Have you heard that Whitey Young Health’s Watervliet Health Center has received a $5,000 grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region?
The support from the RMHC of the Capital Region is helping to improve the availability of dental care for children in Watervliet. Whitney Young Health’s mission is to provide…
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Our “baby shower” event countdown is officially on!
As we mentioned before, our WIC office will be throwing a fun “baby shower” on August 4th from 9:30AM – 12:30 PM in honor of National Breastfeeding Week. A day filled with food, drinks and games centered on giving necessary baby items to women and young…
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This past week, WYH had the pleasure to give two separate tours to the students atUnion College and the Costa Rican exchange students through the University at Albany,SUNY. The students were especially interested in this tour as they are all studying public healthor health services.
Both tours got a comprehensive look at…
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I want to congratulate the MMTP staff on the successful completion of the Joint Commission survey that took place yesterday and just concluded today. Our accreditation will continue another 3 years! Our surveyor, Ben Lewis, has 27 years of experience conducting surveys and stated that our program was in the extreme…
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The dentists are in!
Dental is officially open at our Watervliet Health Center at 1804 2nd Avenue in Watervliet!
We’re so happy to be able to provide medical and dental care to those in the Watervliet Community and its surrounding areas. Thank you to everyone who helped make this new practice possible! …
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We are happy to announce that our Watervliet Health Center is officially open! The purpose of the Watervliet practice is to provide medical and dental care without regard to income to those in the Watervliet community and its surrounding areas.
Located at 1804 2nd Avenue in Watervliet, medical hours…
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WASHINGTON, DC—The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced that Whitney Young Health has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships at both its Albany and Troy sites.
The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary…
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Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center welcomes four new members to its board of directors. Marlowe S. Cochran is the Information Security Administrator for Siena College. Denard O. Cummings is the Bureau Director for New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Supportive Housing and Partnership for Long-Term Care. In addition to operating her private…
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Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. It has been found in Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific Islands and in a few returning travelers to the United States. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild…
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