HRHCare Joins National Campaign Celebrating Community Health Centers’ 50 Years of Saving Lives

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, is joining the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) in celebrating the success of the Community Health Center Movement. 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty led to the opening of the nation’s first Community Health Centers in Boston and the Mississippi Delta. Today that pilot project has evolved into the largest and most successful primary health care system in the United States. Health centers now serve more than 23 million Americans and save the nation’s health care system around $24 billion annually in reduced overall costs from hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

“As we celebrate our own 40^th Anniversary, HRHCare is also a proud sponsor of the 50^th Anniversary of the Community Health Center Movement and its historic legacy of saving lives,” said Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH, President and CEO of HRHCare. “In marking this important milestone, HRHCare supports the mission of health centers everywhere to provide high quality and affordable health care to people in need. We are particularly thankful to our local Boards where patients govern the communities’ health center system.”

Community health centers have not only formed the basis for quality primary care in the United States but also began one of the most enduring public-private partnerships in our history. To this day health centers remain small, nonprofit businesses operated by patient-majority governing boards that meet local health care needs. Every dollar invested in health centers means a return on the investment with more lives saved, more jobs created and reduced health care costs.

To learn more about the Community Health Center success story: www.nach.org

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:

Jeffrey Palmer
Public Relations & Development
914.425.0890
jpalmer@hrhcare.org