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A Clear Start: New Pediatric Vision Scanner Brings Early Screening to Our Youngest Patients in Southampton
Some of the most important health interventions occur before a child can even say what's wrong. Thanks to a generous $5,000 challenge grant from the Southampton Bath & Tennis Club,...
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Blackstone - "Building Equity Together: Black History Month Child Food Security" Event
Carlton
Hear Sun River Health patient Carlton's story on how Medicaid impacts his health.
Sun River Health Welcomes New Robotic Surgery Capabilities in Brooklyn
We congratulate Dr. Gregory Harpring, an OB-GYN at our Church Avenue location in Brooklyn, who has received privileges to perform robotic surgery at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Dr. Harpring earned...
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...
Rewarding Progress: How Foundation Support Is Strengthening HIV Care at Sun River Health
Because of the generosity of Foundation donors, Sun River Health has started a new Contingency Management (CM) program with CHESS Health. This rewards-based initiative builds on our current CM program...
A Clear Start: New Pediatric Vision Scanner Brings Early Screening to Our Youngest Patients in Southampton
Some of the most important health interventions occur before a child can even say what's wrong. Thanks to a generous $5,000 challenge grant from the Southampton Bath & Tennis Club,...
Two New Chairs, Thousands More Smiles: Patchogue Expands Dental Care
At Sun River Health's Patchogue Health Center, four dental chairs had been doing the work of six, and patients were feeling the impact. With demand for oral health care surging...
Grand Round Monthly
Thanks to support from donors like you, Sun River Health hosts a year-round series of educational seminars for our physicians – enhancing their training and exposing them to advances in...
Nursing Pipeline & Pathways Grant from NACHC
Sun River Health is proud to announce that we have been chosen as a recipient of the Nursing Pipeline & Pathways Grant from the National Association of Community Health Center...
Sun River Health has been recertified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home!
Level 3, which is the highest level offered by the NCQA, recognizes our steadfast commitment to continuous quality improvement and delivering the highest quality patient care. It is thanks to...
Blackstone - "Building Equity Together: Black History Month Child Food Security" Event
This spring, a group of 30 employee volunteers from Blackstone, along with the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, assembled 600 health and wellness kits for our pediatric patients. This new initiative, spearheaded...
Be the Change in Your Community’s Health
Investing in comprehensive women’s health services not only saves lives, but also reduces long-term health care costs, ensuring healthier futures for mothers and their children. Despite these benefits, access to...
A Taste Of Sagaponack Benefits Sun River Health
On Wednesday, July 3, Sagaponack Farm Distillery, in partnership with Great Jones Distilling Company and Wölffer Estate Vineyard, hosted “A Taste of Sagaponack.” This was a “meet the makers” event,...
Sun River Health and Blackstone Join Forces to Support Local Students
Sun River Health, in partnership with Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, hosted a successful back-pack stuffing event this August, providing essential school supplies to over 600 local students...
Children's Dental Health Month
In a effort to promote good oral health habits among children, Sun River Health’s dedicated team took the initiative to provide valuable education in elementary schools in Rockland County and...
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...
Pedaling with Purpose: Our Biggest Bike Tour Fundraiser Yet
Five years. Five boroughs. One unstoppable team. For the past five years, Sun River Health has participated in the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour. This year, we fielded a...
Sun River Health Celebrates National Health Center Week 2024
Every August, Sun River Health joins the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) in celebration of National Health Center Week. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to raise...
Sun River Health Celebrates Juneteenth
Each year, Sun River Health celebrates Juneteenth: the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States – and a central day for us, our communities, and...
Migrant Health Best Practice Conference
Sun River Health hosted the Migrant Health Best Practice Conference at Mohonk Mountain House on June 9-12. The conference brought together 10 community health center organizations from across the country...
Summer Starts Here 2024
Thank you to all who joined us for our Summer Starts Here event on Thursday, May 23, at The Muses to kick off summer in style and support Sun River...
Colores De Mi Tierra
On Saturday, May 18, the Sun River Health Jeannette J. Phillips Community Health Center in Peekskill hosted an opening reception in the atrium for the art exhibition, “Colores De Mi...
