South Cove Community Health Center

South Cove has five sites located in the greater boston area with over 280 employees, serving approximately 32,000 patients annually.we are now the largest asian Community Health Center in Massachusetts with new and expanded clinics in boston (chinatown & South street), quincy, and malden.today, we face many new challenges in providing Health care for asian americans such as: increase in ethnic diversity within the asian Community rise of new asian communities in surrounding areas with maintenance of ties to chinatown to continue to meet the needs of our communities in this changing world, we have: established satellite clinics in those surrounding communities with relatively high percentage of asians. Staffed the clinics with native language speakers, including chinese, vietnamese, and cambodian. Expanded complementary service including Health education outreach. Medical services: South Cove provides primary and ambulatory care, including the following:adult medicine: general internal medicine geriatric services radiology/ultrasound Community healthy heart project bone density imaging pediatrics general pediatric services adolescent Health immunizations tuberculosis clinic thalassemia screening asthma/pulmonary clinic obstetrics/gynecology full obstetric services labor coaching prenatal classes gynecological exams family planning breast and cervical Health radiology/ultrasound mammography optometry dental general dentistry oral surgery school fluoride treatment program behavioral Health psychotherapy early intervention parent aide services intensive family intervention case management children's collaborative Health education hepatitis b initiative chronic disease program blood pressure screening breast and cervical initiative annual Health fair Health beat quarterly Community outreach first aid & cpr training family life Center brighton/allston after school enrichment program nutrition/women, infants, and children (wic) specialties gastroenterology neurology cardiology podiatry