A coordinated effort between the City of Boston, the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), local healthcare providers and the owner of Suffolk Downs to test as many of the city’s First Responders for COVID-19 occured Saturday at Suffolk Downs.…
Madaro and EBNHC Host Virtual Town Hall
On Monday afternoon Rep. Adrian Madaro along with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s CEO Manny Lopes and CMO Dr. Jackie Fantes held a virtual town hall to discuss the clinical context of the COVID-19 outbreak, its impacts on the local…
EBNHC Is Grateful for Our Supportive Community
Special to the Independent Our community’s strength is on full display despite the extraordinary challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. Public health agencies, elected officials, health care providers and community leaders are collaborating in new ways to protect our neighborhoods. Most…
Walsh Starts COVID-19 Dashboards
In order to keep the public abreast of the rapidly changing situation involving the COVID-19 pandemic in the state and nationwide, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the launch of two data analytic dashboards that allow Boston residents to easily track the…
Davis Companies Donate Boxes of Masks to EBNHC
On Monday the medical teams at EBNHC got a little help from the Davis Companies who is developing The Mark–a 119 condo unit waterfront development project that also includes a connection to the Eastie Harborwalk. On Monday Paul Scapicchio, representing…
Mayor Says Playing Sports in Parks During Lockdown Is Putting Others in Harm’s Way
Saturday in East Boston was a beautiful day. The temperatures were in the low 60s and the sun was shining–a signal from Mother Nature that spring had begun to sprung. However, these are not normal times and most of Eastie’s…