CHA is hiring! This week’s featured role is for a general maintenance technician/electrician at the CHA Central Square Care Center in Somerville. Read more: https://buff.ly/2Hv1QbH
“CHA may not be the biggest system but we take quality and safety precautions seriously to keep everyone safe,” said CHA nurser manager Gilberto Gamba. Read more about Gilberto’s story: https://buff.ly/3mtS3T3
CHA PACE offers physical and occupational therapy programs. Depending on your needs, CHA PACE can help you stay strong. Learn more: https://buff.ly/2FoWTzW
Do you need help finding services or resources in your community? If you're a CHA patient, a Patient Resource Coordinator can help you get signed up and find what you need. Meet Antoinette. https://buff.ly/33Wsm5a
CHA physicians Gaurab Basu and Charlotte Rastas discussed the emerging effort to embed climate change teachings in residency programs in this NPR story. “This is something that needs to be directly integrated into the curriculum and needs to become standard of practice,” said Dr. Rastas.
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Teaching Doctors In Training To Connect Climate Change And Health Care
Search for local services in the community! We launched CHA Connect where people can search for local social services in the community. Check it out: cha-connect.org
Many thanks to CHA Patient Family Advisory Council member Shiksha Mukand who has been crafting handmade masks for some of the people living in the community.
CHA staff on the Human Resources team came together today to wear purple for #SpiritDay to pledge support for LGBTQ youth against bullying in our communities.
CHA developed a robust community-based approach to manage #COVID19. Learn how this model works and how we were able to keep thousands of patients out of the hospital. ➡️ https://buff.ly/2Toy5fJ
With it being Emergency Nurses Week, we wanted to thank our ED nurses for their incredible and compassionate efforts. Pictured are some of the nurses in our Emergency Department!
Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Somerville Museum is hosting “Voices from Somerville's Haitian Community," a virtual event that will include a panel of local leaders and a discussion of the connections between U.S. and Haitian history.
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Voices from Somerville's Haitian Community
There is still time! It’s quick and easy to complete the 2020 Census online. The Census determines how important funding flows to communities each year. Learn more: Learn more: 2020census.gov
Masks have become part of the new normal and help to protect yourself and others from #COVID19. Have you ever wondered the best way to wear a mask and keep it clean? Discover more: https://buff.ly/31pAQkV
CHA's next Mobile Market is Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., with the The Greater Boston Food Bank, Tufts Health Plan & Good Measures. #Revere residents and others can receive produce at the CHA Revere Care Center, 454 Broadway. Registration is required. Bring your CHA Mobile Market ID card or register at the market. Social distancing will be practiced and people will be asked to stand six ft. apart. Bags of food will be prepared ahead of time. There is a limited amount of food and there may be a wait to receive produce. We appreciate your patience.
Are you worried about overdoses happening where you work or live? The Cambridge Public Health Department offers free overdose prevention and response trainings on a monthly basis to the community and free on-site trainings for groups by appointment. Link: https://buff.ly/2DkZVEs
Happy Halloween from the staff at the CHA Union Square Family Health Center and the Testing Site in #Somerville. Gilberto, pictured on the far left in the bottom photo, was photoshopped into the picture.
Every day, we take care of everyone who comes through our doors as if they were our own family,” said CHA nurse educator Patty Poirier (right). Learn more about Patty and nurse educator Nancy McCune: https://buff.ly/34tSfuK
CHA hosts virtual SMART Recovery Support Groups each Thursday, from 6 - 7 p.m., on Zoom. Learn more today: https://buff.ly/2KMem5l
Find local services in the community. Visit CHA Connect and search for services in your own neighborhood. Check it out: cha-connect.org
#COVID19 resources in your language. Visit CHA's Multilingual Resources page to get info about the disease in your language and others. Discover more: https://buff.ly/39wrNzW
CHA's next Mobile Market is on January 9, from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., with The Greater Boston Food Bank, Tufts Health Plan, and Good Measures. CHA patients and others can receive produce at the CHA Revere Care Center, 454 Broadway. No registration this month. Social distancing will be practiced and people will be asked to stand six feet apart. Bags of food will be prepared ahead of time. There is a limited amount of food and there may be a wait to receive produce. We appreciate your patience.
Dr. Galina Tan, a physician at Cambridge Family Health, brings #CareToThePeople by getting the #COVID-19 vaccine. Thank you, Dr. Tan, for keeping our community safe.
The daughter of a staff member at the Malden Family Care Center drew pictures, with words of encouragement, that have been hung in the windows. Small acts of kindness like this is what makes CHA such a special place to work at and receive care. #CareToThePeople #tbt 🤗
Thank you, Dr. David Osler, for #gettingtheshot to slow the spread of COVID-19 and promote the safety of the #COVIDVaccine. Dr. Osler is a longtime CHA pediatrician who has dedicated his career to helping children in Somerville and beyond.
Do you have a parent or loved one who is a CHA patient and is age 75 or older? Help protect them by getting them a COVID vaccine appointment. Visit our website to find out how to schedule this visit in MyCHArt. Or, call their primary care clinic and follow the message prompts. https://buff.ly/2OkxOKZ
Vaccine safety FACT: People who do not have documents should get vaccinated. ICE/immigration will not be notified. Care To The People.
Many families continue to face challenges during the pandemic. CHA has got you covered with local resource guides with information, from housing to food, to help you get the support you need. https://buff.ly/3oTLkSA
Get in shape at any age. Test your strength with a simple chair test.
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It’s not too late to get in better shape - Harvard Health
Part 2: Being pregnant and deciding whether to get the COVID vaccine can be hard. Family Medicine doctor Julia Randall, MD shares her story.
Get answers to your COVID vaccine questions here: https://www.challiance.org/patients-visitors/covid-19-vaccine
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Getting the COVID vaccination while pregnant
CHA operations supervisor Leslie Montanez got vaccinated for her son, her parents and all of us. Thank you Leslie for caring about your family and community!
