Evergreen Health

Evergreen Health's general counsel, Jessica Baker, has been recognized on the Buffalo Business First's Power 200 Women list. Jessica, congrats on this well-deserved recognition of your work!

Aanya Wood, specialty care program manager for Evergreen Health and Taylor Blake, program director of the Pride Center were honored by the Buffalo Common Council for their dedication to community advocacy supporting the city of Buffalo’s LGBTQ+ community. Aanya and Taylor, congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! Evergreen Health is, and always has been, a place where LGBTQ+ people can come for unconditionally affirming and accessible health care. In addition to the affirming care LGBTQ+ folks can get at Evergreen, our affiliate, @thepridecenter, offers a variety of services and programs for the LGBTQ+ community to build connections and share resources with peers. 

Congratulations to Taylor and Aanya! A recognition well deserved!

Thank you, Governor Kathy Hochul, Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs Ron Zacchi, Deputy Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs Chanel Lopez, and LGBTQ+ Fellow Daniel Dobies, for showing your support and solidarity with Western New York’s LGBTQ+ community on the Buffalo Pride Festival main stage this past weekend. We’re proud to share your commitment to our region’s LGBTQ+ community.

Thank you Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Deputy County Executive Lisa Chimera, Dr. Gale Burstein, Kelly Marie Wofford and team for your commitment to improving health equity in Erie County! Evergreen Health and Community Access Services are proud to share the Erie County Department of Health's dedication to eliminating health inequities throughout our region. We’re committed to meeting our community’s health and wellness needs by providing accessible, quality health care, as well as supportive services that address social and environmental determinants of health. https://lnkd.in/gSeRXtVp

“Success means saving lives, period,” said Emma Fabian, associate vice president harm reduction services, Evergreen Health. “Communities must have a variety of tools and interventions that can appropriately meet people where they are, typically referred to as harm reduction.” Emma recently sat down with Patrick Kelly, producer, WNED[MC1] PBS, and was featured in the second episode "Understanding the Science, the Stigma, and How to Save Lives" as part of the "Overdose Epidemic" docuseries produced by Patrick Kelly, WNED PBS. The episode originally aired on March 29 and will continue to be broadcast. The episode underscores the vital role of addiction science, the importance of reducing stigma of addiction, and the necessity of harm reduction tools in addressing the overdose crisis. It features interviews by Emma Fabian, Dr. Joshua Lynch, a national leader in addiction medicine, MATTERS Network, and Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County health commissioner. For the full episode and more information about the “Overdose Epidemic” series, visit https://lnkd.in/gv8Pe-Cu

We're excited to share that our plans for CAS Ken-Bailey, the new healthcare hub coming to the corner of Kensington and Bailey Avenues, were approved during last night's City of Buffalo Planning Board meeting! As you can see from executive director of Community Access Services Kim Brown and chief strategy officer of Evergreen Health Justin Azzarella’s smiles, this is a very exciting step towards health equity in the 14215 area.   Kim and Justin have been working hard to share the CAS Ken-Bailey with the community, and recently spoke with WKBW about how the services the CAS Ken-Bailey project will bring, including a pharmacy, food pantry, and space for community organizations to lease, will help the community better meet their health and wellness needs. Kim says, “if we remove some of those barriers here, that's one less thing that someone has to worry about and they can care about their overall health.” Watch the full interview at https://lnkd.in/gDkeGErh. 

Evergreen Health and Community Access Services are proud to share the CAS Ken-Bailey Project, a new healthcare facility coming to the intersection of Bailey and Kensington Avenues in Buffalo, received project approval by the City of Buffalo Zoning Board of Appeals. Evergreen Health and Community Access Services are committed to improving health equity and access to care in the 14215 community. Along with our partner, Hallmark Planning & Development, we’ve hosted more than a dozen stakeholder meetings and three largescale neighborhood meetings over the last year and half to share and receive feedback on the proposed new healthcare center. Recently featured by The Buffalo News, read the article "Evergreen Health eyes approval for Kensington-Bailey build" to stay up to date on the project. To view the rendering and learn more about the CAS Ken-Bailey Project, visit caskenbailey.com and join the discussion online by posting on the discussion board or taking the survey.

This past Friday, James Thompson, director of health and wellness and Mehida Torres, Pantry Coordinator for Evergreen Health joined New York Attorney General Letitia James, FeedMore WNY and Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network, alongside Tabatha McNab, patient of Evergreen, to discuss the challenges Western New Yorkers faced as a result of Walgreens Co. illegally raising prices of baby formula during the 2022 shortage. Thanks to the Attorney General's investigation more than 4,600 cans of baby formula were delivered to Western New York and now are available to the community through various agencies.    As a member of the Food Bank of WNY, Evergreen Health's food pantry is open to eligible patients of any service at Evergreen and any resident of the 14201-zip code. The pantry supplies groceries, in addition to necessary supplies for babies like formula and diapers.    The Evergreen pantry at 206 S. Elmwood uses a drop-in model. Walk into the lobby during pantry hours and complete the short intake with our pantry representative in order to receive groceries. Eligible patients and 14201 residents can receive grocery assistance every 30 days.   Pantry hours: Mondays: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays: 1 – 3 p.m. Thursdays: 1 – 3 p.m. Fridays: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Evergreen's own Steve Jagord talked to the Buffalo Sabres about his love of the team, finding a safe space in the sport, and celebrating Pride Night! https://lnkd.in/g28Y7H5S