The Dimock Pediatrics team celebrated their new look with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that showcased the clinic's fresh coat of paint, new furniture, countertops and artwork.  The improvements to the clinic were made possible with support from the East Boston Savings Bank's Meridian Charitable Foundation.

In addition to financial support, a team of enthusiastic volunteers from East Boston Savings bank donated a Saturday to paint the clinic, which now features exam rooms that reflect fun themes ranging from the solar system to super heroes.

 

The Dimock Pediatrics staff welcomed representatives from the bank for the ceremony.  East Boston Savings Bank president, Deborah Jackson (pictured at right), joined The Dimock Center's president and CEO, Ruth Ellen Fitch (second from the right), pediatrics director, Dr. Nandini Sengupta (third from the right), and Dr. CJ Polcari (on the left) who coordinated The Dimock Center's efforts with the bank.

 

 

 

What: Working with the Boston Public Health Commission to make vaccinations available to City residents, The Dimock Center will open a Free Public H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic in the health center on its Roxbury campus.

Who: The vaccine will be provided free of charge to all adults and children.  Individuals who are allergic to eggs or thimerasol may not be eligible for vaccination.

When: Saturday, January 30th from 9:00am - 12:30pm

Where: The Dimock Center, 1st floor of the Richards Building (The Health Center), 45 Dimock Street, Roxbury, MA

On Saturday, January 30^th, Dr. Jennifer Scott from The Dimock Center’s OBGYN clinic will lead a multi-disciplinary team of four physicians and two nurses to the Haitian boarder with the Dominican Republic. Working with the Harvard Humanitarian Institute, Dr. Scott will also deliver vital supplies, including an ultrasound from The Dimock Center, as well as medications and other items being donated by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Scott expects to be in Haiti for a month, providing immediate medical care and assessing the need for longer-term assistance. 

An experienced global health care provider, Dr. Scott has worked providing women's health care in settings that include Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya.  Her research interest is in preventing gender-based violence, work she has presented throughout the US and in Africa.  Good luck Dr. Scott!

What: Working with the Boston Public Health Commission to make vaccinations available to City residents, The Dimock Center will open a Free Public H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic in the health center on its Roxbury campus.

Who: The vaccine will be provided free of charge to all adults and children.  Individuals who are allergic to eggs or thimerasol may not be eligible for vaccination.

When: Saturday, January 16th from 9:00am - 12:30pm

Where: The Dimock Center, 1st floor of the Richards Building (The Health Center), 45 Dimock Street, Roxbury, MA

 

The Massachusetts Medical Law Report presented The Dimock Center’s, Dr. Bela Bashar with the Report’s 2nd Annual Rx for Excellence award.

The award acknowledges Dr. Bashar as one of this year’s “Heroes from the Field,” in recognition of her continued commitment to providing quality care to her patients.












 

(NECN) - In today's Community Health, stuffy noses, and sore throats. This time of year, lots of people around the office are getting sick. Dr. Myechia Jordan, Chief Medical Officer for the Dimock Center in Boston joins NECN to explain how to differentiate the symptoms between the flu, the common cold and bronchitis. View the video here.