University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100 Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
German Hospital Service
Destouchesstr. 1 Munchen, Bayern (Germany)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
162 City Road London, Greater London (UK)
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park South Australia (Australia)
StayWell Health Center
Name :
Address :
Town :
State :
Country :
Post Code:
Phone :
Web URL :
- Immunology
- Nephrology
- Pathology Lab
- Pediatrics
- Podiatry
Other Facilities
- Pathology
Description
Mission Statement
StayWell Health Center is committed to providing high quality community health care and social services to the underserved and underinsured of the Greater Waterbury area including medical dental and mental health with the focus on prevention StayWell Health Center has adopted a comprehensive community based approach to serving people by providing education advocacy and bilingualbicultural service
It is the goal of StayWell Health Center to provide primary health care dental mental health health education outreach and case management services to all medically underserved citizens in our service area regardless of their ability to pay
History
History StayWell Health Center SHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center that has been operating in Waterbury since 1972 It opened as part of the Model Cities Program a federal effort to bring health services to the Medically Underserved Areas of the city Originally operated by the City of Waterbury Department of Health StayWell Health Center became a nonprofit taxexempt corporation in 1994 Since then it has seen steady growth in its client base and its role as a healthcare provider within the community In September 2000 it was designated as a 330 funded Federally Qualified Health Center This year we expect to provide over 50000 patient visits
In the Summer of 2006 StayWell Health Center purchased The Phoenix Professional Plaza and merged the site located at 232 North Elm Street with the site at 80 Phoenix Avenue to form one North End site The site at 232 North Elm Street closed on November 16 2006 and the newly merged StayWell North End opened on November 20 2006 In the future StayWells North End site will announce new hours of operations which will include evenings weekends and urgent care services
StayWell Health Center participates in the Waterbury Ryan White I Consortium combined from all locations the Federal Health Disparities Collaborative and implements several communitybased programs including the Regional Healthy Start Initiative and the Nurturing Connections Network We are one of the only points of access to quality primary care in Waterbury for lowincome and uninsured people All patients are accepted regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status
As such it is part of the Continuum of Care in the Greater Waterbury area Its health care staff are culturally and linguistically competent to meet the needs of the community Several internal committees are utilized to ensure quality and dignity for all patients including an effective Peer Review Committee and Performance Improvement Committees StayWell Health Center is especially proud to be a practice site for the Yale Medical School Primary Care Residency Program and the University of Connecticuts School of Dentistry In addition StayWell Health Center participates in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program SHCs Medical Director is a member of the Clinical Issues Committee of the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
McDonalds not a wise choice for hospitals
Hospitals are places where wellness and health are supposed to be beneficial to promote a longer and healthier life When you walk into a hospital you expect to see healthy places to eat and if not that then a cafeteria with low sodium foods If you put hospitals and fast food restaurants together it is kind of a contradiction promoting health yet... Read More
Statins cut risk of bowel cancer Danger halved by cholesterolbusting pills
Pills taken by up to seven million Britons to combat high cholesterol could more than halve the risk of bowel cancer according to researchers Statins which cost as little as 40p a day slashed the chances of the disease developing by an average of 57 per cent And in patients taking higher doses of the cholesterolbusting drugs or were on them for ... Read More