Neighborhood Health Center

08/01/2025

For 60 years health centers, like Neighborhood Health Center, have been there for people and communities—providing care you can count on, no matter your income or insurance status.

What started in 1965 as an initiative to bring healthcare to areas with limited access has grown into a nationwide success. Today, health centers care for nearly 33 million people at over 16,000 locations across the country.

What has your health center meant to you?

Join us in celebrating National Health Center Week August 4-8.

07/31/2025

Patient Appreciation Day is always one of the highlights of National Health Center Week at Neighborhood, and that's the day we give backpacks filled with schools supplies to pediatrics patients.

Patient Appreciation Day is Tuesday, Aug. 5, at all Neighborhood sites, and thanks to our backpack sponsors, Kirst Construction Inc. and Elliott Services Inc., we'll be doing the backpack giveaway once again. Thank you for your support, Kirst Construction and Elliott Services, and for helping set our young patients up for success this coming school year.

07/30/2025

We're getting ready for National Health Center Week next week, and we couldn't do it without our generous sponsors!

Today we're giving a shout out to our school supplies sponsors. Their donations helped fill the backpacks that we'll be giving to pediatrics patients on Patient Appreciation Day next Tuesday. Thank you Fidelis Care and NBT Bank!

07/29/2025

With National Health Center Week right around the corner, let's have some fun looking at old pictures from past celebrations!

Pictured here are memories of National Health Center Week events at Neighborhood from 2006-2024. Make some more memories with us next week, August 4-8.

Together, We are Neighborhood!

07/28/2025

We are part of the community!

Last week our team was out and about at several events and enjoyed meeting new people and connecting with community partners.

Pictured:
1. Shaheedah and Nico at Upstate NY Black & Latino Pride's 'Rebellious Soul BBQ'
2. Shaheedah and LaTisha at PUSH Buffalo's Community Resource Fair
3. Dr. Michele Frech and RN Isobel from Neighborhood's OB-GYN team at the Community Baby Shower hosted by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York
4. Shaheedah and Nico with Erie County Legislator Taisha St Jean-Tard at the Carnival at the Richardson

07/25/2025

Thank you, NYSDOH - New York State Health Department, for hosting a community discussion at Neighborhood Health Center Mattina on the topic of HIV prevention and care needs.

Community members were encouraged to share their ideas for response efforts and initiatives geared toward HIV prevention. Thank you to those who attended, your input plays an active role in how the needs of our community are represented in care planning.

07/24/2025

Celebrate with us!

National Health Center Week is August 4-8. Neighborhood Health Center will be hosting fun activities and giveaways for our patients throughout the week, along with educational opportunities. We're proud to be part of the health center movement which is the backbone of the primary healthcare system in our nation.

Together, We Are Neighborhood!

07/23/2025

All children deserve to have well-rounded, nutritious meals!

Children and teens 18 and under can access free, healthy meals throughout the summer in WNY. Click the link below to find the nearest location, or visit hungersolutionsny.org/find-food-help/summer-meals

Looking for guidance on nutrition for your children? Neighborhood Health Center's Wellness & Nutrition team are here for you! Speak with your Neighborhood primary care physician to get started.

During the summer, all kids and teens ages 18 and under can get free, nutritious meals at nearby places like parks, community centers and libraries. Meals vary, but all include nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables, grains and protein. Many sites offer fun activities, too. There is no need to sign up. Just show up!! Find a Summer Meals spot near you! Here: https://www.211wny.org/search/?code=BD-5000.8500

07/22/2025

Celebrating 60 Years of Progress!

Health centers, such as Neighborhood, were built with the unique needs of the communities they serve in mind.

While Neighborhood Health Center hasn't been around for 60 years yet, the first Neighborhood location opened in 1987 (then known as the Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center), thanks to the efforts of citizens of the Riverside and Black Rock area. They saw a need for affordable healthcare in their community and appealed to the local government to get a health center.

We are proud to be part of the 60 year health center history of making our nation healthier!

07/21/2025

Welcome to Neighborhood, Ashley Krisk, PMHNP!

Ashley joins Neighborhood's psychiatry team as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She completed University at Buffalo's accelerated nursing program to become a registered nurse, and then attended D'Youville University to obtain her psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) certification.

07/18/2025

We love our patients!

At Neighborhood, our promise is: Healthcare that welcomes you. Your experience at our health centers matter to us!

Here's what a few patients are saying about the care they've received. Thank you for your feedback.

07/17/2025

Did you know the nation’s first health centers opened in 1965?

Health centers started as a small demonstration program as part of the President Johnson’s Office of Economic Opportunity and with roots in the both the civil rights movement and the war on poverty.

Today, health centers have become the backbone of the nation’s primary health care system, distinguished by their responsiveness to the communities they serve, their quality of care, affordability, and perhaps most uniquely, their community governance. All health centers have governing boards where a majority of the board members are patients of the health centers.

The health center movement will be celebrating 60 years next month during National Health Center Week, Aug. 4-8. Neighborhood is proud to be the largest and longest serving Federally Qualified Health Center in Western New York, and part of the health center movement for 38 years!

(source: NACHC and CHC Chronicles)