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CHCRR flu fighters getting you ready for winter FLU SHOT CLINICS SCHEDULED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY W ith summer gone and autumn here, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (CHCRR) health-care heroes are on the case making sure you and your family are in good shape and healthy for the cold winter months ahead. With Express Care centers in Castleton and Rutland open seven days a week, five health centers and two full-service dental offices throughout central Vermont, CHCRR has added new programs, certified providers and customized services for the needs of the community. CHCRR providers will amaze you with their numbers. Since August the teams have helped babies to seniors stay healthy: • 9,600 Express Care visits (open Saturday and Sunday) • 2,900 flu shots • 6,000 well child and preventative visits • 1,100 dental cleanings (yes, we take care of your teeth too!) As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), CHCRR offers primary-care services that include pediatrics, dental, behavioral health, managed care, lab and pharmacy services and urgent care. And, we haven’t stopped adding the most highly qualified professionals to our team, including certified diabetes counselors, certified insurance- application counselors, pediatric-health coaches, chronic-care management specialists, addiction specialists, and the most caring and skilled nurses and doctors in all of Vermont. CHCRR health-care heroes will remind you to get a flu shot, wash your hands, take your vitamins, get to bed early, and when you need primary and preventative care, “we are here,” all day, all week, all year. Check our website for dates and times of CHCRR’s flu shot clinics. And don’t miss the Teddy Bear Clinic. We’ll be back at the Rutland WinterFest in 2019. CHCRR is central Vermont’s largest network of primary-care, pediatric and dental services, with offices in Rutland, Brandon, Castleton, West Pawlet and Shoreham. Community Dental offices are located in Rutland and Shoreham, CHCRR Pediatrics is in Rutland and CHCRR’s Express Care centers, open 7 days a week, are located at the Rutland and Castleton Community Health Centers. A very special THANK YOU to all my friends in health care RUTLAND HERALD HOMETOWN HEROES OCTOBER 2018 • 9