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GNBCHC News & Events (Page 3)Fall 2006Congressman
Barney Frank Visits GNBCHC
 (l-r) Robert Nochimow, GNBCH
Foundation, George Karousos, GNBCH Foundation, Congressman Barney Frank, Peter
C. Georgeopoulos, CEO and Stuart I. Forman, Former GNBCHC President & CEO
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photos of Congressman Frank's visit.>>><<< BACK Fall/Winter 2005Greater New Bedford Community Health Center's Pediatric
Construction Project Moving Forward GNBCHC announces three
milestones in its construction project:
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 GNBCHC Chair Rose Yates and
President Stuart Forman at the dedication ceremony for the Rose M. Yates
Boardroom.
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 Rose Yates has been chair of the GNBCHC board since
1987. |
A ceremony was held recently to dedicate the Rose
M. Yates Boardroom. Rose Yates has been the Chair of the GNBCHC Board since
1987. The Rose M. Yates Boardroom was built as part of the Health Center's
ongoing construction project, which will relocate administration space to make
room for the expansion of the Pediatrics, WIC, and Maternal Child Health
Departments.
- The GNBCHC Pediatrics Department is scheduled to be
completed in December 2005, and will be dedicated as The George Karousos
Pediatric Center, after chairman of the Greater New Bedford Community Health
Foundation (GNBCHF). Master Chef George Karousos has been instrumental in
starting the Greater New Bedford Community Health Foundation, raising funds for
the Pediatric construction and its signature fundraising event, the Doctors'
Cook-Off. He is the owner of The International Institute of Culinary Arts, the
Sea Fare Inn in Portsmouth, RI, the Blue Plate Diner in Middletown, RI, the
Abbey Grill in Fall River, and Giorgio's Steak House in Fall River.
 The GNBCHC Board
meets in the newly dedicated Rose M. Yates Board Room." |
The Health Center is currently accepting
donations to help equip the new Pediatric facility,
which needs medical exam tables, scales, equipment, medical supplies, and other
necessary materials for the operation of a modern medical facility. Please call
508-992-6553 or visit our How You Can Help page to
make a donation.
- The Frederick M. Kalisz, Jr. Building will be
dedicated in January 2006, and will house the Health Centers new full-service
pharmacy, lab, x-ray, and other ancillaries. This new building is being
constructed between the current Health Center building and the Dental facility,
and is the final stage in connecting the two buildings.
<<< BACK June 200512th Annual Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Golf
Tournament Held Golfers raise over $30,000
for GNBCHC for Pediatrics The Greater
New Bedford Community Health Center (GNBCHC) recently held its 12th Annual
Golf Tournament on Monday, June 13th at the Fall River Country
Club.

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| Winners of the 2005 GNBCHC Golf Tournament |
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this great event! >>> Golfers enjoyed lunch and dinner in the Clubhouse. Trophies
were awarded to the top three teams, Closest to the Pin, and Longest Drive.
Many also won various cash and raffle prizes that had been donated by local
companies and individuals.
Golfers on hole #3 also had the chance to win
a 2-year lease of a new Ford Explorer, donated by Rodman Ford in
Foxboro.  The golf tournament
raised over $30,000 for the Health Centers Pediatric Department.
In the past 12 years, the event has raised over $384,000 for the Health Center.
Special thanks go out to Ron Ambroseno, Edna Carroll, Jean Paul Desrosiers,
Darlene Dymsza, Casy Ferreira, John P. Ford, Peter C. Georgeopoulos, Francine
Herman, Dawn Johnson, Pamela Kavanaugh, Joyce OConnell, and Chris Walton,
who helped organize the tournament.
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Health Center serves the residents of the medically under-served community
of Greater New Bedford. The Capital Campaign continues to raise funds to expand
and maintain Health Center facilities. This will allow an increase in
pediatric, adult medicine, and dental visits, enable the relocation of the
Pediatrics Department with WIC, and will allow for separate well and sick
pediatric waiting rooms. >>>Click here for more photos our our 12th Annual Greater
New Bedford Community Health Center Golf Tournament
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March
2005Greater New Bedford
Community Health Center Staff Receive Awards from Board of Directors
 The Greater New Bedford
Community Health Center Board of Directors held its annual meeting and
staff award ceremony on March 29, 2005 at the
New Bedford Whaling
Museum. The following received 2004 Board Recognition Awards:
Anna
Dutra, Womens Health Coordinator Mariah Furtado, Laboratory Assistant
Mary McCabe, DDS, Dental Director Sandra McKenna, RN, HIV Nurse
Educator Gretchen Pohl, LPN, Adult Medicine Peter Georgeopoulos,
Executive Vice President and CFO received the Presidents Award. |
 (L to R) Stuart Forman, Debbie
Forman, John Enright, Sr. and D. Karen Enright following the awards
ceremony. |
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annual meeting was held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. |
| Click here for more photos of the Greater New Bedford
Community Health Center Board of Directors held its annual meeting and
staff award ceremony! More>>>> |
<<< BACKSeptember 2004
| The third annual
Doctor's Cook-Off was held on Sunday, September 19th at 3:30 pm at OceAnna's
Restaurant in New Bedford. Over $20,000 was raised towards that GNBCHC Capital
Campaign during an evening of food and fun! Thank you to all who made the
Doctors' Cook-Off a success! |
| 2004 Doctor's Cook-Off Winners |

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BACKJune 2004
 From left to right:
Phil Paleologos, Patrick Sullivan, Rose Yates, Stuart Forman, New Bedford Mayor
Frederick Kalisz, George Karousos, Lisa Feitelberg-Costa, and Father
Constantine Bebis celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Health Center's
new pharmacy, June 3, 2004.
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March, 2004:
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Announces Staff
Awards
The Greater New Bedford Community Health Center (GNBCHC) has
awarded nine employees for exemplary service to the community. The award
ceremony was held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on March 30.
 From L to R: GNBCHC award recipients
Stuart Forman, Joyce Dupont, Janet Forfia, Linda Hallett, Maria Correia, Peter
Georgeopoulos, Jeannine Cardinal, Marie Bacon, and Laurel
Miller.
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Jeannine Cardinal, Maria Correia, Joyce Dupont, Janet
Forfia, Linda Hallett, Laurel Miller, MD, Marie Bacon, all received the Greater
New Bedford Community Health Center's annual Employee Recognition
Awards. Nominated by their co-workers, these employees were recognized by the
Health Center's Board of Trustees for exemplifying the Health Center's
mission of "providing programs and services to improve the health of
individuals and the community." Vice President of Human Resources Marie
Bacon was presented with the President's Award for her many years of dedication
to the GNBCHC. Health Center Former President and CEO Stuart Forman and
CEO Peter Georgeopoulos received special plaques for their years of service and
leadership to the Health Center.
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2003:
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Caroline Street
Site
 The GNBCHC
has opened a satellite health center site at the Caroline Street Apartments to
meet the increasing need for healthcare services among our city's elderly
population. At Caroline Street, the Health Center will provide
comprehensive primary health care to the residents and elderly of the West End.
Initially, the Health Center will offer nursing assessments, triage,
care management, nutritional counseling, smoking cessation, diabetes education,
community outreach, flu shots, and other health screenings. Other planned
services include primary care medicine, podiatry, laboratory services, social
services, urgent care, pharmacy assistance, as well as referrals for radiology
and specialty care. Monthly workshops on different health subjects will also be
held. The Health Center accepts various private insurances,
Medicare, and Mass Health. At Caroline Street, the GNBCHC plans to offer
medical and nursing care, benefits and pharmacy assistance to its patients.
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