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Changes to Medicaid Eligibility Will Affect Millions of New Yorkers
Millions of people will no longer be covered by Medicaid over the next 14 months. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government suspended procedures that would remove people from Medicaid...
Consuelo’s Story
May 25th marked a special anniversary for Consuelo – one year since a life-saving procedure to remove fluid from around her heart, all thanks to the doctors at Sun River...
Mary’s Story
Mary is a patient at the Brentwood Health Center who is 32 weeks pregnant and currently under the care of Dr. Quratulain Zeeshan. This is Mary’s third pregnancy, and she...
Daniela’s Story
Daniela came here from Guatemala in August, and was already 37 weeks pregnant when she came to Sun River Health. She experienced a delay in care due to a lack...
Diana’s Story
I’m a Puerto Rican woman, and the first of my family to graduate from college. I grew up in New York, and was a single mom to two girls for...
Leonela’s Story
Leonela entered US last year 8 months pregnant and with a 3 yr old son. She needed prenatal care and turned to the Women’s Health program at Sun River Health...
Patient story
One of our patients came into the health center to have his medications refilled recently. He usually comes with his wife, but unfortunately, she was sick and couldn’t accompany him....
Team Effort Brings Code Blue Patient Back to Life
A code blue was recently called at the Sun River Health Elsie Owens Community Health Center in Coram involving a patient in the front lobby who was unresponsive. When Dr....
Sun River Health Employees Step Up For Our Patients
During the pandemic, Sun River Health staff stepped up to ensure patient care remained strong and resources were distributed to the areas most in need. From providers, to facilities, front...
Convenient Testing When It Was Most Needed
We were proud to partner with several community organizations to offer 14 pop-up COVID-19 testing sites throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island. Providing more COVID-19 tests...
Nutritionist Christina Figueroa, RD, CDN shares a story about a patient who received nutrition counseling remotely for the first time
“Nutrition counseling over the phone. How can this work? Without our usual visual aids, food models, measuring cups, and charts demonstrating sugar amounts in common foods and beverages, will we still be able...
Donation to Good Samaritan Hospital
Carlos Ortiz, our Suffolk County VP of Operations, remembered that nine suction units were left in our Suffolk County health centers after we assumed their operation a few years ago...
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
Sun River Health has now administered over 55,000 COVID-19 vaccination shots throughout our network of 43 health centers and pop-up locations. Our staff have gotten great feedback from both new...
Planetree Gold Certification
On February 2, Sun River Health was awarded Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care by Planetree International, the global leader in advancing person-centered health care solutions. The highest level of...
New Mom Welcome Baskets
Did you know Sun River Health is the largest provider of OB services and births of all the FQHCs in New York State? Our teams welcome over 3,500 babies into...
Dutchess Outreach Mobile Food Pantry Opens In Partnership With Sun River Health
AMENIA- A Ribbon Cutting ceremony will be held at Sun River Health in Amenia, NY on November 15, 2023, at 2 p.m. to celebrate, in partnership with Sun River Health, the...
CDC’s Immunization Champion Award for New York
Rasheed Ali, RN receives CDC’s Immunization Champion Award for New York Congratulations to Rasheed Ali, RN, Nurse Manager for our vaccine programs, who received the CDC’s 2023 Immunization Champion Award...
North Star Initiative
A note from Anne Dear Sun River Health family, I am thrilled to announce our new North Star initiative, which re-centers care on the patient, not the visit. This means that...
Helping patients to quit
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Sun River Health’s Tobacco Cessation Program: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). As part of our broader effort to prevent chronic illnesses and promote healthier...
Fruits and Veggies Program
Sun River Health has partnered with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Stop & Shop, and AboutFresh on a Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program. With Sun River Health’s participation being...
Holiday Cheer: Pediatric Holiday Gift Giving
Sun River Health kicked off our Pediatric Holiday gift giving events on December 18th throughout our Pediatric sites. These gifts were thoughtfully distributed to families in need within our community, ensuring that every child experiences...
Hamptons United Gifts New Mom Backpacks to Sun River Health
Each week Hamptons United performs an “act of kindness” for ‘Thoughtful Thursdays’ in which they help to support an organization or someone in the local community. On Thursday, November 2nd,Hamptons...
Fishkill Farms Donates A Portion of Corn Maze Ticket Proceeds
Each weekend in the Fall, Fishkill Farms hosts their Corn Maze for a Cause – a 1-acre corn maze designed and cut by the team themselves. It’s a labor of...
Blackstone Employee Backpack And Book Drive
Our thanks to Blackstone for donating 350 backpacks for children who were headed back to school this September. Employees at Blackstone raised the money needed to purchase key supplies and...
Farm and Food Workers Relief Program
Sun River Health sees more than 10,000 Agricultural Workers and their families each year. For many of these families, just like for most Americans, the pandemic brought with it loss...
Cornucopia 2023
Thank you to all who joined us at Cornucopia on Thursday, November 2nd at Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate and help us in honoring Webster Bank and Wölffer Estate Vineyard for...
National Health Center Week 2023
Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) sponsors National Health Center Week (NHCW) to celebrate and increase awareness of America’s 1,400 Community Health Centers (CHCs). National Health...
Because of Juneteenth 2023
On Friday, June 16th nearly 200 community members joined us for a joyful evening at Sun River Health’s Because of Juneteenth” event at The Paramount Hudson Valley Theater. Guests enjoyed...
Summer Starts Here!
Nearly 100 guests joined Sun River Health at Southampton Social Club last night to kick off the summer in style for our “Summer Starts Here” event. Thank you to everyone...
Honoring The Hands 2023
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday night at Angry Orchard for Honoring The Hands. More than 100 guests (plus quite a few little ones) joined us for...
Cornucopia 2022
On Thursday, November 3rd, Sun River Health hosted it’s annual gala, Cornucopia, at Ziegfeld Ballroom. The event honored Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office and Fishkill Farms for their incredible support of Sun...
