Celebrating success
CMMI program celebrated The success of FLHSA’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) award was highlighted during a celebration with staff and members of the Rochester Health Innovation Collaborative in November. The initiative in 65 primary care practices showed a 50-percent drop in hospital admissions and a 40-percent drop in emergency room visits for people who received care management. His Branches Health Services was an active part of the CMMI project for the past 2+ years and has been extremely grateful for the support and training we have received. Click here to...
Read MoreGNOC Banquet
A Town and Gown Celebration Thursday evening a group of us who serve at Joy Family Medicine scooted out of the office in time to fill a table of 8 at the first annual Gerhardt Neighborhood Outreach Center (GNOC) Banquet. Dr. Morehouse and Susan were joined at the elegant Shadow Lake event by Ali and Greg Reeves, April, Gloria, Jen, and Susan Kerr for a dress-up evening of dinner and great jazz entertainment with Alvin Parris and band where we learned more about the GNOC and heard some wonderfully encouraging testimonies. At the end of the evening an award was presented for “Outstanding...
Read MoreCCHF Highlights HBHS
Summer Newsletter 2016 Check out this summer’s edition of the CCHF newsletter, just out August 26, for a cameo appearance of our ministry! Six of us attended the annual CCHF Conference this year in Oklahoma City and were energized by the fellowship, teaching, and worship we experienced together. For over 30 years CCHF has been an inspiration to us and centers serving the underprivileged like ours around the country. It’s an honor to have them standing with us in prayer and support for the future of our ministry. Read the newsletter in flipbook format above, or download a PDF...
Read MoreFQHC Application is in!
After 3 months of prodigious work by our dedicated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) application team, led by Stephanie Smith with expert assistance from Jan Thirlby, Deb Blanchard, Valerie, Norm, Josh Moody, and many more staff and Board members, we’ve finally succeeded in submitting our full application for FQHC New Access Point (NAP) designation! This was truly the “heavy lift” we had anticipated, and even more! The huge page Phase 2 application, which was due on July 15, had our teams meeting daily as we drew closer to the deadline and nearly overnight for the...
Read More2016 CCHF Conference
Renewing the Vision We’re on our way back from a wonderful gathering of dedicated health professionals meeting in Oklahoma City for the annual 3-day conference of the Christian Community Health Fellowship, focusing on the theme of “Reconciliation.” This year we were able to send six of our staff members to be edified by times of prayer and fellowship, worship and sharing the Word, inspired messages and invigorating workshops, and (yes) some just plain fun. Click here to read more about HBHS and the relationship we have with CCHF. Drs. Morehouse and Mack with Valerie,...
Read MoreFamily Medicine Awards
The Rochester Chapter of the American Academy of Family Practice held its annual awards dinner last night at the Highland Family Medicine program to celebrate with ten University of Rochester School of Medicine students in the Class of 2016 who have chosen to pursue specialty training in Family Medicine and to honor their mentors. One of this year’s graduates is Chanh Huynh who studied in our office with Drs. Mack and Morehouse throughout his second year of medical school. After graduating next month Chanh will be continuing his training here in Rochester at the Highland Family...
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