Evergreen Health

As the Official Healthcare Sponsor of the 8th Annual Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Celebration Weekend, Evergreen Health is proud to support Beau Fleuve’s mission to stand on the pillars of diversity while building bridges in the community through the arts. As part of the celebration to kick off the festival, Tiffany Torres, Manager of Diversity & Belonging at Evergreen Health will be honored tonight as a Community Impact Awardee alongside 12 community stakeholders and heroes for their authentic impact within Western New York Community. Congratulations, Tiffany and all those recognized!

Evergreen Health and Community Access Services are excited to share that we received $1 million in funding for our new health care facility coming to the corner of Kensington and Bailey Avenues from New York State’s Restore New York Communities Initiative. “Evergreen Health is grateful for funding from Governor Kathy Hochul and New York State, said Ray Ganoe, president and CEO, Evergreen Health. “The new healthcare facility will provide access to quality medical care and supportive services within Buffalo’s 14215 zip code and ensure unconditional care is accessible to communities historically underserved by the healthcare system.” Restore New York supports municipal revitalization efforts with funds to reinvigorate communities and generate new residential and economic opportunities statewide. Read more about the funding here: https://lnkd.in/gRDrPkZb

As we celebrate Disability Pride Month, we sat down with Evergreen's IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) and pediatric program manager, Andrea Keogh, to talk about how she serves our patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Andrea will be representing Evergreen Health at the Disability Pride Festival at Canalside this Friday, July 26, from 2-6pm. Join us in celebrating Disability Pride! Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gXWtP8JX

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.