Sharing Best Practices: Lessons from Community Health Centers Coast to Coast
Last year, community health centers from Boston to Hawaii served more than 31 million patients. In this interview with the Community Health Best Practices network, five innovative health center leaders discuss how they managed the COVID-19 pandemic, improved employee engagement, and overcame funding challenges. Watch the discussion here.
Diversity in Supply Chain: Good for Underrepresented Groups. Good for Business
CHCollective is proud to partner with Provista-Vizient, an organization fully committed to promoting diversity in its supplier portfolio. Provista-Vizient is the largest GPO in the country. They’re committed to diversity because it ensures that underrepresented groups have equal opportunities to thrive in business and because it is simply good business. A diverse portfolio increases competitiveness, encourages innovation, and lowers costs. Learn more about Provista’s Supplier Diversity Program and how it supports business development for minorities, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ-owned businesses. Reach out to a CHCollective team member to help your health center find these contracts!
Join Members of the CHCollective Team at ACU’s 2024 Conference
Aug. 4-7 | Washington, D.C.
ACU’s 2024 Conference promises to be their most exciting yet, with new tracks, post-conference events, and more. Featuring 20+ CME-accredited workshops, exciting Pre-Conference Workshops, a Behavioral Health Leadership Forum, and their first Eye Health and Vision Care track! This year’s Conference will offer countless opportunities for clinicians, leaders, and advocates to learn and network while Envisioning a More Equitable Future. Register and browse the schedule here.
Partner Highlights
Control Print Costs through Managed Print Services with Provista
Health centers can control their print costs by utilizing a centralized print solution that optimizes asset functionality at a fixed monthly rate. Managed print services (MPS) can also improve support and device uptime through asset standardization. Whether your staff prefers Xerox, Ricoh, or Konica Minolta, Provista has plenty of brand names you will recognize and trust to meet your MPS needs, all at very aggressively discounted rates. Click here to contact a team member.
Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community with Vizient
Did you know that an estimated 40% of the homeless youth in America identify as LGBTQ+? In 2023-2024, Vizient supported the following organizations through grants, in-kind donations, and volunteerism to bolster access to health and housing services for individuals who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community. Read more from Vizient here.
Trying to Measure Improvements with BP Screening?
Blood pressure averaging helps provide a more accurate view of your patient’s heart health, so you can help detect hypertension with confidence. That’s why the American Heart Association recommends automated office blood pressure solutions that can capture and average multiple readings during a single visit. Try the Welch Allyn device in your health center, or hear from one of our own on how the Welch Allyn Spot 4400 Vital Signs Device works. Start the trial or View the demo!
Upcoming Events
Meet the team from CHCollective this summer at the following events!
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July 28 – 31 | Florida Association of Community Health Centers (FACHC) | Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Aug. 4-7 | Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) Conference | Washington, DC
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Aug. 24 – 26 | NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo | Atlanta, GA