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PHNCF Scholarship Winners Announced
For the 17th year in a row, Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation (PHNCF) has awarded over $30,000 to students pursuing a career in healthcare. Recipients were selected based on outstanding academic achievement and community involvement. PHNCF’s Scholarship Program works to ensure that there will always be well-trained doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals to…
Primary Health Network Announces Appointment of George Garrow, M.D. as CEO
The Board of Directors of Primary Health Network (PHN) is pleased to announce that George C. Garrow, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for the Network, has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. PHN is one of the largest community health centers in Pennsylvania and the nation, providing access to both primary and specialty care…
Community Health Center Continues to Support Patients Through Testing Supply Program
In just one month, Primary Health Network (PHN), Pennsylvania’s largest community health center, has distributed over 8,000 at-home rapid COVID-19 tests across their service areas. Tests were provided free of charge to the community through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) COVID-19 Testing Supply Program. Across the country, many Americans are having difficulty accessing…
PHN Podcast: Discussing the Social Determinants of Health
PHN Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Michael Wright, former Chief Executive Officer of the Shenango Valley Urban League, as they address inequities in healthcare in our community and introduce the formation of a health equity response team. Dr. Garrow and Michael discuss the following topics: What health disparities are people in…
PHN’s Shenandoah Health Center Reopens
PHN is excited to announce that Shenandoah Health Center reopened for in-person visits on Monday, March 1, 2021. In addition to the site reopening, PHN welcomes a new provider to Shenandoah Health Center; Kelly Jo Stroede, CRNP will be providing family medicine services. All PHN locations are still following protective measures to ensure the safety…
PHN Donates to Food Pantries throughout Service Area
PHN recognizes that many people in the communities they serve are struggling in the midst of the pandemic, and as an organization they have implemented various programs to address the social determinants of health, such as food insecurity.
PHN Charitable Foundation announces 2020 scholarship winners
Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation (PHNCF), the fundraising arm for Primary Health Network, has announced their 2020 Scholarship Award Recipients. For the 15th consecutive year, PHNCF has provided over $30,000 to those students pursuing a career in the healthcare field. Recipients were selected based on outstanding academic achievement and community involvement.
Primary Health Network offering drive-through flu shot clinics to patients
Like COVID-19, the flu is a viral respiratory illness that unfortunately leads to thousands of hospitalizations and deaths. There is, however, an extremely important step you can take to protect yourself from the flu – getting a flu shot.