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Health Centers are a Key Resource for National Covid-19 Outreach

The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has turned to its local health centers to make the biggest impact on communities that have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19. Due to the significant increase in active Covid-19 cases, HRSA implemented the Covid-19 Testing Supply Program – a program that supplies health centers with free at-home self-tests […]

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What is WIC?

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) and Open Door partner together to provide the most vulnerable people in our communities with access to personalized care through nutrition and lifestyle choices. WIC mothers benefit from breastfeeding education and support, nutrition counseling for prenatal and postpartum women, child health and nutrition counseling, and more. The WIC program has

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Christopher Del Vecchio – MVP Health Care CEO

An Interview with Christopher Del Vecchio – MVP Health Care CEO

While Open Door is devoted to providing affordable health care and wellness programs to the communities we serve, we couldn’t do it without the support of Visionary Sponsors such as MVP Health Care. Not only does Open Door work closely with MVP to provide the best possible health insurance experience to many of our patients,

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Open Door COVID-19 Outreach Specialist John Rodriguez

Open Door Brings Covid-19 Outreach Into Local Communities

Open Door brings Covid-19 outreach into local communities, providing information and access to resources. To date, Open Door has provided vaccinations to close to 27,900 individuals. However, vaccine hesitancy continues to persist throughout Open Door communities and Open Door is responding. For many of our families, Open Door is the first and only line of health defense before hospital emergency rooms. Throughout the pandemic, Open Door has quickly responded to

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Open Door Welcomes New Board Member Ruth Sapatanga

Open Door Welcomes New Board Member Ruth Sapatanga

Ruth Sapatanga became a patient at the Open Door Family Medical Center site in Ossining shortly after arriving here in 2017 from her native Ecuador. This month, as part of its ongoing goal to meet the needs of the people the federally qualified health care center serves, Open Door has added Sapatanga to its Medical Center Board of Directors. “Community health centers are medical practices that are owned by

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Open Door Family Medical Centers Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

Open Door Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

Open Door Family Medical Center rolled out the red carpet to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with WIC (Women, Infants and Children) breastfeeding mothers and babies at Brewster and Ossining Open Door locations. The celebration embraced the whole family, as siblings and partners also attended. Highlights of the day included “The Big Latch,” – a time where mothers all over the world were

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