Program areas at GLFHC
Patient services - the Health Center makes a difference by offering preventative care, Health education, integrated clinical and social services, and affordable quality medical care. Our programs are designed to address the needs in our community and eliminate existing Health disparities. Traditional medical services are provided at our six clinical sites, at two school based Health centers, and fourteen Health care for the homeless sites. The Health Center serves an estimated 60,000 patients, with 270,000 annual medical visits. For more than a decade, not one hiv+ baby has been born in Lawrence and both the std and aids rate is dropping faster in Lawrence than statewide.
Pharmacy - the Family pharmacy offers discounted medications to qualifying patients and is open to the public. The Health Center has five pharmacies and filled approximately 572,000 prescriptions during fiscal year 2020.
Lawrence Family medicine residency: the nation's first accredited community Health center-sponsored Family medicine residency program. Affiliated with tufts and umass, we currently train over 30 medical residents annually. The Health Center has 200 alumni who are working in underserved communities all over the country and the world.