We are a community health center that provides high quality, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, patient care. Expect and encourage teamwork.
BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Our Mission
To provide high quality, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, patient and family centered care to those who live and work in Jamaica Plain and the city of Boston, regardless of ability to pay. Our Vision
*Continue to be recognized as a leader in the delivery of high quality, integrated family-oriented health care and as a model program for community-based primary care within the Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and Partners Healthcare Systems.
*Continue to offer successful programs training practitioners in the provision of community-based, culturally appropriate health care, while still maintaining a focus on the delivery of primary care.
*Maintain a leadership role in developing programs designed to improve the health status of Jamaica Plain and the surround communities. Our Values
*Recognize the inter-relationship of clients' medical, social, emotional, and economic needs. Develop holistic service plans and provide coordinated, multi-disciplinary services to meet these needs.
*Commit to excellence. Continuously strive to provide high quality care as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, while maintaining our overall mission to provide care for all who need it. Demonstrate a continuous ability to respond to changes in local communities and the health care environment.
*Value diversity. Treat all clients and staff with dignity and respect. Strive for integrity in all our interactions.
*Provide on-going training for staff to allow them to develop their skills as fully as possible. Work to ensure growth, development, and job satisfaction for all employees.
*Build on our long history of community involvement, begun in 1970, by aggressively developing outreach, education, and school-based programs designed to improve the health of the community, with particular focus on those segments of the community that are currently under-served.
*Encourage and support the training of students from a variety of disciplines in the family model of care within the health center's primary care delivery system.
03/30/2026
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Tomorrow, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender and q***r (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, honors the International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Held annually on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate transgender and non-binary people around the globe and acknowledge the courage it takes to live openly and authentically. HRC & other advocates also use the day to raise awareness around discrimination and violence that trans people still face.
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03/30/2026
YMCA Mobile Market - every Tuesday!
The YMCA Mobile Market comes to Brookside every Tuesday afternoon, from 1:30 pm- 3 pm. This market is open in all weather conditions, to our patients and the community, including our staff.
Please keep in mind:
-There is no saving space in line- including using physical items to hold space or having a friend hold space
-Do not to line up before 1 pm. because we are concerned about traffic and safety.
El Mercado Movil regala frutas y verduras. Estamos aquí para todos, y cualquiera puede llevarse alimentos sin costoalguno. No es necesario mostrar identificación ni registrarse. Estaremos en el lugar durante el horario indicado o hasta que seterminen las provisiones. Este horario puede cambiar. Para ver el calendario más reciente, visita nuestro sitio web en https://ymcaboston.org/mobilemarket/
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Mobile Market Hunger Prevention Resources Donate to Hunger Prevention Volunteer For Our Mobile Market See our other Food Programs The Mobile Market provides free produce and shelf stable items. We will be bringing the truck to sites all around the Greater Boston area. We are open to the public and a...
03/30/2026
In the words of Mimi Jolliffe FNP, MPH
Executive Director, Brookside Community Health Center|BWH:
Congratulations to ALL our PIE award winners!
We are always proud of our Brookside staff. One meaningful way we recognize exceptional work is by nominating colleagues for the Pillars of Excellence Awards. This year, several staff members were selected to receive this honor.
Individual Nominations:
• Troy Vondell, LCSW: Awarded for Enhancing Efficiency
• Meg Cole, Nurse Director: Awarded for Fostering Community
• Ashley Janes, Nurse Practitioner: Awarded for Optimizing Teamwork
• Shaimaa Alaaldein Ahmed Sharief, Dental Assistant: Awarded for Optimizing Teamwork
• Soraya Naqvi, MD: Awarded for Commitment to Exceptional Patient Care
Team Nominations:
Practice Assistant Leadership Team: Awarded for Enriching the Workforce Experience
• Meraldy Delacruz, Practice Manager
• Darlin Liriano, Nurse Manager
• Desiree Perez, Practice Assistant Sr.
• Katherine Doval, Practice Assistant Sr.
Congratulations to all!!
Details about PIE:
As many of you know MGB has a Pillars of Excellence nomination process (formerly Partners in Excellence). See details below with nomination and eligibility criteria. See below for details.
Selection Criteria:
Individuals and teams are nominated by their co-workers – the people who know first-hand how they are making a difference in the care we provide to our patients and their families. Nominations may be submitted for significant "above and beyond" contributions to Mass General Brigham in the following award categories:
• Commitment to an exceptional patient experience – providing quality, coordinated and compassionate care.
• Collaborating across the system – working across multiple institutions/functions to advance system strategic priorities and bring new value to patients.
• Optimizing teamwork – building partnerships among individuals and within departments to meet shared objectives.
• Integrating diversity, equity & inclusion – engaging each other with intention and enriching our work environment.
• Advancing innovation & progress – leading the development and implementation of new ideas.
• Enhancing efficiency – achieving outstanding outcomes with resourceful approaches.
• Fostering community – improving the health and well-being of our colleagues and neighbors.
Eligibility:
All employees in good standing, including medical staff, who work within Mass General Brigham and its affiliates are eligible to receive a Pillars of Excellence Award. Any employee may nominate any other employee with one exception: senior managers are not eligible for nomination. In addition, Persons of Interest (POIs) are not eligible for nomination. Recipients must be employed by Mass General Brigham or one of its affiliates at the time of the award ceremony in order to receive recognition.
Each institution's Human Resources executive chairs a selection committee with representatives from various departments to review that institution's nominations and select their individual and team award recipients. Selections are made based on the quality of the work described in the nomination; approximately 40-60% of nominations are selected.
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Mimi Jolliffe FNP, MPH
Mass General Brigham Brookside Community Health Center Brigham and Women's Hospital
03/30/2026
In the words of Cynthia So-Armah, MD, MPH
Brookside Community Health Center – Medical Director and P*P:
March 30th is National Physician’s Day!
At Brookside, we truly have the best physician team - kind, thoughtful, skilled, and so dedicated to bringing the highest level of care to our patients and our community. You each bring your heart to this work every day, and you make sacrifices - of time, money, comfort - to do the hard work of caring for our most complex patients within MGB, both medically and psychosocially. We don't get to thank you enough. Our team is truly exceptional and your unique strengths, your advocacy, and your dedication inspires us all and truly makes a difference.
Thank you so much to each and every one of you:
Pediatric Medicine:
Jenny Post
Anne Welch-Cameron
Natalia Jaimes
Amy Molten
Adult Medicine:
Bobby Gottlieb
John Jewett
Bevin Kenney
David Levine
Aaron Mann
Soraya Naqvi de Araujo
Ben Sommers
Adult Medicine Residents:
Adam Beckman
Holly Dockery
Selena Gonzalez
David Velasquez
Rebeca Vergara-Greeno
A body scan is a great way to check in with yourself after a long day. It involves mentally “scanning” your body from head to toe, paying attention to physical sensations without judgment.
This practice engages the parasympathetic nervous system (the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digestion) to help you relax and calm down.
Making body scans part of your nightly routine can benefit your health in the short and long term.
Family Preparedness Planning Information and Resources
This material-with step-by-step instructions- is available in multiple languages
It is recommended that families fill out a caregiver authorization form (in the packet) which allows a parent/caregiver to designate someone else to make medical/educational decisions in the event of an emergency (parent/caregiver detained).
IT'S WELLNESS WEDNESDAY! Today's tip(s) on self-care and self-love found below.
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03/25/2026
NATIONAL DOCTORS WEEK March 25-31
Physicians give so much—this week is about honoring their impact.
On National Doctors Week, we at Brookside pause to celebrate our amazing doctors - their expertise, compassion, and dedication have a lasting effect on our patients and the entire healthcare community. Thank you for the sacrifices you make, the unwavering commitment, and the expertise you bring - you give it your all and make a real difference in the countless lives you touch.
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To provide high quality, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, patient and family centered care to those who live and work in Jamaica Plain and the city of Boston, regardless of ability to pay.
Our Vision
Continue to be recognized as a leader in the delivery of high quality, integrated family-oriented health care and as a model program for community-based primary care within the Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and Partners Healthcare Systems.
Continue to offer successful programs training practitioners in the provision of community-based, culturally appropriate health care, while still maintaining a focus on the delivery of primary care.
Maintain a leadership role in developing programs designed to improve the health status of Jamaica Plain and the surround communities.
Our Values
Recognize the inter-relationship of clients' medical, social, emotional, and economic needs. Develop holistic service plans and provide coordinated, multi-disciplinary services to meet these needs.
Commit to excellence. Continuously strive to provide high quality care as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, while maintaining our overall mission to provide care for all who need it. Demonstrate a continuous ability to respond to changes in local communities and the health care environment.
Value diversity. Treat all clients and staff with dignity and respect. Strive for integrity in all our interactions.
Provide on-going training for staff to allow them to develop their skills as fully as possible. Expect and encourage teamwork. Work to ensure growth, development, and job satisfaction for all employees.
Build on our long history of community involvement, begun in 1970, by aggressively developing outreach, education, and school-based programs designed to improve the health of the community, with particular focus on those segments of the community that are currently under-served.
Encourage and support the training of students from a variety of disciplines in the family model of care within the health center's primary care delivery system.
