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Peekskill, NY – HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare), a nonprofit, federally qualified health care system offering a range of medical services for underserved communities throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island, has recently assumed leadership of three community health centers in Suffolk County. In September HRHCare assumed leadership of the Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center in Wyandanch, followed by the Marilyn Shellabarger Health Center in Shirley and the Health Center at Patchogue in early November. HRHCare employees from both the Hudson Valley and Long Island were joined by several volunteers from Stony Brook University to assist in the transition process and help with patient registration at the new health center sites.
“We are very excited to expand HRHCare’s primary care services to the residents of Wyandanch, Shirley and Patchogue,” said Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH, President and CEO of HRHCare. “Suffolk County has done exemplary work providing affordable health services to these communities, and we look forward to furthering their efforts by adding new programs and establishing a means to make health care more affordable.”
HRHCare, which now operates 7 facilities in Suffolk County, has quickly established its unique holistic approach to health care, accommodating the financial, linguistic and scheduling needs of patients. Accepting most forms of insurance carriers as well as Medicare and Medicaid, HRHCare also uses a sliding scale co-pay system based on income to make it more affordable for patients to receive necessary health care services. Reaching upwards of an estimated 23,000 new patients, HRHCare will introduce dental care at Wyandanch and Shirley and expanded behavioral health care services at all 3 sites in 2015.
About HRHCare
HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare) is a nonprofit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Founded in 1975 to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, HRHCare has grown to include 29 health centers delivering care throughout a 10 county region of New York to 112,000 patients with nearly 200 primary care practitioners.
HRHCare provides comprehensive services including adult and pediatric care; obstetrical and gynecological care; family planning; HIV counseling, testing and referral; dental services; mental health counseling; nutrition counseling; podiatry; WIC services; health education; and a full complement of outreach, translation, transportation, benefits counseling and health insurance enrollment assistance.
HRHCare has a profound commitment to the communities it serves and works to improve community health through partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders including local businesses, social service agencies, housing organizations, food banks, farm worker alliances and other community organizations.
For full information: hrhcare1.wpengine.com or 1-844-HRH-CARE
For more information contact:
Lauren Candela-Katz
VP of Communications & Development
914-734-8555
Jeffrey Palmer
Public Relations & Development
914-524-4107 ext. 62015
