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PHN Podcast: Recruitment in 2020
Primary Health Network’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Garrow and PACHC’s Director of Pennsylvania’s Primary Care Career Center, Judd Mellinger-Blouch, discuss provider recruitment during a pandemic. Some of the questions addressed include: How has the pandemic impacted recruitment? Have we noticed a change in the candidate pool because of the pandemic? Has telemedicine presented…
PHN Podcast: The Importance of Childhood Immunizations
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to alarming declines in well-child visits and routine immunization rates. This raises the risk for outbreaks and places further strain on our nation’s health care system. To increase the awareness of childhood immunizations, Dr. Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. John Cunningham, PHN Pediatrician, discuss and provide information on:…
Primary Health Networks set to provide Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance
At Primary Health Network, we understand the importance of accessibility when it comes to healthcare. In addition to having access to primary care and specialty services, having affordable health insurance coverage is a crucial component of healthcare in the United States. Those who are uninsured are less likely to seek care due to out-of-pocket costs,…
Important COVID-19 Update from our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Garrow
As leaders in healthcare, the entire team at Primary Health Network is going above and beyond to do essential work to protect you and all of our communities during these uncertain times. Across the country, people are putting off receiving much needed healthcare services because of fear of potential exposure to COVID-19. While we understand…
PHN Podcast: Penn State University’s GWEP Grant
PHN’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow and Marie Mulvihill, Executive Director of Operations – Medical, talk with Dr. Donna Fick, Dr. Erica Husser, and Dr. Judith Hupcey, about PSU’s Geriatric Wellness and Education Program (GWEP). PSU has recently partnered with PHN and the collaboration is designed to implement an Age-Friendly Health System in rural,…
Primary Health Network partners with Zion Education Center on COVID-19 screening and education
Community partnerships are a valuable piece of the health center mission, and PHN takes great pride in creating programs that meet the unique needs of their community partners.
PHN Podcast: What is a Federally Qualified Health Center?
In this episode, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Cheri Rinehart, the president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers. Together, they discuss the value of Community Health Centers (CHCs), also known as FQHCs – Federally Quailifed Health Centers and the positive impact that they have on their…
PHN Podcast: Collaborative Care Initiatives
Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Matt Eckley, Executive Director of Behavioral Health and Lisa Lorelli, Director of Clinical Initiatives to talk about new initiatives that focus on collaborative care. Collaborative care is a model of integration of Behavioral Health in a Primary Care setting, with a focus on the effectiveness of…
PHN Expands Pediatric Immunization Services in Erie
Primary Health Network announced the expansion of their pediatric immunization services to fill the gap for this much-needed service in Erie County. Dr. George Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical officer states, “Due to the current pandemic, we have noticed that many patients are choosing to postpone or reschedule any in-person visits; however, when it comes to…
PHN Podcast: Back to School
Rachel Bieber, PHN’s Visual Arts Manager, discusses the reopening of schools with Dr. George Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical officer. Dr. Garrow focuses on the health and safety of children and shares some tips that parents can implement right away. The current reopening policies are subject to change due to the complicated nature of COVID-19…