LCH announces partnership with MAVEN Project

LCH Health and Community Services is partnering with MAVEN Project to help ensure every patient receives the high-quality healthcare they deserve, when and where they need it. MAVEN Project connects frontline clinic providers with a network of expert physician volunteers for ongoing medical consultations, education, and one-on-one mentoring. Volunteers for the nonprofit telehealth organization offer...

LCH celebrates National Patient Week

LCH Nurse Practitioner Marcella Hill Meets with a Patient. LCH Health and Community Services (LCH), celebrates patients with a special thank you this week. “National Patient Recognition Week means so much to us,” said Chief Executive Officer Ronan W. Gannon. “Throughout the year, we observe many days in the healthcare arena that focus on public health awareness. But this week it is all about...

LCH adds two to management team

Dr. Joseph A. Greco LCH Health and Community Services (LCH), a Federally Qualified Health Center in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, recently welcomed new staff to their executive leadership team: Joseph A. Greco, MD, Medical Director, and Kate Wickersham, CFRE, Director of Development. As Medical Director, Dr. Greco oversees the providers at LCH’s three locations: community health centers...

LCH’s Tu Salud study offers insights to better diabetes care for local Hispanic population

The LCH clinical team behind Tu Salud (Your Health), a clinical study that explored the impact of integrating technology with patient care for people with diabetes with low literacy/low numeracy skills, reflected on the significant results of the study during a panel session for healthcare professionals last week. Over 300 participants across the country registered to join the panel webinar presentation....

LCH to hold Amigos of LCH event, Oct. 15

LCH Health and Community Services (LCH) will host their fifth annual Amigos LCH event this year on Friday, October 15th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is the second year that the event will remain virtual.  “At home continues to be the safest place to gather in a large group,” said Ronan W. Gannon, Chief Executive Officer of LCH.  “But as a community, over this past year and a half, we have...

:CH to celebrate National Health Center Week with spoitlight on partners

LCH Health and Community Services (LCH) plans to celebrate another year of local community impact during National Health Center Week, August 8th through August 14th.  LCH provides integrated health care and community services to over 8,000 residents in southern Chester County each year through their health centers in Kennett Square and Oxford, and their specialty services site in West Grove, which...

LCH celebrates Avon Grove grads who used Escalera program

WEST GROVE – LCH Health and Community Services recently celebrated the graduation of ten Avon Grove High School seniors who participated in LCH’s Escalera program, a program championed by national Latino advocacy organization UnidosUS.  This free after school program, targeted to high school juniors and seniors, provides sessions that focus on college preparation, exploration of career and educational...

LCH hires Ronan W. Gannon as new CEO

Ronan Gannon KENNETT SQUARE — LCH Health and Community Services is pleased to announce that Ronan W. Gannon will be its new Chief Executive Officer starting next month.  “We are thrilled to have Ronan lead the LCH team,” said Pia McCann, LCH Board Chair.  “Ronan’s passion and expertise in health equity, and his genuineness and kindness are exactly what LCH needs to continue to be the leading...

LCH Health Services moves to new Oxford location

OXFORD — LCH Health and Community Services (formerly known as La Comunidad Hispana) moved into its new downtown Oxford location last week.  Having joined the greater Oxford community back in 2016, the growing community health center was ready for a more spacious and accessible location for their patients.  The new location is at 14 South 3rd Street Oxford, PA 19363 (the former Sewer Authority building,...

LCH formally changes its name

KENNETT SQUARE — LCH, previously known as La Comunidad Hispana, has undergone many changes since its founding in 1973.  Starting as a social services agency for immigrants new to the area, LCH has expanded and grown to meet the needs of over 8,000 community members annually through its integrated health centers, dental center, pediatrics office, women’s health care center, behavioral health services,...