Choptank Health Expands Behavioral Health Services in Schools
Choptank Community Health System is expanding its school-based services in Caroline and Talbot County Public Schools with the addition of three new behavioral health providers.
Behavioral Health Therapists Maura Cavalieri, LGPC, and Fiona Kay, LCSW-C have joined Choptank Health’s Talbot County Public School School-Based Health Center team, and Behavioral Health Therapist Reina Ronquillo, LMSW joins behavioral health provider Lindsay Newcomb, LCSW-C in serving the students at Caroline County Public Schools.
Choptank Health names contractor for Chestertown Health Center
Choptank Community Health System is moving forward with renovations to its Chestertown Health Center at 126 Philosophers Terrace in Chestertown, Maryland with the recent selection of Harper & Sons, Inc. of Easton, Maryland as the general contractor for the project.
Choptank Community Health System opened its Chestertown Health Center in the summer of 2022 within the existing building layout, and quickly began plans for renovating the space. Using the current footprint of the building, the renovated Chestertown Health Center will include new dental services and an expanded number of exam rooms available for Choptank Health’s medical and behavioral health patients.
“Harper & Sons shares our deep commitments to excellence and community,” says Choptank Health President and CEO Sara Rich. “We have worked with Harper & Sons on other renovations, including with our new Federalsburg Health Center soon to be under construction. We remain impressed by the number of successful commercial projects they’ve completed throughout the Eastern Shore.”
Choptank Health announces new medical provider in Denton
Choptank Community Health System’s Denton Health Center recently welcomed family practice physician Eunice A. Asare, DO to the medical practice.
Dr. Asare specializes in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of prenatal, pediatric, and adult patients working in local, rural communities. She is a Global Health Clinical Elective participant with Christiana Care and the Rhodes Foundation and is a Certified Medical Language Interpreter in Akan/Twi.
Choptank Community Health recognizes importance of health centers
Choptank Community Health System is recognizing National Health Center Week this Aug. 6-12 with the theme for the National Association of Community Health Center’s initiative set as “Community Health Centers: The Roadmap to a Stronger America.”
“Health centers provide preventive and primary care to more than 30 million people across the country, with services tailored to the needs of the unique communities,” said Choptank Health President and CEO Sara Rich.
Choptank Health names contractor for new Federalsburg Health Center
Choptank Community Health System is moving forward with the construction of its new health center at 320 Hargraves Dr. in Federalsburg with the recent selection of Harper & Sons, Inc. of Easton, Md. as the general contractor for the project. The new state-of-the-art center will be replacing Choptank Health’s current location on Bloomingdale Avenue, with the contract awarded to Harper & Sons, Inc. after a competitive bidding process.
“Harper & Sons share our passion for excellence and a deep commitment to community,” said Choptank Health CEO Sara Rich. “We have worked with Harper & Sons on other renovations and are impressed by the number of successful commercial projects they’ve completed throughout the Eastern Shore.”
Choptank Health’s diabetic education series begins Feb. 6
Choptank Community Health System’s Abigail Webster, RDN is leading a free, three-part diabetic education series taking place on February 6, March 6, and April 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Denton Health Center. Participants will learn about healthier choices to help prevent pre-diabetics from developing Type 2 diabetes. Space is limited for the three-session series, with pre-registration needed.
Choptank Health announces new medical provider in Cambridge
Choptank Community Health System’s Fassett Magee Medical and Cambridge Dental Center recently welcomed Family Nurse Practitioner April Peresian, CRNP, FNP-C to the medical practice.
Family Nurse Practitioner April Peresian specializes in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of pediatric and adult patients, with nearly a decade of working in local, rural communities.
Choptank Health opens School Health Centers in Queen Anne’s, Kent Counties
Choptank Community Health System has expanded its School Based Health Center program into Queen Anne’s and Kent Counties with new centers opening at Church Hill Elementary, Sudlersville Elementary and Middle, and Rock Hall Elementary schools. The centers are made possible through partnerships with each county’s public school system, local health departments, and Maryland Department of Health.