With all the options for healthcare out there, where should you turn? Primary Care? Urgent Care? Emergency Department?
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Community Health Centers are here for you!
FLCH has nine full-service health centers in the region and served 28,481 patients in 2023. We are an independent healthcare organization – not a hospital or urgent care center.
How do you know when your thyroid is a problem?
By FLCH Medical Director, Dr. Morgan Paul, Bath Community Health, part of Finger Lakes Community Health which is an independent healthcare organization with health centers in the region. More than 12% of the U.S. population will experience a thyroid condition at some...
What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
By Olivia Clinton (she/her), Health Advocate and Certified Lactation Counselor, Finger Lakes Community Health with nine health centers in the region. When you are pregnant, there are so many decisions to make. Choosing whether to breastfeed or not is one of those...
Protect your heart. Tips to keep your heart healthy.
By Dr. Pedro Gonzalez, Penn Yan Community Health, part of Finger Lakes Community Health. Danger signs you should know—and tips to keep your heart healthy.One of the first things we do as doctors when you come in for a visit is to listen to your heart. There’s a...
Feeling your best in 2024
By Jacob Sprouse, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist, Finger Lakes Community Health. Being your best, healthy self is different for everyone. It depends on many factors including your age, gender, lifestyle, and baseline health; what we consider to be optimal wellness at...
How do you keep kids healthy in the winter?
By Rebecca Martin, FNP, Penn Yan School-Based Health Center, part of Finger Lakes Community Health. When the cold weather arrives and your kids want to stay inside to play video games, or watch TV, what can you do to keep them active and healthy? Encourage them to go...
Finger Lakes Community Health Wins Transformative Innovation Award
Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) announced it has received the 2023 Transformative Innovation Awards in Community Health: Incorporating Nutrition to Improve Diabetes Health Outcomes. Finger Lakes Community Health was among five recipients of the 2023 award, which...
PrEP is for Every Body
By Olivia Catalano, Reproductive Health Program Manager, Finger Lakes Community Health Join us October 23-29, as we take part in PrEP Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness about medication that aims to decrease the risk of contracting HIV for those exposed to it...
Medicare 101: With so many options, it’s important to understand the basics.
By Rhonda Jackson, Community Health Advocate, Finger Lakes Community Health Overview of Medicare Medicare is for people 65 or older (and some individuals under 65 who are disabled, blind, have ALS, or End-Stage Renal Disease). If you are about to turn 65, no doubt...