Partnership creates community clinic
Residents will have increased access to health care through YWCA Tri-County Area and Community Health and Dental Care.
POTTSTOWN >> Area residents will have increased access to basic health care through a partnership between YWCA Tri-County Area and Community Health and Dental Care.
YW will provide the space for CHDC mobile health care services to see patients at its 300 E. King St. location in Pottstown.
A ribbon-cutting was held on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Among those who joined the ribbon cutting ceremony were Pottstown Mayor Stephanie Henrick; John Armato, community relations director for the Pottstown School District; Jenn O'Donnell, chief marketing and operations officer for CHDC; Eileen Dautrich president of the Tri-County Area Chamber of Commerce, Linda Fields, president of the YWCA Tri-County Area Board of Directors, and Tara Smith, vice president of the YWCA Tri-County Area Board of Directors.
This partnership will provide access to health screenings, basic health care, and more will be offered by CHDH staff.
Patients will be seen from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Appointments will be available every 30 minutes.
This new health center will be following CDC guidelines for mask-wearing and social distancing.
“This new health center is just another example of our continued commitment to better serving our community. This opportunity to partner with a strong organization like CHDC will allow us to offer what families need most at times that are convenient and accessible to them,” Woodland said at the ribbon-cutting.
“We're excited to announce that families can officially sign up for appointments today, to be seen here, in this exam room. CHDC will also be offering COVID testing and vaccinations,” she said.
“We are thrilled to bring health-centered services and well checks to the community and meet people where they are. This is a tremendous opportunity for residents and the Pottstown community to increase immunization, access to wellchecks and work hand-inhand with parents to offer comprehensive health care to families in the area” said O'Donnell.
“We love to support partnerships in the community! This is a great representation of two wonderful organizations working together to make the community better” said Dautrich.
For more information about the partnership between YW and CHDH contact info@ywcatricounty. org.
YWCA Tri-County Area is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. YWCA TriCounty Area serves more than 1,500 women, girls, and families annually through early childhood education, youth empowerment programming, adult education, workforce development, and Foster Grandparents Program.