On Sundays from June 26th through September 4th, LCHC Urgent Care will be closed, due to unprecedented staffing challenges.
On Sundays from June 26th through September 4th, LCHC Urgent Care will be closed, due to unprecedented staffing challenges.
“This year, we’re celebrating 20 years of the dental clinic,” said Dr. Herlivi Linares, associate dental director of the clinic since 2004. “This clinic first opened in 2001 under the direction of Dr. William Eaves. We moved to this new facility in 2012.”
“There is a natural waning of immunity that is expected over time, especially with a virus that mutates so quickly,” Mahaniah said. “A booster essentially provides your immune system with the information it needs to fight the next COVID exposure.”In addition to the vaccine clinics at City Hall, Mass General Brigham and LCHC are offering vaccines, but LCHC is only offering them for its patients.
“Food insecurity is a pervasive problem that we see with our patients and people in the community,” said Mark Josephson, director of decision support at Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC), who has been volunteering at the mobile produce market for more than a year and a half.In Lynn, one in five residents is food insecure, according to LCHC, and 76 percent of Lynn Public School students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Food insecurity subsequently affects people’s health. Members of food-insecure households are at higher risk of developing such chronic diseases as obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
“We are just restructuring our resources for vaccination efforts,” said Rosie Conway, program manager for mobile operations for COVID response at the LCHC. “We felt most comfortable to conclude the service because access [to vaccines] has increased tremendously throughout, not only within the city of Lynn, but within the state and the country.”
This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals. [Español] LCHC complies with USDA guidelines as an equal opportunity employer.
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