BNHC in the News

From The Enterprise: Growing up, Kara Powell played organ at Central United Methodist. After earning her associate’s degree in nursing from Massasoit Community College, she worked with the homeless, who rely on services offered at the church. On Aug. 21, Powell faced a roomful of politicians and TV cameras at BNHC’s conference room as she sketched … Read more

It took them 483 hours of online learning, 100 hours of an externship and 40 hours of lab work, but five members of Team BNHC have earned their Medical Assistant certificates after completing a special program provided by the health center. Darlene Andrade Fonseca, Helder Andrade-Gomes, Ana Moreira, Maria Pereira and Ruth Prime received their … Read more

From NBC Boston: BNHC, city band together to provide care after hospital closure Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh visited Brockton Neighborhood Health Center on March 2 to thank the staff for stepping up in the wake of the fire that closed Brockton Hospital the previous … Read more

From USA Today: Hepatitis C in New England: What to know, obstacles to the cure: Harriet Callahan was caught completely by surprise. While visiting a doctor for arthritis a few years ago, a routine blood test revealed she had hepatitis C, one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the United States. Callahan, in her 70s, was … Read more

From CBS Boston: Brockton Neighborhood Health Center managing rise in immigrant mental health patients. Tireless providers at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center are managing the health and mental health of dozens of new immigrants every week. The pediatricians at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center care for their patient’s physical health, but also their mental health. … Read more

From WBUR’s CommonHealth blog: how the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center worked with HEALing Communities Study to help members of the community, stop overdoses, and determine the best way to address a wave of fentanyl overdoses since the COVID pandemic started. Brockton could become a model for what does, or doesn’t, work to save lives… when … Read more