What they call their work
What they do
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Community Health Center Services 2 activities
- Delivers comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare servicesProvides high-quality, affordable primary and preventive health care to adults, teens, and children regardless of ability to pay, operating on a sliding fee scale for uninsured or underinsured patients. Services include physicals, vaccinations, and chronic disease management across multiple locations in Westchester County and the Bronx.
- Operates school-based and shelter-based health centersRuns school-based health centers at Mount Vernon High School and Edward Williams Elementary School, offering primary care during school hours, and delivers medical services at the Grasslands Homeless Shelter in Valhalla, NY, Monday through Friday.
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Telehealth and Urgent Care Access 2 activities
- Operates extended-hour and after-hours care access pointsOffers Saturday pharmacy operations and extended evening hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Mount Vernon location, along with a 24-hour answering service that connects patients to a healthcare provider when centers are closed.
- Provides daily walk-in clinical careOffers daily walk-in appointments on a first-come, first-served basis, prioritizing urgent cases while balancing access with scheduled patient needs.
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WIC Nutrition Support Services 1 activity
- Delivers WIC and maternal-infant support servicesProvides WIC program services including breast pump distribution when not covered by insurance, and helps eligible patients obtain diapers, car seats, and cribs through the Perinatal and Infant Community Health Collaborative (PICHC) Program.
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Language Access Services 1 activity
- Ensures accessible care for people with disabilitiesProvides accommodations for patients who are legally blind or deaf, including sign language interpreters coordinated with the Westchester Office for People with Disabilities, TTY/TDD services, Braille signage, and accessible Wi-Fi.
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Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance 1 activity
- Facilitates health insurance enrollment and renewal assistanceProvides free, in-person help with qualifying for and enrolling in health insurance plans through the New York State of Health Marketplace, including Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan, using Certified Application Counselors at three locations. Also assists with re-certification and offers targeted support for undocumented immigrants over 65.
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Patient Portal and Digital Health Access 1 activity
- Manages patient appointment and registration systemsProvides existing patients with three scheduling options—phone, online request form, or walk-in—and offers new patients three registration pathways: phone, online pre-registration, or in-person walk-in.
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Specialized Therapy for Children with Disabilities 1 activity
- Provides speech-language pathology and communication disorder servicesOffers outpatient evaluation and treatment for speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency disorders to patients from infancy through geriatrics at accessible community locations.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Supports remote patient monitoring for chronic conditionsDistributes remote monitoring devices for home use that enable continuous transmission of blood pressure and glucose readings to medical providers, supporting ongoing management of hypertension and diabetes.
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Who runs it
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH WATSON | CEO | 35 | $442K |
| MARKOS ASAMENEW | CMO | 35 | $301K |
| EDWARD AMELEMAH | OB/GYN | 35 | $295K |
| GLENN DAVIS | INTERNIST | 35 | $283K |
| SUMATHI KASINATHAN | PEDIATRICS | 35 | $279K |
| ANHTHO T KASHYAP | OB/GYN | 35 | $275K |
| RAYMOND TUN | INTERNIST | 35 | $258K |
| SONIA HAMILTON | CFO | 35 | $227K |
- DONNA L MARABLE ED D — TREASURER
- DR NICHOLAS CICCHETTI — CHAIRMAN
- DUARTE GERALDINO — MEMBER
- ELVIRA CASTILLO — MEMBER
- HOPETON WHITE — FINANCIAL SECRETARY
- KAREN P FORD — 2ND VICE CHAIRMAN
- RANDALL COPPIN — VICE CHAIRMAN
- SAKAI K BROWN — MEMBER
- TROY J GRANT — MEMBER
- TY MILBURN — MEMBER
- WILLIAM LONG — MEMBER
Who they work with
- CHCANYS Network — CEO Judith Watson serves as Board Chair of CHCANYS, indicating organizational affiliation and leadership role.
- Child Health Plus Government — Accepted as a form of payment for services
- Coachman Family Center Partner — Hosts a WCHC health center site offering medical services at its facility in White Plains, NY.
- Edward Williams Elementary School Partner — Hosts a health center site delivering health care services on school grounds.
- Feeding Westchester Partner — Partner organization providing a searchable database of local food pantries and mobile food pantry schedule in Westchester County.
- Grasslands Homeless Shelter Partner — Partners to provide on-site health care services to homeless individuals at the shelter in Valhalla, NY.
- Medicaid Government — Accepted as a form of payment for services
- Medicare Government — Accepted as a form of payment for services
- Mount Vernon High School Partner — Hosts a health center site providing medical services within the school premises.
- National Institute of Health Partner — References NIH website to guide patients on when to seek emergency care.
- New York State Department of Health Government — Works with the NY State of Health to assist individuals with insurance recertification and enrollment.
- Other health workers and agencies Partner — Collaborates with health workers and agencies to promote holistic health and well-being.
- United Way Partner — Partner providing access to food resources through the 211 hotline and online database for the Hudson Valley region.
- WCHC Greenburgh Partner — Hosts the Remote Patient Monitoring Program as an operating site.
- WCHC Mount Vernon Partner — Hosts the Remote Patient Monitoring Program as an operating site.
- WCHC Yonkers Partner — Hosts the Remote Patient Monitoring Program as an operating site.
- Westchester Community Health Center Network — Operates as the new name for Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, indicating a rebranding or organizational evolution.
- Westchester County Department of Social Services Government — Source of official information on SNAP and Medicaid changes, linked for public reference
- Westchester Office for People with Disabilities Partner — Collaborates to request sign language interpreters for patients with hearing impairments.
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Clinical Integration of Social Supportmethodology: food_is_medicineBy funding local food programs and supporting benefit re-certification, the organization ensures continuity of basic needs which in turn supports health stability, because food security and benefit access are prerequisites for managing chronic health conditions.
- Dignity-Centered Access to Caremethodology: dignity-centered careBy delivering care with an emphasis on dignity, respect, and financial accessibility—through sliding fees and no-cost enrollment support—the organization increases engagement and health equity because patients are more likely to seek and continue care when treated humanely and without financial shame.
- Integrated Care Modelmethodology: integrated_care_modelBy integrating medical care with supportive services such as insurance enrollment and benefit access, the organization improves patient health outcomes because addressing social determinants of health enables more effective clinical treatment.