Fair Haven Community Health Care ranked in Top 10% Nationally

Fair Haven Community Health Center (FHCHC) was recently awarded funding from The Health Resources and Services Administration to expand services to those with substance use disorders as well as for the high quality of clinical care delivered by the organization. FHCHC provides high quality, integrated care to the Greater New Haven community.

To increase access to treatment for those with substance use disorders, the health center received funding as part of a $400 million award to increase access to services for substance use disorder and mental health. The number of patients receiving medication-based treatment (MBT) for opioid addiction at HRSA-funded health centers increased 142 percent from 2016 to 2018. FHCHC has been at the forefront of this expansion. With continued expansion of Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services, Fair Haven Community Health Care is addressing community needs and providing services to all patients, regardless of ability to pay.

“This funding helps us provide additional clinical services to our community” said CEO Suzanne Lagarde, MD, MBA. “Our addiction medicine program continues to grow, and we are committed to ensure our capacity to expand further.”

In addition to expansion of service, FHCHC was awarded recognition from HRSA as a “Gold” National Health Center Quality Leader, the highest level of health center quality leadership awarded. Of the approximately 1400 health centers across the country, Gold Award Health Center Quality Leaders achieved the top 10% overall clinical performance among all health centers for clinical quality measures in 2018. In addition, the health center received recognition as an organization that uses health information technology to increase access to care and advance quality of care.

“As a patient centered medical home, all of the staff at FHCHC work with a singular mission to improve the health of our patients in Greater New Haven, East Haven and Branford” said Lagarde. “Our diabetes, asthma and hypertension data coupled with our preventive efforts in colon cancer screening, cervical cancer screening and immunizations are among the very best in the country."