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Westside Family Healthcare continues to feed food insecure population in Dover
By Xiomara Moore DOVER – On 1020 Forrest Avenue in Dover, there is Westside Family Healthcare. It’s a comfortably nestled community health center inside a shopping center near the Kentucky Fried Chicken shop and a vape store. Not only does it…
Food Is Medicine: The Effectiveness of Delaware’s Feeding Families Program in Managing Chronic Conditions
The “Food Is Medicine” (FIM) model bridges healthcare and food access to mitigate chronic health conditions and address social determinants of health
Bilingual ‘Captain Westside’ book aims to alleviate medical fears for Wilmington kids
Westside Family Healthcare’s new bilingual book aims to boost literacy and ease kids’ medical anxieties by combining health education with storytelling.
Westside Family Healthcare Launches New Children’s Book
Westside Family Healthcare is thrilled to announce the publication of a children’s book titled: Captain Westside and the Health Heroes: Caring for Delaware’s Families.
Westside Family Healthcare offers a new book to promote childhood literacy
Westside Family Healthcare releases a children’s book to encourage childhood literacy.
Chris Fraser is the New President & CEO of Westside Family Healthcare
The Next Chapter: Chris Fraser is the New President & CEO of Westside Family Healthcare
Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announces the Purchase and Distribution of Care Infant Formula for Delaware Families
Delaware Lt. Governor Bethany Hall announced today that the State of Delaware, in partnership with Donate Delaware, has purchased 44,000 canisters of Care Infant Formula from Gensco Pharma.
Lolita Lopez, CEO of Westside Family Healthcare, Announces Plan to Retire
Lolita Lopez, President & CEO of Westside Family Healthcare, has announced her plan to retire from Westside Family Healthcare effective July 1, 2023.
CDCC joins Westside Family Healthcare for a Ribbon Cutting
CDCC joins Westside Family Healthcare for a Ribbon Cutting
Feeding Families Final Report
With funding from a Highmark BluePrints for the Community (Highmark) grant, Westside Family Healthcare piloted a food access program called “Feeding Families”.
A Career in Community Health: Make Every Day Count
Community health is a field of healthcare that focuses on promoting wellness and health for entire populations.
For Patients with Hepatitis C, a Model of Community Care
Westside Family Healthcare works to support and educate HCV patients throughout the treatment process.
CaptureRx Notifies Patients of Data Breach
The privacy of our patients is paramount to our mission at Westside Family Healthcare. Recently, CaptureRx, a Westside Family Healthcare pharmacy partner, notified Westside of a data breach at their organization that involved our patients.
Westside Family Healthcare Receives HRSA Quality Improvement Award
September 11, 2020 Westside Family Healthcare Receives HRSA Quality Improvement Award Westside Family Healthcare is a recipient of Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Quality Improvement Awards as a Silver Health Center Quality Leader (HCQL). Health centers that received this…
Westside Family Healthcare receives Highmark BluePrints for the Community award for Telehealth Diabetes Retinal Screening Program
December 3, 2019 Westside Family Healthcare receives Highmark BluePrints for the Community award for Telehealth Diabetes Retinal Screening Program Wilmington, DE (December 3, 2019) – Westside Family Healthcare (Westside) was awarded $93,000 in 2018 from Highmark BluePrints for the Community…
Westside Family Healthcare receives award for dental infrastructure
The nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration will help expand WFH's oral health service capacity through new infrastructure enhancements.
Westside Family Healthcare raises over $560,000 for capital improvements in its 30th year
Westside launched a silent capital fundraising campaign to modernize critical medical and dental equipment, reduce Westside’s environmental footprint, and address deferred building maintenance across its health centers
Westside Family Healthcare to Close Middletown Health Center on November 28, 2017
In 2017, we have faced a number of actual and threatened funding cuts, which resulted in our decision to consolidate our health centers to make the best use of our limited resources.
5K/10K The Westside Way – Saturday, June 10th!
The certified race course is a beautiful tree-lined course taking participants from Trolley Square to Rockford park.