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. LCHC complies with USDA guidelines as an equal opportunity employer.
As is the case throughout Massachusetts, the number of COVID-19 cases in Lynn and surrounding communities have risen sharply over the past week and is expected to rise through at least the middle of April. As everyday life is on hold, the focus on health and well-being has never been greater. North Shore Medical Center and Lynn Community Health Center, in collaboration with the City of Lynn, are in daily communication and closely coordinating our community’s response to COVID-19. Both institutions are preparing to meet increased demand for both inpatient and goal of minimizing the number of patients who need hospitalization. Members of the public have an important role to play in making sure our hospitals and health centers do not get overwhelmed: • Continue to follow the key CDC recommendations for staying healthy: wash your hands frequently, avoid close contact with those who are sick, stay home when you are sick, cover your coughs and sneezes, and clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces. • Follow the Governor’s advisory to stay at home for all but essential business, and practice social distancing when out and about. This has already helped us slow down the progress of the disease in our state and community. • When you are sick, call your doctor’s office immediately—do not come into a healthcare facility, including an urgent care, health center or emergency room, unless you are instructed to do so. There are many ways your doctor can help you through telephone or video. If you do need to see a doctor, you will be given special instructions about how to do so. This approach will help keep you and your loved ones, as well as healthcare staff, from unnecessary exposure to COVID-19. • Please DO NOT go to the Emergency Department unless you are experiencing severe distress for a life-threating emergency, such as stroke, heart attack or major traumatic injury. Please help us conserve hospital beds for those most in need. ...
https://lynnjournal.com/2020/04/09/advice-for-lynn-residents/PODCAST: Greg Hood From Lynn Community Health Center – Services Continue With Safety Protocols During COVID-19 Concerns
LYNN (Podcast) The Lynn Community Health Center plays a major role in delivering health services in Lynn. In the past week their operation has made many adjustments to address the concerns over COVID-19 / Caronavirus while maintaining the many health related services the organization provides. In an MSONEWSPORTS podcast Greg Hood, a physician assistant and a primary care team director, shares news and updates from the Lynn Community Health Center. Hood has worked at LCHC for over a decade and the organization is receiving updated guidance from the CDC and other organizations on a daily basis. Additional details and links are posted below the podcast.
http://www.msonewsports.com/greg-hood-from-lynn-community-health-center-services-continue-with-safety-protocols-during-covid-19-concerns/
LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PREPARING FOR ‘LIKELY’ ARRIVAL OF CORONAVIRUS
LYNN — The coronavirus will likely come to Lynn, according to health officials at the Lynn Community Health Center.
“We don’t want to be alarmist, we want to be realistic,” said Dr. Geoff Pechinsky, chief medical officer.
The Lynn Community Health Center and city officials are collaborating to prepare in the event a Lynn resident contracts COVID-19, a strain of coronavirus that is thought to have originated in Wuhan, China, late last year and has since spread to 87 countries, with more than 95,000 confirmed cases and 3,280 deaths as of Thursday.
There is no confirmed case of the coronavirus right now in Lynn, and the risk to any individual remains low, but at least two people are quarantining themselves at home. These people are not symptomatic, but are taking the precaution after having traveled to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-designated “high-risk country,” according to Lynn Office of Emergency Management Director Lt. Paul Ricchi.
The coronavirus presents symptoms similar to influenza, including fever and respiratory illness. There is no known vaccine or cure.
https://www.itemlive.com/2020/03/05/lynn-community-health-center-preparing-for-likely-arrival-of-coronavirus/
By Alice Lee and Kiame Mahaniah, MD
January 20, 2020
In this podcast, developed from a talk at the 2018 Lean Transformation Summit learn how the Lynn Community Health Center is building successors by turning a recent leadership transition into a catalyst for improvement.
Too often, a change in executive leadership can bring a lean transformation to a grinding halt. But that has not been the case at Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC).
LCHC is located 10 miles from downtown Boston, in the economically, culturally, and socially diverse city of Lynn. It is a small but mighty healthcare center serving more than 40,000 patients representing 113 countries and 72 languages – of which over 90 percent live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
To conquer the challenges of serving this vibrant community, LEI has worked with LCHC to create a model primary-care clinic powered by lean. In doing this, LCHC hopes to better serve its customers (and employees!) by tackling wait times and achieving increasingly higher levels of productivity.
In this podcast, developed from a talk at the 2018 Lean Transformation Summit by LCHC CEO Kiame Mahaniah, and introduced by LEI Executive Director Alice Lee, learn how LCHC is building successors by turning a leadership transition into a catalyst for improvement. You’ll hear from the two CEOs that exchanged the baton, and find out how they ensured that lean efforts would continue. What did the outgoing CEO do to ensure the continuation of lean thinking? What made the incoming CEO realize that lean thinking truly was the way for everyone?
https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/how-lean-can-help-deliver-social-justice-while-boosting-quality-health-care/
By Alice Lee and Kiame Mahaniah, MD
January 20, 2020
In this podcast, developed from a talk at the 2018 Lean Transformation Summit learn how the Lynn Community Health Center is building successors by turning a recent leadership transition into a catalyst for improvement.
Too often, a change in executive leadership can bring a lean transformation to a grinding halt. But that has not been the case at Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC).
LCHC is located 10 miles from downtown Boston, in the economically, culturally, and socially diverse city of Lynn. It is a small but mighty healthcare center serving more than 40,000 patients representing 113 countries and 72 languages – of which over 90 percent live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
To conquer the challenges of serving this vibrant community, LEI has worked with LCHC to create a model primary-care clinic powered by lean. In doing this, LCHC hopes to better serve its customers (and employees!) by tackling wait times and achieving increasingly higher levels of productivity.
In this podcast, developed from a talk at the 2018 Lean Transformation Summit by LCHC CEO Kiame Mahaniah, and introduced by LEI Executive Director Alice Lee, learn how LCHC is building successors by turning a leadership transition into a catalyst for improvement. You’ll hear from the two CEOs that exchanged the baton, and find out how they ensured that lean efforts would continue. What did the outgoing CEO do to ensure the continuation of lean thinking? What made the incoming CEO realize that lean thinking truly was the way for everyone?
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