By Tony Mendicino Jr., DDS, Dental Director, Finger Lakes Community Health, an independent healthcare organization with eight health centers in the region. If your hands bled when you washed them, you would be concerned. Yet many people think it's normal if their gums...
Press Releases
It’s a Giving Time of Year!
By Mary Zelazny, CEO, Finger Lakes Community Health, an independent, non-profit health care organization with eight health centers in the region. As we look toward the holiday season, we think about spending time with family and friends, looking for those...
Getting the help you need with mental health and substance abuse
Where do you turn if you’re just not yourself? By Amanda Felice, MS, LMHC, Director of Behavioral Health Services, Finger Lakes Community Health Feeling anxious or down in the dumps? Maybe a family member or friend is abusing alcohol or drugs. These are hard topics...
Why a health center?
Why a health center to get your healthcare? Why a health center as a place to work? We often get a lot of questions about what makes a health center unique. We have physicians, physician’s assistants, nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, mental health counselors…like...
Using our Military Backgrounds to help Veterans and their Families
By Ellen Hey, Chief Quality Officer and retired United States Army Officer, and Dr. José Canario, Former Chief Medical Officer, Finger Lakes Community Health, and former United States Naval Officer. Did you know that we have a robust community here who are serving or...
Online Patient Portal Gives Confidential Access to Your Health Information 24/7
By Dina Marquez, Clinical Reporting and Data Quality Analyst and Health Information Supervisor, Finger Lakes Community Health These days we are fortunate to have a wealth of information available to us at any moment via the Internet. Finger Lakes Community Health’s...
Reducing Teen Pregnancy for Two Decades: What still needs to be done?
Olivia Catalano, Reproductive Health Program Manager, Finger Lakes Community Health Since 1991 teen pregnancy has declined 51% and teen births have dropped 61% in the US. This progress should not be mistaken for victory. Nearly 1 in 4 teen girls will still get...
Why do I need a primary care provider?
If you’re very healthy, you may ask yourself, why have primary care? What is the value of a primary care provider? A primary care provider is the key to good health. You’re even asked to select a primary care provider when choosing health insurance. Start by...
Staying Healthy in Rural Areas
The following article appeared in the Finger Lakes Times. Click here or read below. https://bit.ly/1vJuU2p Rural Americans face healthcare challenges… but they also have more options than ever. In many rural communities of the United States, health disparities are...
View our new TV Spots. “The better we know you, the better your care.”
That's the theme of our new ad campaign that you will see on Spectrum TV stations. They feature the providers of Finger Lakes Community Health. So whether you live in or around Geneva, Penn Yan, Sodus, Newark, Ovid, or Port Byron, our health centers are here to...