Choptank Community Health provides produce prescriptions for students
Choptank Community Health System is providing produce prescriptions to Mid-Shore students through community partnerships with the Avalon Foundation and Caroline County Public Schools Shore Gourmet “Sho Go” Mobile Market. Funding for the project comes from a $25K grant through the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Food Access Learning Network and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign.
Choptank Health brings awareness to children’s mental health
Choptank Community Health System's school-based health care teams partnered with Children's Mental Health Matters as a Child Mental Health Champion on National Children’s Mental Health Day by wearing green to show support and help raise awareness of children's mental health. From left: Choptank Health’s Director of Community Based Programs Chrissy Bartz PAC, MMS, Lorena Gracia. Dental and Migrant PSS, Debbie Ross, Admin. PSS, and Wanda Pomales, PSS.
Choptank Health opens Health Center at White Marsh Elementary School
From left: Choptank Health’s Jennifer Insley, White Marsh Elementary School Principal Kimberly Seidel, and Choptank Health’s Kim Fitzgerald, CRNP at White Marsh Elementary. Choptank Health recently expanded its School-Based Health Center program with the addition of a new health center at White Marsh Elementary School. Choptank Health operates 32 School-Based Health Centers in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, and Talbot County Public Schools to provide in-person, virtual, curbside well and urgent care, and other services for public-school students enrolled in their school’s wellness center program.
Choptank Health’s new Federalsburg Facility receives town funding
From left: Federalsburg Town Council Members Robert Willoughby and Scott Phillips; Federalsburg Mayor Kimberly Abner; Town Council Member Debra Sewell; Choptank Community Health System CEO Sara Rich; and Town Council Member Edward Windsor at a recent council meeting. Choptank Health has received $125k from the Town of Federalsburg to help fund sewer and water expenses for its new Hayman Ave. Federalsburg facility. The support comes from eligible funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, with the new facility expected to be completed in spring 2024, and more at www.choptankhealth.org.
$2.889M for Choptank Health’s new Federalsburg Health Center included in federal funding bill
A sign on Federalsburg’s Hayman Ave. marks the future site of a new health care facility for Choptank Community Health System, based in Denton, Md. The new community health center is supported with $2.889M funding secured in legislation by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and is expected to open in 2024, with more at www.choptankhealth.org.
Choptank Community Health receives No Kid Hungry grant for produce prescriptions
Choptank Community Health System has recently been awarded a $25K grant to provide fresh produce to local students. The initiative is set to begin this spring and also provides students with health education on topics including the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity. More is at www.choptankhealth.org.
Choptank Health’s new Federalsburg Health Center receives County funding
From left: Caroline County Commission Vice President Dan Franklin, Choptank Community Health System CEO Sara Rich, Caroline County Commission President Larry Porter, and Caroline County Commissioner Wilbur Levengood, Jr. gather at a recent commissioners meeting. Caroline County recently provided $750k in funding to help fund the construction of Choptank Health’s new Hayman Ave. Federalsburg facility. The new community health center is also supported with federal funding, with a spring 2024 anticipated completion date. The facility will include expanded parking along with more spaces and rooms for medical and dental services. More is at www.choptankhealth.org.
Choptank Health, Preston Motor Group bring mobile primary healthcare unit to Mid-Shore
Choptank Community Health System’s new mobile primary healthcare unit, shown here, is made possible in part through a partnership with Preston Motor Group. The new mobile unit will travel across Mid-Shore communities to meet patients where they are. The unit will additionally provide school-based medical and dental services, and provide a platform for Choptank Health’s migrant program team to visit various farms, agricultural nurseries, and crab houses across the Shore. More is at www.choptankhealth.org.
Choptank Health announces new Federalsburg Health Center planned
A sign on Federalsburg’s Hayman Ave. marks the future site of a new health care facility for Choptank Community Health System, based in Denton, Md. The new community health center is supported with federal funding and will include expanded parking and spaces for medical and dental services, with a spring 2024 anticipated completion date. More is at choptankhealth.org.
Choptank Community Health receives William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award
Choptank Community Health System has been recognized for its leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic with the Comptroller of Maryland’s 2020 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award for Caroline County. Choptank Community Health received the recognition at a July 13 virtual presentation with Comptroller Peter Franchot.