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45 Years of Service | 1972 - 2017 5 CHC Medical At Community Health Center, Inc., the phrase, "Health care is a right, not a privilege" is a way of life, "hard-wired into our DNA," says Senior Vice President and Clinical Director Margaret Flinter, APRN, PhD. But it is not just about access, it is about access to what, exactly? With 145,000 patients and a half-million visits annually in 14 primary-care centers and more than 200 schools and shelters state- wide, CHC is intently focused on developing new ideas, testing, refining and researching — then spreading and bringing programs to scale. CHC is "constantly pushing boundaries," comments Amy Taylor, western region vice president. "ere is an entrepreneurial restlessness, always looking to innovate, drive change and improve patient care." CHC was one of only 10 organizations selected last year to par- ticipate in the National Institutes of Health Precision Medicine re- search initiative, which aims to engage 1 million or more Ameri- cans to improve the prevention and treatment of disease based on individual differences in lifestyle, environment and genetics. CHC's inclusion as one of just five Federally Qualified Health Centers — along with organizations including Mayo Clinic and Geisinger Health System — recognized its ability to carry out complex re- search initiatives and to successfully reach and enroll historically underrepresented populations in research that matters to them and their families. "The CHC team is incredibly innovative in demonstrating not only how to provide excellent and continually improving healthcare to underserved, low- income populations, but how to restructure care for all the rest of the population to deliver better health and affordable, high- quality healthcare." - Michael Critelli, former chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes Dr. Kerian Service CHC Middletown