individual and group counseling rooms and a medical suite; a 12-bed females’ dormitory and 40-bed males’ dormitory with semi-private rooms; a state-of-the-art industrial kitchen and cafeteria; and designated space for multiple therapies. The building will be alongside CS-HHC’s South Central Rehabilitation Center (SCRC), enabling a unique and fully integrated comprehensive continuum of care.

Among those on hand to share their support and participate in the groundbreaking ceremony were Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, State Representative Toni Walker, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, and members of the New Haven Board of Alders.

They were joined by Yale New Haven Health System Chief Executive Officer Christopher O’Connor, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven President and CEO William Ginsberg, and John Dunne, Senior Community Investment Officer for the Corporation for Supportive Housing. Their participation highlighted the need for these services in Greater New Haven.

CS-HHC Executive Officer Michael R. Taylor and Chief Medical Officer of Mental Health and Addiction Services Dr. Ece Tek highlighted the imperative for the Recovery & Wellness Center, citing the increasing severity of the mental health and addiction crisis.

A recent study from the Kaiser Foundation shows that before COVID, 1 out of every 10 adults in the U.S. reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Post-COVID, that number has increased to 4 out of every 10. In underserved communities, the number may even be higher.

“When we free someone from the grip of addiction, when we effectively treat other behavioral health issues and also address their medical challenges -- all in a patient-centered and integrated manner -- we not only make individuals healthier, we strengthen our community,” said Taylor. “Today is the culmination of a tenacious, 10-year effort by hundreds of people dedicated to the idea that our patients need and deserve the best and most advanced treatment facility.”

With more than 700 staff members who serve more than 55,000 patients annually from more than 25 care sites and schools throughout the region, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center accommodated more than 360,000 patient visits during fiscal year 2022, which concluded on June 30. CS-HHC provides medical, behavioral health, dental and pediatric services.

“We are determined to end the stigma that persists about behavioral health. It prevents the full measure of progress from being achieved,” said Dr. Ece Tek, Chief Medical Officer of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The path to recovery, Tek explained, is “a journey with obstacles that are often unexpected; with twists and turns that are often unpredictable. We stick with our patients. Our shared goal is to achieve recovery and true wellness.”

Construction is underway and the RWC is expected to open for patients by the end of 2023. CS-HHC is working with Svigals + Partners, the architectural firm that designed the building, and Newfield Construction, both Connecticut-based companies.

The Recovery & Wellness Center will be one of the most comprehensive substance use disorder treatment centers in south central Connecticut. Overall project cost is estimated to be $24.5 million; the State of Connecticut is the lead contributor, investing $10 million in the project.

Earlier this month, CS-HHC announced the formation of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation, to support the work of CS-HHC, including the Recovery & Wellness Center. The mission of the Foundation is “to support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.” Newly elected Foundation Board Chair LindyLee Gold spoke of the quality and accessibility of the health care organization.

“I am convinced that this is a model for the nation and the world, and the Foundation will support efforts to increase public knowledge of the remarkable caliber of care and level of commitment, as we help to develop the resources necessary for CS-HHC to reach and respond to more people.”

The first Community Health Center in Connecticut, the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has a 55-year history of high-quality care, serving New Haven neighborhoods throughout the city. CS-HHC also provides health care services to residents of the City of West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford. The Center was established in 1968 in a collaboration between the community and Yale School of Medicine, and is widely seen as a consistent leader in the field.

“Today is one of those days that we will remember for years to come,” said Orlando Cordero, Board Chair of CS-HHC. “Because we are breaking ground for a health care facility that will impact and save lives, families and neighborhoods, and impact our region and state in profound and meaningful ways.”

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Names Community Leaders to Serve on Inaugural Board of Directors

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:04:14 GMT

The inaugural Board of Directors for the newly established Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation includes leaders from throughout Greater New Haven, Board Chair LindyLee Gold and President Michael R. Taylor announced today.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have such outstanding leaders in our community step up to play a pivotal role in getting the Foundation underway,” said Gold. “Their immense individual and collective connections across the community will be tremendous assets in sharing news of the Foundation and the impressive breadth of health care services that Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) expertly provides.”

“We are very grateful to each of these outstanding leaders for their commitment to serving the community and helping us to respond to the escalating need for quality health care services across the board,” said Taylor. “That includes medical, behavioral health, dental and pediatric services, and I am energized by the role the Foundation Board members will play in support of our efforts.”

The establishment this month of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation comes as public interest in supporting the range of health care services being provided has been growing, recognizing the escalating need in New Haven and throughout the region. During fiscal year 2022, which ended June 30, CS-HHC exceeded 400,000 patient visits.

Named to the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors are Paul McCraven, who will serve as Vice Chair; Gladys Soto, who will serve as Secretary; Joshua Bird, who will serve as Treasurer; and Andrea Lobo who will be a Director serving on the new Board. Each member of the Board will initially serve a one-year term, and is eligible for a three-year re-appointment. Additional appointments may be made later this year.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Launches Foundation to Support Community Initiatives Amidst Growth in Needed Services

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:53:16 GMT

The Board of Directors of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has voted to establish a foundation to support patient services and community initiatives. This development is prompted by the increased demand for and growth of healthcare services throughout Greater New Haven, including medical, behavioral health, dental and pediatric services.

The Cornell Scott Hill-Health Center Foundation will be led by LindyLee Gold, an active community philanthropist and veteran economic development leader, as Board Chair, and Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of CS-HHC, as the Foundation’s President.

“We believe that the Foundation, working passionately to support the quality of care provided by Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, will make a difference in New Haven and the surrounding communities,” said Orlando Cordero, Board Chair of the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. “LindyLee is a phenomenal leader in the areas of philanthropy and community development and Michael is an exceptional and visionary leader that has led the Health Center for a decade. Both possess extraordinary determination and a stellar track-record, setting a standard of excellence and achieving results, and share an unparalleled commitment to our mission and our community.”

During the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center accommodated more than 400,000 patient visits by approximately 55,000 Greater New Haven residents. Establishment of the Foundation will help to ensure a robust response to patient needs, reflecting the CS-HHC’s unwavering commitment to quality care.

“The mission of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve,” said Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of CS-HHC and newly named President of the CS-HHC Foundation. “Patient demand for healthcare has increased exponentially in recent years, especially with the pandemic. This has encouraged us to seek private philanthropy. Our Foundation will help bridge the gap between increased patient need and our finite resources.”

Michael Taylor has served as Chief Executive Officer of Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center since 2012. He has previously held leadership positions with several national accounting and healthcare consulting firms and was Founder and President of a healthcare consulting firm that served more than 200 community health centers nationally. He serves on the Boards of Directors of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, the Community Health Network of Connecticut, and the National Association of Community Health Centers. During his tenure leading CS-HHC, the organization has been working to blaze a trail of care integration, quality, and patient-centeredness; renovate, expand or replace existing care sites and services; and bolster internal systems and infrastructures.

“The breadth of health care services provided, the trust that is established with each and every patient, and the respect that is conveyed from the moment individuals walk through their doors, are meaningful, consequential and life-changing,” observed LindyLee Gold.

“Seeing the dedicated professional staff and extraordinary facilities at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center first-hand is incredibly inspiring,” Gold added. “I am convinced that this is a model for the nation and the world, and the Foundation will support efforts to increase public knowledge of the remarkable caliber of care and level of commitment, as we help to develop the resources necessary for CS-HHC to reach and respond to more people.”

LindyLee Gold is Senior Regional Manager at the Connecticut State Department of Economic & Community Development, serving as the commissioner’s representative to most of the Workforce Investment Boards, the CT Technical and Career Services Board, and the Governor’s Commission on Women and Girls. She serves on Foundation Boards including Gateway and Housatonic Community Colleges and Southern Connecticut State University, Conscious Capitalism, Social Venture Partners and the CT State Board of the Anti-Defamation League; and as Chair of the Jewish Federation Association of CT. She has worked for her community as both an elected official and a tireless volunteer and has received several awards for her contributions throughout New Haven.

The mission of the Foundation is “To support Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in promoting the health and well-being of the communities it serves.” The newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit is currently forming its Board of Directors, being led by Gold and Taylor, and expects to make a formal announcement of the Board composition of community leaders later this month.

This past spring, the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center recruited Mary Ellen Cody as the organization’s Chief Development Officer, following her lengthy and effective tenure at Gateway Community College in New Haven in a similar capacity. Cody will be working closely with the foundation as it gets underway.

The first community health center in Connecticut, the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center has a 55-year history of high-quality care, serving New Haven neighborhoods throughout the city. Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center also provides health care services to residents of the City of West Haven and towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley - Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford.

The Center was established in 1968 in a collaboration between the community and Yale School of Medicine, and is widely seen as a consistent and groundbreaking leader in the field. The range of services provided at CS-HHC include comprehensive primary care, behavioral healthcare and addiction services, dental services, pediatrics and early childhood, delivered by a first-rate staff of healthcare professionals. Services are also provided to the homeless community.

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Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center Announces New Chief Development Officer

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:50:13 GMT

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) is pleased to announce that Mary Ellen Cody joined the New Haven based organization as Chief Development Officer, on Monday, April 25, 2022. Ms. Cody is best known as a force behind the growth and development of the Gateway Community College Foundation. For over 13 years, Ms. Cody worked with committed board members to nurture the Foundation, which supports higher education and economically challenged members of the greater New Haven community and is viewed as a highly effective foundation. CS-HHC’s mission and its medical, behavioral health and dental programs are devoted to improving the health and well-being of many of the same community members.

Michael R. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of CS-HHC’s noted, “For many years, I’ve marveled at the energy, tenacity, and creativity that Mary Ellen brings to advocating for people who are, in many instances, our patients and staff. Adding her to our leadership team is integral to our organization’s future. She exudes CS-HHC’s mission and values, and we are thrilled that she will contribute her skills and passion to help us increase our positive impact in this community.”

CS-HHC has more than doubled in size over the past several years and now serves more than 50,000 people annually. The recruitment of Ms. Cody signals a new chapter in CS-HHC’s efforts to increase its outreach and appeal to the donor community throughout greater New Haven and Connecticut. “I am honored to join CS-HHC and this special group of people who dedicate themselves to improving the lives of others and who exemplify the spirit of service that Cornell Scott brought to this community,” said Cody.

Church & Community Answer The Call

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 07:49:26 GMT

A crew showed up at a Shelton Avenue church not to chant prayers or hear a sermon — but to help a community stay fed and protected during a particularly tough stretch of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The occasion was a combination Covid 19 vaccine pop-up clinic as well as a food giveaway held Saturday at Breakthrough Church, just over the New Haven line in southern Hamden.

The goal of the Saturday event at the church was “one-stop shopping,” in the words of Robin Moody-Davis, marketing and outreach coordinator at Cornell Scott-Hill.

Hill Health organized the mobile vaccination clinic at the church in partnership with the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) and Breakthrough Church.

Amid a pandemic surge fueled by the Omicron variant, “shoppers” had a full range of choices: Moderna. Pfizer. Johnson & Johnson. Boosters, pediatric shots, and flu shots were also available.

Q House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:46:35 GMT

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center location will open early next year! However, the Q House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony takes place on Saturday, October 30th as we celebrate a renewed promise to community!

With the historic Dixwell Q House site newly renovated and equipped to serve the needs of the community, it’s only right that you be there with us!

RVSP at DIXWELLQHOUSE.ORG and be sure to wear your mask.

Come join us!

Cornell Scott Receives Q-House Approval for 20 Years

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:45:10 GMT

Alders unanimously voted in support of an agreement that will see Cornell Scott Hill Health Center lease 15,374 square feet across two floors at the new, soon-to-open “Q House” community center at 197 Dixwell Ave. The federally qualified community health center will relocate from its current neighborhood location across the street in Dixwell Plaza. Read more here !

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Minimum Wage Hike Remains Ahead of the State

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:44:03 GMT

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) today announced that starting next month (July) it will increase its minimum wage to $18 an hour. The hike will put an additional $1 an hour in the paychecks of staff paid less than $20 an hour.

The increase is the second in a plan to incrementally bring employee’s pay scale in line with competitive market rates, including minimum wage earners. CS-HHC started the increase a dollar above and four years ahead of Connecticut’s minimum wage increase mandated in 2019 from $10.10 to $15 an hour by 2023.

“As we looked out over the horizon seven years ago, we understood our ability to provide high quality health care would be inextricably tied to our ability to recruit and retain the best people for the job,” said CEO Michael Taylor, saying this foresight is paying off for the community as well as the health center.

“Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of our staff, not only have we sustained our growth trajectory, we also have been able to respond to the most devastating health crisis to hit our communities in a century.” Thus far, CS-HHC has provided tens of thousands COVID-19 tests and administered almost 41,000 vaccinations, mostly to Black and Brown people and other historically underserved members of the community, including the homeless, according to Taylor.

CS-HHC, the second largest community health center in the state with a staff of 650, has doubled in size since 2012. Serving more than 50,000 people annually, the community health center has either renovated or replaced and expanded its care sites

while adding at least six new ones in the recent years.

Taylor said, “These accomplishments afford us advantages that are considerably more difficult and even impossible for smaller organizations to achieve.” He said, “Remaining a competitive, preferred employer will always be a factor in the equation as we provide the highest quality health care services possible.”

New Haven Health Department Pushes for Teens to Get Vaccinated

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:42:41 GMT

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Featured in Eyewitness News 3

“The longer we wait, the longer these variants will have a chance to pop up and spread, so we really want to get to the population that needs the vaccine the most right now and that’s our youth,” said Sara Keiling, vaccine coordinator for the Cornell Scott Health Center.

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Church “Vax” Party Reaches Teens, Seniors

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:41:04 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Provides Vaccinations at Pop-up Event

Some finally had enough information to feel comfortable. Others wanted to travel safely. Some came for the free pizza.

Whatever the reason, 30 people got their first Covid-19 shots Thursday, after six months of waiting, at a church pop-up that’s part of New Haven’s race to stay ahead of the Delta variant and contain the pandemic by reaching the unvaccinated.

The health department collaborated with several local nonprofits and the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center held the pop-up event, titled “Get the vax, periodtt,” at Saint Paul’s Union American Methodist Episcopal Church at Dwight and Chapel.

Hill Health Center Nurses Make Steep Climb To Vaccinate Seafarers

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:39:25 GMT

When she became a nurse 10 years ago, Sara Keiling never expected that she’d be wearing a pink hard hat and a life jacket and climbing a steep, 30-foot ladder to vaccinate her patients in a global pandemic.

But that’s what she and other nurses from the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven have been doing since May to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 90 crew members on oil tankers that regularly arrive in the port. The nurses provide the shots on board the ships because many of the crew members lack valid visas.

The crew members are among 200,000 merchant seafarers worldwide who have been unable to leave their ships in many ports due to strict COVID-19 restrictions. Some have been at sea for more than 18 months, and getting vaccinated means they can finally take shore leave or go home, David Heindel, chairman of the seafarers section of the International Transport Workers’ Federation , said.

At the height of the pandemic, about 400,000 seafarers were stranded on ships worldwide due to COVID restrictions. At least 20,000 crew members have now been vaccinated in 72 American cities, Heindel said.

Keiling said the climb up the ship is sometimes daunting, but it’s worth it to see the relief from the crew members, who hail from India, Japan, Croatia and Poland.

“They’re very grateful,” she said. “Lots of them take selfies with us or with their vaccination card. It’s such a good feeling.”

The health center is providing the free vaccinations through a partnership with Moran Shipping Agencies of West Haven. Realizing the plight of the seafarers, the company asked the state Department of Public Health for help, and the Hill Health Center responded. Moran officials declined to comment.

“As soon as we heard their story, we knew we needed to go out there and help,’’ Keiling, an advanced practice registered nurse, said. “To be able to reunite them with their families, it’s an easy win for us.”

Michael R. Taylor, the health center’s CEO, said his agency has administered 40,000 vaccines throughout the city and New Haven County, including going door-to-door, to soup kitchens, homeless shelters, churches and community centers. While he called Keiling’s team members “fearless” for climbing on the ships, he added that it’s typical of his staff’s willingness to help anyone in need.

Q House-LEAP Contract Approved

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:37:45 GMT

Celebrating the last legislative step in a decade-long effort to revive the “Q House,” the Board of Alders unanimously approved a three-year, $300,000 contract between the city and LEAP that will have the local youth tutoring and recreation agency run the reborn Dixwell Avenue community center.

City legislators took that vote Monday night during the latest full Board of Alders meeting, held online via Zoom and YouTube Live.

The alders unanimously approved a contract that would have the city pay the long-time tutoring and swimming instruction nonprofit LEAP —short for Leadership, Education And Athletics In Partnership Inc.—up to $100,000 each year for the next three years to manage the soon-to-reopen “Q” House.

The resolution approved on Monday night also allows the city to funnel public money already earmarked by the city Youth and Recreation Department for Q House programming directly to LEAP each year. Another provision of the amended agreement would allow the city and LEAP to accept financial contributions outside of city funding to support programming and operations of the Q House.

In previous public meetings and comments, LEAP Executive Director Henry Fernandez has estimated that his organization will still need to fundraise several hundred thousand dollars each year on top of the city allocation in order to cover the full budget of running the community center, which will include a dance studio, a music studio, a gym, an arts studio, a kitchen, the Stetson Library, the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, a senior center, and various community meeting rooms.

Vaccine Pop-Up Train Hits Dwight

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:35:33 GMT

One hundred people were “one and done” Wednesday thanks to the latest grassroots effort to stay ahead of a new Covid-19 surge — as a church, a funeral home, and health center teamed up in Dwight.

The action took place at Immanuel Baptist Church at Chapel and Day streets.

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center set up a one-day Covid vaccination clinic there in collaboration with the church and Howard K. Hill Funeral Home.

It offered shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — which, unlike other brands, requires only one injection, not two. One shot, and the person is done with the process.

Hill Health, the city and Yale have been organizing similar pop-up neighborhood clinics in a quest to outrun Covid-19 in addition to their regular standing vaccination sites. A new spike is producing growing numbers of cases , especially among younger people. At the same time, ramped-up vaccinations are leading to light at the end of the tunnel — with people everyday becoming largely immune to the deadly disease and ready gradually to resume pre-pandemic public life. The final big push begins Thursday as all people in Connecticut 16 and above are eligible for vaccinations.

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center vaccinates nearly 200 experiencing homelessness; will seek unsheltered residents

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:33:46 GMT

After vaccinating about 170 homeless people in the last three weeks, Cornell Scott Hill Health Center will be seeking out unsheltered people beginning this week, according to Jessica Arroyo, program manager for the center’s services to the homeless.

A clinic at Columbus House on Feb. 19 vaccinated 100 people, including 84 who were experiencing homelessness, she said. On March 4, another event saw 84 more homeless people vaccinated, this time with the easier-to-administer Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

“Columbus House was gracious to host for us,” Arroyo said. The shelter’s clients are staying at a city hotel so there is space at the shelter on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard to hold vaccination clinics, according to Executive Director Margaret Middleton.

Johnson & Johnson is easier to bring into the community, both because it doesn’t require storage in a special freezer and because it only requires one dose, Arroyo said.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Leads Rollout of New COVID-19 Vaccine

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:11:15 GMT

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) announced that it administered its first doses of the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine to close to 100 homeless members of the New Haven community.

“We are including the new J&J vaccine as an option as part of our accelerated response to the COVID-19 crisis,” said CEO Michael Taylor. “We are excited that we are among the first providers in the state to move quickly to make the new J&J vaccine available to as many people as possible in the communities we serve.

The health center introduced the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which requires one shot instead of two, as an option to clients at the Columbus House, a homeless shelter in New Haven. The J&J vaccine supplements the Moderna vaccine, which the health center has been administering since late December. Cornell Scott-Hill staff are offering multiple vaccine events in the coming weeks for educators, childcare providers and the public. In addition, the health center has vaccination clinics set up on Columbus Avenue and Dixwell Avenue in New Haven and on Putnam Avenue in Hamden.

Emphasizing the importance of vaccination in general, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Silvestri said, “We are pleased to be able to offer people an additional vaccine choice. We encourage everyone to get vaccinated as soon as they’re eligible. Both Moderna and J&J are effective vaccines to prevent serious illness and other dire consequences of the COVID-19 virus.”

Highlighting the health center’s commitment to ensuring every member of the communities it serves has access to the same quality health care options, Taylor said, “We will continue to provide vaccine services at churches, schools and community centers across the city, while also offering diagnostic and vaccine services at our clinic locations throughout greater New Haven.”

COVID Vaccination Locations and Times (all by appointment):

428 Columbus Ave., New Haven, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. -4:30 a.m.

226 Dixwell Ave., New Haven Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4. p.m.

60 Putnam Ave, Hamden, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30am-4:30pm

COVID Testing Locations and Times (walk-in or by appointment):

428 Columbus Ave., New Haven, Saturday, 9am-12pm

226 Dixwell Ave., New Haven, Monday, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.;

For more information or a schedule of other mobile COVID-19 events in New Haven and the region visit the health center website at www.cornellscott.org or call the health center at 203-503-3000 .

The Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center is the oldest and among the largest community Health Centers in Connecticut. The Center provides integrated medical, dental and behavioral health solutions throughout the Greater New Haven area and the Naugatuck Valley with the goal of improving the health status of patients and the community at large. The Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center has been a leader in community healthcare innovation for over 50 years. Learn more at www.cornellscott.org .

CSHHC Vaccine Encouragement Featured in the New Haven Independent

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:06:11 GMT

Boosting Vaccine Confidence At CSHHC

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center CEO Michael Taylor has taken his first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

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Health Center Leads Quality Measures in New Medicaid Program

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:05:08 GMT

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) is pleased to share that it continues to lead the way in improving patient care while reducing unnecessary spending.

Connecticut Department of Social Services officials, who administer the Medicaid Patient Centered Medical Home Plus (PCMH+) shared savings program, reported program results for 2019 (i.e., Wave 2, Year 2). They revealed that CS-HHC received high scores for providing quality health care services, once again, and also saved taxpayer dollars for the 13,000+ participating patients for whom CS-HHC served as primary care provider.

“We continue to demonstrate that you don’t have to compromise quality to save taxpayers’ money. Our focus is prevention, including serious mental health issues, which prevents unnecessary and costly emergency room services,” said Dr. Ece Tek, who leads mental and addiction services. “We serve a community with complex medical issues. Most of our patients are more prone to Covid-19, diabetes, hypertension, and a host of other illnesses,” she said.

CS-HHC, Connecticut’s first and one of the state’s largest community health centers, was among the first health practices to join the state’s PCMH+ program when it launched three years ago. Regarded as a national leader in community healthcare, CS-HHC now provides state-of-the-art integrated care to more than 50,000 patients from more than 20 sites in New Haven County.

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center COVID-19 Vaccinations Phase 1b

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:02:09 GMT

CSHHC Will Be Participating In Phase 1b Vaccinations for Citizens 75+

The New haven Independent has recently released an article regarding CSHHC's participation in the phase 1b vaccinations to help our elders fight against COVID-19. Vaccinations will be given to permitted individuals at our 428 Columbus Ave location.

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Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Celebrates Years-In-The-Making Local Healthcare Partnership (150 Sargent Dr.)

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:28:54 GMT

Top administrators and clinicians from Yale New Haven Hospital, Fair Haven Community Health Care, and Cornell Scott Hill Health Center celebrated Monday the fruits of a years-in-the-making local healthcare partnership: The completion of a new “one-stop shop” primary care hub at 150 Sargent Dr. on Long Wharf.

They held that ribbon cutting and press conference Tuesday afternoon under a tent set up in the back parking lot of the newly renovated, jointly run medical center.

The consolidated Long Wharf site, which officially opens to patients next Monday, will host three sets of primary care services—adult medicine, women’s care, and pediatrics.

All three of those services have been relocated from YNHH’s York Street, St. Raphael’s, and Hamden campuses.

While YNHH’s primary care doctors, nurses, support staff, and residents will all be moving with their practices over to Long Wharf starting Monday, the three primary care services will be officially run by the city’s two federally qualified community health centers: Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, which will oversee the adult and women’s care programs, and Fair Haven Community Health Care, which will oversee pediatrics.

The two-story, 52,000-plus square-foot medical building is also now home to YNHH’s radiology and blood draw services.

Health Care Leaders: Coverage For Pre-exiting Conditions At Stake In Obamacare Case

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:12:25 GMT

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center has been featured in the New Haven Independent

The New Haven Independent recently published a report regarding the good nature of Cornell Scott Hill Health Center.

It reads:

1.5 million: That’s how many people who have pre-existing conditions in Connecticut. They constitute nearly half of the state population.

That’s potentially how many people who might lose their health insurance if the Supreme Court repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued that warning Tuesday as he spoke alongside state politicians, medical professionals, and healthcare activists at a press conference outside Cornell Scott Hill Health Center on Columbus Avenue.

The press conference focused on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Trump and Republican senators are pushing to confirm Barrett ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on the court.

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Cornell Scott COVID-19 Test Pop-Up Draws Crowd

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 05:59:59 GMT

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center has been featured in the New Haven Independent kn 6/17/2020:

The New Haven Independent recently published a report regarding the good nature of Cornell Scott Hill Health Center and their mission to prevent COVID-19!

It reads:

"The specimen collection sessions, which are free and provided on a first come first serve basis, are scheduled to take place on Mondays and Thursdays through the rest of June from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All that’s needed is a form of identification.

The pop-up is the first not-for-profit testing site Hamden has set in motion since the pandemic started. Nurses and administrative staff from Hill Health Center worked out of two tents located at the Keefe Community Center in southern Hamden. In their first four hours, the nurses tested a total of 81 people, who should be able to get their results within two to five days."

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Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center Receives Grant to Bolster Greater New Haven Healthcare Safety Net

Wed, 27 May 2020 04:49:24 GMT

New Haven – The Cornell Scott-Health Center today announced an infusion of $50,000 in grant funding to support ongoing frontline efforts to meet the healthcare needs of Greater New Haven communities hard hit by COVID-19.

The health center, which has 24 locations in four municipalities throughout Greater New Haven, was among 518 federally qualified health centers to receive funding this week from Direct Relief, an international humanitarian aid organization, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers.

The grants were awarded through a $25 million COVID-19 Fund for Community Health, which recognizes the profound effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community health centers, including their patients and resources.

“We are extremely grateful for this timely boost,” CEO Michael Taylor said. “Our services and our role as a trusted and compassionate care provider have never been more critical in the communities we serve.”

He said, “We are also thankful to the donors who make these grant funds possible, the ongoing support of our many community partners, and the tireless dedication and heroism of our staff at Cornell Scott.”

The grant will be used to offset expenses incurred for emergency operations related to the pandemic, including staff costs and support, and patient safety measures and expanded care for medically vulnerable patients such as the elderly and homeless. Other expenses covered under the grant include unreimbursed patient care, expanded telehealth services and COVID-19 testing.

The health center which serves nearly 35,000 patients a year, is conducting medical visits through their Tele-Health System. It is also offering COVID-19 testing. People are requested to call 203-503-3000 in advance to schedule an appointment to be tested for the coronavirus.

Video Presentation: Community Health Centers Respond to COVID-19

Fri, 22 May 2020 04:29:47 GMT

Michael R. Taylor, CEO Participates in Presentation

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center CEO Michael Taylor and Fair Haven Community Health CEO Suzanne Lagarde discuss how their New Haven Community Health Centers transformed to telehealth and established testing centers in the community.

Cornell Scott Featured in the New Haven Independent

Mon, 11 May 2020 04:13:15 GMT

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center has been featured in the New Haven Independent:

The New Haven Independent recently published a report regarding the good nature of Cornell Scott Hill Health Center.

It reads:

"As Phil Costello swept through the city this week helping homeless people weather a pandemic, he couldn’t perform surgery, prescribe expensive medicine, or offer a home.

He did shave down a painful callous, recommend antifungal cream, hand out new socks, and lend a trusted ear.

Sometimes, taking the edge off the pain in someone’s feet is the most important first step."

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Jan 28th 2020 | Health Center Launches State-Of-Art Substance Disorder Treatment Clinic

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 03:39:01 GMT

Ansonia, CT. — The most advanced medical services and treatment for substance disorders, including opioid addiction, are now available to the residents of Lower Naugatuck Valley ― a community hard-hit by Connecticut’s opioid crisis ― at the Cornell-Scott - Hill Health Center’s new Methadone Clinic at 121 Wakelee Avenue.

The clinic, which opened its doors on January 6, offers primary, oral and preventive health care services. The methadone and suboxone maintenance program, known as Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), provides an extensive range of individualized medical services including behavioral and social counseling. The clinic uses a health system approach that focuses on each patient as a person and not just their disorder or illness. Research over the last several decades such as studies conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that this integrative model of care is highly effective not only in treating opioid use disorders but also in preventing and reducing substance use and deaths from overdoses.

“Our standing as a Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC) enables us to make the highest level of care accessible to all the members of our community regardless of their economic or ethnic background,” Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center CEO Michael R. Taylor stated. “Moreover, we are extremely proud of the fact that our practitioners represent some of the best and the brightest not just in our state, but also in the country,” he said, attributing the clinic’s state-of-the-art care and treatment to the caliber of the staff. All of the providers at the clinic are licensed professionals with advanced degrees in their field, he said.

Ben Metcalf, a licensed clinical social worker who is the Program Director of CS-HHC’s South Central Rehabilitation Center (SCRC), said, “Combining the best of all the evidence-based practices enables us to come up with cutting-edge outcomes for a patient.” Commenting on the lingering stigma of addiction, he said, “Substance disorders are neurological, not moral issues and science shows medication and therapy help the brain heal.”

The focus of the clinic is to treat the whole person and help him or her reach their life goals, he said. In addition to psychiatric and a range of behavioral and mental health services, medical, dental, blood draw and recovery coaching services are also available onsite. The clinic is open Monday through Saturday from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Referrals and walk-ins are accepted. Patients are seen right away by a medical doctor and a therapist. Patients can be admitted into care and treated on the same day.

For more information on the Health Center, please visit: http://www.cornellscott.org .

The Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center is the oldest and among the largest community health centers in Connecticut. The center provides integrated medical and behavioral health solutions throughout the greater New Haven area and the Naugatuck Valley with the goal of improving the health status of patients and the community at large. The Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center has been a leader in community healthcare innovation for over 40 years. Learn more at www.cornellscott.org .

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center CEO Appointed to Board of National Community Health Center Association

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:36:18 GMT

NEW HAVEN, CT. - The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CSHHC) announces that Michael R. Taylor, its Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), effective immediately. NACHC is the professional and advocacy association representing the nation’s 1,500+ community health centers.

“NACHC is the leading advocacy voice in support of 1,500+ community health centers that serve the nation’s uninsured and medically underserved. It’s an honor to be given this opportunity to collaborate with peers from health centers across the country to advance the health center movement” said Taylor, who took the helm of CSHHC in 2013 after serving as its COO.

Ken Lalime, Chief Executive Officer of the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, praised the choice of Mr. Taylor for the NACHC Board. “We are thrilled to have a CT representative on the NACHC Board. And, Michael’s experience in the community health center world, and specifically, at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, will be to the benefit of health centers and their patients across the country.”

In addition to advocacy, the NACHC conducts research, provides training and leadership development and technical assistance for community health centers, and develops public and private sector partnerships and alliances in the interest of building healthier communities.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Opens Renovated Facility

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 03:30:34 GMT

ANSONIA — A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday celebrated a bigger and better Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center on Wakelee Avenue.

The work increased space at the medical facility from 2,300 to 15,000 square feet.

The Richard O. Belden Dental Clinic relocated from Elizabeth Street in Derby to move into the larger space. A small house in front of the 121 Wakelee Ave. property was demolished, making the health care facility more visible from the street.

Michael R. Taylor, the CEO of CS-HHC, said the pre-renovation building’s layout had a lot of space deficiencies, so his staff worked with architects to tailor it to medical needs. Then the building was gutted and renovated.

“It was highly inefficient for our purposes,” he said. “We made use of every square inch.”

Taylor praised the work of the architect from Svigals & Partners LLP, a New Haven firm, and the contractor, Primrose Co. Inc., of Bridgeport.

The front entrance opens up to a spacious waiting room. There is a new break room for employees, there are exam rooms, a dental wing with fully equipped offices and behavioral services takes up one side of the building with counseling rooms off the hallway.

CS-HHC has a total of 550 staffers for behavioral health at its 23 sites, making it the largest behavioral services provider in Southern Connecticut.

“There’s a tremendous need for it,” Taylor said.

A conference room is available for group sessions among doctors, dentists and other staffers.

The walls are cream colored throughout.

“I’m really impressed with the new car smell,” Dr. Michael Couturie joked about being in the newly renovated space. “We’re all talking about the warmer colors here. It’s really better than the plain, white sterile.”

Dr. Couturie said he also likes how the medical and behavioral health teams have access to each other.

A Special Say

A large crowd gathered under a tent on the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center’s grounds late Friday morning, as Taylor and local and state officials took turns at the podium.

“This is a special day for us,” Taylor said, recalling how eight years ago, he and fellow staffers imagined what the facility could be. “It truly is astounding that this vision is now a reality, but it happens with help from a lot of people.”

Taylor thanked state and federal officials for their support. Among those attending the ceremony were Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, State Sen. George Logan, R-Ansonia, and state representatives Kara Rochelle, D-104th, Themis Klarides, R-114, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, R-105th, and Juan Candelaria, D-95th.

Representatives from the offices of U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, were in attendance, as well as Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti and Bill Purcell, president of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Cassetti said Ansonia is going through a renaissance and the renovated facility will complement the growing medical corridor on Wakelee Avenue.

Bysiewicz recalled how CS-HHC became the first federally qualified community health center in Connecticut, improving access to care for thousands of state residents regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.

Founded in 1968, the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center serves 34,000 patients throughout the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck Valley areas each year.

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is especially important for people not making a ton of money. No one is refused care. The operation is nonprofit.

“We are so happy you are here to provide state-of-the-art medical, dental and behavioral care,” Bysiewicz said. “We appreciate your leadership on the opioid crisis. The governor and I congratulate you on the grand opening.”

Rochelle said Ansonia is one of the communities ravaged by the opioid crisis, adding she lost 12 people from her high school class. She praised CS-HHC for its role in combating the national epidemic.

“You are in town and helping people to bring lives back to where they should be,” Rochelle said.

“Congratulations on this amazing center,” said Klarides-Ditria, praising the services it provides.

Klarides spoke of the legacy of the late state representative Richard O. Belden, the dental clinic’s namesake, and said the state delegation will support CS-HHC any way they can.

Logan said he has a place in his heart for the community health center, which provides care for family members, some of whom work there.

“We are proud to support the health center and celebrate the completion of this project, which represents a significant milestone for our community,” Purcell said. “The link between a community’s health and the vitality of its businesses and workforce is inextricable. When it comes to community health and well-being, the return on investment can be seen in quality of life and the bottom line.”

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center will Host a Ribbon-Cutting Cere...

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:24:15 GMT

ANSONIA, Conn. – The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CS-HHC) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, October 25, 2019 to celebrate the opening of its newly renovated Community Health Center and expanded medical services at its Ansonia location. They were joined by public officials, including Mayor David S., the Valley Chamber of Commerce, and a host of health and social service organizations in a The dedication was held at the center located at 121 Wakelee Avenue.

“Our residents and their health are our most valuable assets,” said Mayor Cassetti. “The city applauds Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center for taking this important step toward ensuring all members of our community receive the health care they need to lead healthy, productive lives and contribute to the vibrancy of our communities.”

The facility was expanded and renovated from 2,300 square-feet into the existing 12,000 square-foot outpatient center to provide high-quality, integrated medical, dental, and adult behavioral health services to more residents of New Haven County. The Richard O. Belden Dental Clinic has relocated from Derby, to join the Ansonia integrated care campus.

The expanded services include programs that will better equip the community to manage the impact of the state’s opioid crisis, said CS-HHC officials. Those services include Methadone and Suboxone maintenance and medication-based treatment programs proven to be effective in the management and treatment of opioid dependence and recovery, they said.

“Based on the research and experience, we know that treatment is most effective when it’s paired with behavioral health services such as counseling and a range of other medical treatment options,” Cornell Scott CEO Michael R. Taylor said. “This is why, we take an integrated approach to not only treating and preventing addiction, but all of our patient-centered health care services.”

Bill Purcell, President of the Valley Chamber of Commerce said, “We are proud to support the health center and celebrate the completion of this project, which represents a significant milestone for our community.” He said, “The link between a community’s health and the vitality of its businesses and workforce is inextricable. When it comes to community health and well-being, the return on investment can be seen in quality of life and the bottom-line.”

The health center expansion project is part of a larger strategic plan by CS-HHC to upgrade its facilities and expand and improve medical services in the communities it serves. The first federally qualified health center to be established in Connecticut, CS-HHC provides health care services to residents of New Haven, West Haven and communities in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck, and Oxford.

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Kicks Off National Health Center Week

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:16:11 GMT

The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Kicks Off National Health Center Week

New Haven - Starting Monday (Aug. 4), the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CSHHC) will be among the more than 1,500 community health centers participating in an annual celebration designed to recognize Health Centers and their effort to increase access to affordable, quality health care and generate economic growth in local communities.

CSHHC will kick-off National Health Center Week (NHCW) with a mass distribution of free-meal vouchers to the homeless population of the Greater New Haven community. The meal vouchers are courtesy of Garden Catering New Haven, a partner in caring for the homeless community located on the green. The cards will be distributed throughout the week and can be redeemed for a meal at Garden Catering, 930 Chapel Street. This year’s national theme titled “Celebrating America’s Health Centers: Rooted in Communities” has strong local resonance, CSHCC officials said. “From our world-class health care providers and staff to our diverse range of dedicated public and private partners, every fiber of our being is focused on providing the highest quality care,” CSHHC Chief Executive Officer, Michael Taylor said.

“This means eliminating the inequities that negatively impact the health of our communities while cultivating the systems and services that enable our patients to thrive,” he said.

Each day of NHCW 2019 is dedicated to a particular focus area:

Monday: Patient Appreciation

Tuesday: Stakeholder Appreciation

Wednesday: Children

Thursday: Staff Appreciation

Friday: Homeless Health Care

The activities are aimed at celebrating the many different people and organizations that allow CSHHC to flourish, health center officials said, noting that activities will also include outdoor informational tents and other health pop-ups around the community.

Hill Health Plans More Addiction Beds

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 03:11:48 GMT

Cornell Scott Hill Health Center plans to build a new 52-bed substance abuse treatment center on Cedar Street to replace its current 40-bed offerings on Grant Street.

The local community health center‘s director of purchasing and facility development, Shawn Galligan, announced the coming moves Tuesday night during the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) at 200 Orange St.

He said that Cornell Scott plans to build a new 52-bed inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment center atop a surface parking lot at 232-236 Cedar St. That parcel also already houses Cornell Scott’s South Central Rehabilitation Center at the corner of Minor Street, he said, as well as a vacant Cornell Scott-owned building at the corner of Howard Avenue.

Galligan said the proposed building would be the new home to the behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse therapeutic services currently offered out of a city-owned building at 60-62 Grant St.

The new Cedar Street building would provide both inpatient and outpatient services and would have a total of 52 in-patient beds: 40 for men and 12 for women. The Grant Street site has only 40 beds, all reserved for men.

He touted the project as helping build out a “comprehensive campus” for Cornell Scott on Cedar Street, and as taking place on properties already owned by the center. He said he does not know the city’s plans for 62 Grant St. after Cornell Scott relocates to Cedar.

“We believe that this is going to be a great benefit to our patients,” he said, “and to all residents of New Haven suffering from the opioid crisis and from other substance abuse.”

The board referred to the City Plan Commission the center’s zoning relief application, for a special exception to allow for a distance of 1,000 feet for off-site parking spaces 300 feet is currently permitted by zoning law. The board will vote on the matter next month.

Langan Senior Project Manager Katy Gagnon, the engineer on the project, explained that, per zoning law, the health center needs 67 on-site parking spaces for the Cedar Street parcel. After the construction of the proposed new treatment center, it will have only 34.

But if the board approves for the special exception to extend maximum allowable distance for on-site parking spaces from 300 feet to 1,000 feet, she said, Cornell Scott’s current surface parking lot at 3 Arch St. would become eligible. Counting in those Arch Street parking spots, she said, would bring the parcel’s on-site parking up to 142.

The new proposed site is a five-minute walk from four different bus routes and a bike share station, she said.

“We believe that the proposed use is consistent with other uses in the area and will function in conjunction with the other Cornell Scott building on the site and is in line New Haven’s Comprehensive Plan,” she said. “We’re proposing an increased building density and sharing underutilized parking to eliminate the need to construct a new parking lot.”

Pre-Existing Conditions Round-Table in New Haven

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 03:05:35 GMT

Event Details:

WHO: Senator Chris Murphy

WHAT: Pre-existing Conditions Round-table in New Haven

WHEN: Friday, June 7th at 9am

WHERE: Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center | 428 Columbus Ave, New Haven, CT

Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will meet with local residents and community advocates in New Haven to discuss what’s at stake for the 522,000 people in Connecticut and over 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions as the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress continue to sabotage our health care system. In May, Murphy launched “Share Your Story” campaign to invite people in Connecticut to share their health care stories and describe how they would be impacted if Republicans are successful in their attempts to gut the Affordable Care Act. Murphy has held similar roundtables in areas of the state to hear firsthand how the people of Connecticut would be affected if the administration was able to do away with protections for those with pre-existing conditions.

Last year, 18 Republican Attorneys General—led by Texas—sued the federal government, arguing that protections for those with pre-existing conditions in the Affordable Care Act are unconstitutional. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in this lawsuit July 9, 2019.

HRSA Thank You Letter

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CS-HHC Announces Expanded Role of Andrea Lobo as Chief Administrative Officer to Strengthen Community Health Leadership

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Welcomes New Members to Its Board of Directors

Continuing Care Through the Patient Access Fund

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns Silver Quality Leader Award from Federal Health Resources and Services Administration

CS-HCC Also Earns HRSA Recognition for High Value Care and Advancing Health Information Technology

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Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Abellard - the New President of the Connecticut Psychiatry Society

A Seed of Care Planted Takes Root in Service

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Governor Lamont Announces Agreement To Support Community Health Centers With Boost To Medicaid Reimbursement Rates

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Q House Expo Focuses On Men’s Health

Life Lost, Lives Saved During Overdose Spike

Kim A. Healey Joins Cornell Scott Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors

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Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring 2-Year Initiative to be Launched

Street Medicine Team helps the homeless endure the cold in New Haven

Philip Costello, a clinical director, leads a team of people throughout the city to help those who are unhoused.

750 Pairs of Bomba Socks donated for Unhoused Individuals in Greater New Haven

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Transformative Funding Boosts School-Based Health Care Expansion In 23 Communities Across Connecticut

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Joins Connecticut AHEAD Initiative

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Announces Major 5-Year Gift from Yale New Haven Health

In Support of Integrated Medical and Behavioral Health Services, Recovery & Wellness Center Forming Continuum of Care Campus

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Unveils Third Phase of "HeART of Healing" to Foster Wellness Through Art

BofA Announces Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and Person to Person as 2024 Southern Connecticut Neighborhood Builders

Exciting News: Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center - Gold Winners at the 2024 MarCom Awards!

Street Attacks On Homeless Reported On Rise

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Receives Bronze HRSA Quality Award

CORNELL SCOTT-HILL HEALTH CENTER RECEIVES BRONZE HRSA QUALITY AWARD

CS-HCC also awarded HRSA Health Disparities, Access Enhancer, and Advancing Health Information Technology Badges

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New Haven Health Department, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Local Organizations to Host Overdose Awareness Day Event on Friday, Aug. 30, on New Haven Green

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CT community health centers fill gaps in affordable, primary care

Community Health Centers Report Record Growth in Patients Nationwide; New Haven’s Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Continues Growth, Providing Indispensable Quality Health Care Services

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New Resource in the Mental Health and Addiction Crisis

New Resource in the Mental Health and Addiction Crisis

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Presentation at Health Care & Life Sciences Awards Ceremony

Ribbon Cut by State and City Leaders for New Recovery and Wellness Center in New Haven

Treasurer Erick Russell Announces Partnership With Community Health Centers to Raise Awareness of CT Baby Bonds

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns $10,000 Grant from NewAlliance Foundation

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Earns $10,000 Grant from NewAlliance Foundation to Advance Innovation, Health Equity; Award Will Support Newly Launched Endowment Fund

Kai S. Perry, CS-HHC Director of Clinic Operations, Selected to Participate in CFGNH’s “Nonprofit Management Cohort: A Program for Emerging Leaders of Color"

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Awarded $572,000 in Grant Funds for Healthcare Services in Five Elementary Schools

Meet Connecticut's Top Healthcare Industry Power Players Oct 17, 2023

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Honors Community Leaders at Celebration of 55th Anniversary of Health Equity in Action

Uncertainty for Healthcare as Government Shutdown Looms

Up Against a September 30 Deadline, Advocates Urge Congress for Community Health Center Funding

NACHC Press Release

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Cornell Scott Hill Health Center: A Community of Caring

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CSHHC recognized in Harvard University’s program of National Center for Equitable Care for Elders

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Michael Taylor Interview - For The People

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Featured on CT Style

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Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Q-House Opening Well Received by Many

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Celebrates Q-House Grand Opening

Jorge Perez, State Banking Commissioner, Joins Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Foundation Board of Directors

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