CHP Lee Family Practice has added a new family nurse practitioner to its clinical team. Janell Hostetler, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, will see patients of all ages. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from Chamberlain University...
By Lia Spiliotes In recent months our lives have been consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has stressed our nation's health care system to the brink. The tragic police-involved deaths of Black Americans have demanded a broad reckoning about...
CHP Group Medical Visits CHP clinicians recently shifted the group medical visit model virtually. Clinicians and participants agree. It may be different, but online health care is a benefit, especially to those with transportation issues or...
CHP partnered with Berkshire Waldorf School CHP partnered with Berkshire Waldorf School in early May for a food drive/distribution at their campus in Great Barrington. School board member, Dan Schaeffer, contacted CHP early during the COVID-19...
We have been humbled and heartened. Friends, In recent months, we have been humbled and heartened by COVID-19: humbled by the power of a pandemic to up-end our personal and professional lives. Yet we are heartened by the outpouring of community...
Donor Spotlight: Carolann Strickling --Organization Ink - A Culture of Caring Once each month, Carolann Strickling heads to the BJ’s store and loads up on food and other items for clients of CHP Family Services. For the past two years, her business...
Mission Moment -- Our community… “Community” is at the core of the CHP mission. And now more than ever, our relationship with our community is our “mission moment.” Our mission, “to improve the health of people throughout the Berkshires by...
Gifts & Grants Family Support and Kindergarten Readiness Programming Community Health Programs has received significant support for family services and kindergarten readiness programming from state and local funders. The Massachusetts...
This week, Aug. 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, a global campaign to support, raise awareness and engage in conversations about breastfeeding. At Community Health Programs (CHP) and Barrington OB/GYN (BOG), we strive to help our patients feel...
Dr. Jeremy Stoepker was invited for a return visit to WAMC's "Medical Monday" on Aug. 3, 2020 to talk about COVID-19 and LGBTQ health care. He spoke with program host Jackie Orchard and fielded calls from listeners. Dr. Stoepker is a family...
Joe Kennedy, U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate visited Community Health Programs on Monday, Aug. 3 and met with CHP leadership to learn about the health center's role in Berkshire County, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. "CHP...
Community Health Programs welcomes Dr. Jill Samale in her return to the staff of CHP Barrington OB/GYN. Dr. Samale provides comprehensive obstetrical and gynecology care to women of all ages. She is affiliated with Berkshire Medical Center and...
