Carl Brown elected Chairman of the Board of Directors
Carl Brown has been elected Chairman of the Providence Community Health Centers’ Board of Directors. He brings more than 20 years of business management and Information Technology experience to this leadership role. Brown joined the Board in 2018 and most recently served as Vice President. He is an IT Security Manager for the Rhode Island […]
$1.1 million HRSA award to help fund expansion of adult dental services
Providence Community Health Centers is the recipient of a $1.1 million award from the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand dental services to underserved adults in Rhode Island. Eight community health centers in the state received a total of more than $6.1 million from the American Rescue Plan to make capital improvements aimed at […]
PCHC recognized for outstanding quality with special recognition for Integrated Behavioral Health
The Providence Community Health Centers is the recipient of six Community Health Center Quality Recognition awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration, including recognition as one of the country’s top performing providers of Integrated Behavioral Health. Providence Community Health Center’s Integrated Behavioral Health program was one of only 17 National Quality Leaders recognized. This […]
Wendy Chicoine recognized as Community / Public Health Nurse of the Year
Each year, Rhode Island Monthly salutes the state’s top nurses in its September issue. This year, Providence Community Health Center’s Wendy Chicoine, MSN, RN, PHNA, has been named Community/Public Health Nurse of the Year. Wendy, our Associate Vice President of Clinical Operations and Education, will be recognized at the Excellence in Nursing awards event on […]
Dr. Lori Marion joins PCHC as first full-time pediatric hospitalist
Providence Community Health Centers is now home to its first-ever full-time pediatric hospitalist, a physician dedicated to visiting newborns and parents in the hospital in the days following birth. Dr. Lori Marion joined PCHC in June, assuming this role to ensure newborns and families have the best possible care. As PCHC has grown, so has […]
Residency in the Community Health Optometry program approved for reaccreditation
The Residency in the Community Health Optometry program at Providence Community Health Centers has been approved for reaccreditation for eight years. Our program is affiliated with the New England College of Optometry. The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education conducted a virtual evaluation visit (due to COVID-19) on March 26, 2021. The evaluation is a comprehensive […]
Water safety program featured on front page of Providence Journal
The July 29th edition of the Providence Journal featured a front page story about the swimming program for inner-city youth that is organized by Providence Community Health Centers and held at Pods Swimming in East Providence. The program is supported by a grant from the USA Swimming Foundation. In these classes, children learn the elementary […]
Pediatric patient fund established in memory of the late Dr. John Moran
In 1973, Dr. John Moran joined the Providence Ambulatory Health Foundation as its first full-time physician. It was a leap of faith as the very existence of this new concept – community health centers — was under political fire from the Nixon administration. Still, Dr. Moran accepted the offer to become the first full-time physician […]
Innovative clinic for cancer survivors featured on Channel 10 news
Providence Community Health Centers is now home to an innovative clinic for adult cancer survivors who have concluded their oncology treatment and are transitioning back to primary care. The Multidisciplinary Oncology Survivorship Treatment (MOST) clinic is designed to help survivors address the many questions that can accompany a person’s cancer journey: Will my cancer return? […]
Free swimming/water safety lessons available for kids
Providence Community Health Centers is teaming up with Pods Swimming in East Providence to provide free swimming and water safety classes, courtesy of a grant from USA Swimming. The lessons are for PCHC patients ages 6 months to 12 years old. In these classes, children will learn the elementary backstroke, how to float, and other […]