Gerry Byrne Joins CRCH as Chief Financial Officer
Charles River Community Health is pleased to announce that Gerry Byrne (he/his) CMA, CPA, MBA has joined us as our new Chief Financial Officer. Gerry has over 20 years of nonprofit accounting experience, most recently as the finance and research administrator director of a large science department at Harvard University and as Controller at the […]
Celebrating the Inflation Reduction Act in Waltham
On September 2, Charles River Community Health CEO Liz Browne, joined Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and our Congresswoman representing Waltham Katherine Clark (MA-5), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy and Everett Handford, New England Regional Director for HRSA, along with […]
CRCH Receives Grant to Help Advance Health Equity
Earlier this month, during National Health Center Week, the Department of Health and Human Services through HRSA, awarded nearly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funding to nearly 1,400 community health centers across the country to advance health equity through better data collection and reporting. On Friday, August 5, President Biden issued a proclamation on National […]
CRCH Celebrates National Health Center Week!
Charles River Community Health was proud to again participate in National Health Center Week by hosting our annual Family Health Fair at both the Waltham and Brighton locations on August 9 and 10. The fair was open to all patients and their families and offered a wide variety of information and activities including: Health Screening and Information […]
CRCH Receives $350,000 Grant From Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Charles River Community Health (CRCH) is pleased to announce that it will receive a grant of $350,000 as part of a statewide $12.5 million in grant funding to the League of Community Health Centers for 35 Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Massachusetts. The funding was included in a supplemental budget signed by Governor Baker in […]
Charles River Community Health Statement on Supreme Court Ruling
We are extremely disappointed in the Supreme Court decision that was released on Friday that effectively overturns Roe vs. Wade which had provided constitutionally protected access to women’s reproductive health rights for almost 50 years. This is not how health care should work. Since our founding back in 1974, we have been committed to ensuring […]
CRCH to offer free COIVD-19 PCR Tests
We’re pleased to announce that Charles River Community Health is offering a one month pilot restart of COVID-19 PCR testing starting today, May 23, 2022. Testing will be available on Mondays from 4:00 – 8:00 pm in Brighton [excluding Memorial Day, May 30] and on Wednesdays from 5:15 – 9:00 pm in Waltham for patients and community […]
CRCH’s Liz Browne re-elected Chair of the Mass League Board of Directors
We’re pleased to share the news that Liz Browne, CEO of Charles River Community Health was re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (Mass League) at the League’s annual Community Health Institute conference held earlier this month. This will be Liz’s second two-year term as Board […]
CRCH Hosting COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Saturday May 14 in Waltham.
Charles River Community Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and JAHAN Women and Youth Intercultural will be offering a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the CRCH Waltham site on Saturday, May 14 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The Clinic is open to ALL community members age 5 and older. No appointment, insurance or ID required. […]
CRCH Hosting COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Saturday April 23.
Charles River Community Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and JAHAN Women and Youth Intercultural will be offering a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the CRCH Waltham site on Saturday, April 23 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The Clinic is open to ALL community members age 5 and older. No appointment, insurance or ID […]
