Milestones

2011 South Cove broke ground on its new building in North Quincy at 88 Holmes Street (across from the current 435 Hancock Street clinic).

Total patients served surpassed the 25,000 mark!
 
2010 South Cove renewed its "Joint Commission Accredited" status through October 2013 by passing the survey for the 4th time!

Total patients served surpassed the 24,000 mark!
 
2009 New Imaging Center housing mammography and bone density opened at the South Street Clinic in March 

2008

South Cove successfully passed the JCAHO accreditation for the 3rd time

2007

South Cove celebrated its 35th Anniversary 

South Cove's new state-of-the-art Quincy Clinic had its grand opening in April 

Total patients served surpassed the 20,000 mark!

 

2006

 

In a joint venture with Tai Tung Pharmacy, South Cove launched the Federal 340B Pharmacy Program, which made prescription drugs accessible and affordable to all our patients benefiting thousands. 

 

 

2005

Bone Density screening added at South Cove's Chinatown Clinic.

 

Annual total visits surpassed the 100,000 mark!

 

2004

 

South Cove renewed its JCAHO accredited status by passing the survey for the 2nd time.


2003

Mammography screening launched at South Cove's Chinatown Clinic .

 

2002

 

South Cove Celebrated its 30th Anniversary


2001

South Cove received the JCAHO ("Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations") gold stamp of approval; making South Cove the first Asian community health center in the US  to be JCAHO accredited. 

 

Awards & Recognition

2011 "Certificate of Recognition" in English Works
The English Works Campaign
State-wide programs recognized for promoting English learning among the immigrant communities. South Cove was one of the seventeen agencies in the Commonwealth honored.
2011 "Certificate for Outstanding Performance"
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federal program with which the health center is involved. South Cove was recognized for "Outstanding Performance of a Host Agency" and for "providing the most rewarding community-service assignments to mature workers in Boston." "

2000 "Award of Excellence" in Cultural Competence
Health Resources and Services Administration in Department of Health and Human Services
Nation-wide search honors "outstanding programs and practices that address culturally competent care for ethnically diverse populations."

1999

"Certificate of Excellence" in Cultural Competence
Health Resources and Services Administration in Department of Health and Human Services

1996

Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Project Recognition
Achieved fully immunized rate of 83% among two year old children enrolled in the program. Highest rate in the state; second highest was only 64% while the national average was only 53%.

1996

Honored in "Models that Work" compendium
Federal Bureau of Primary Care
Innovative primary care health program for the underserved.

1996

New England HealthCare Assembly Blue Ribbon Exhibit Competition
Awarded to Family Life Center.

1995

Community Program Staff Award
Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants
Commitment to providing mental health and social services to Southeast Asian youth.

1993

"Health Kids Program" Award
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Medical Security

Program provides access to primary care services for children under 12 years whose families are uninsured and do not qualify for Medicaid. South Cove enrolled more children into this program than any of the other participating practices in all of Boston.

 

Awards to Individual Staff

2011

Honoree of the Gala
Kwong Kow Chinese School Annual Fundraiser/Gala  
Eugene Welch, Executive Director, for his outstanding contribution to the community.

 
2011

Community Volunteer Honoree
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
Dr. Roland Tang, pediatrician, for all his volunteer work with the low-income residents in Boston. 

2011

MA ACNM Achievement Award also known as The Marty Hackett Heart of Midwifery Award
Massachusetts American College of Nurse Midwives 
Martha Hackett, OB/GYN clinician, for all her years of service and dedication to women of Massachusetts, their newborns and the Massachusetts Midwifery community.

2010

Visionary Award
Quincy Asian Resources, Inc.
Eugene Welch, Executive Director, for his dedication and contributions to the Asian communities and for building capacity in terms of services and support.

2009  

Health Services Award
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
Martha Hackett, OB/GYN clinician, for her extraordinary contributions to the field of health services, delivering compassionate, culturally relevant care to the women and families of the greater Boston area for over 30 years.

2009

Outstanding Massachusetts Community Health Center Director

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

Eugene Welch, Executive Director of South Cove Community Health Center.  For "a remarkable individual as a leader who has made a considerable contribution to the community health center network.”

 

1999 Outstanding Outreach Educator
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston Public Health Commission

Christine Wong, Perinatal Health Educator.

1999

"Health Care for All" Award
Esther Lee, Director of the Family Life Center. For "leadership and promotion of preventive health services and health education in culturally and linguistically competent ways for the Asian communities of Boston."

1998

Joseph M. Smith Consumer Award
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Elmer Leong, Nick Chau, Michael Wong, Stephen Tang. Individual(s) who "exemplify a high level of interest in, dedication to, and support of the delivery of primary health services in the communities in which these services are provided."

1998

American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) Scholar
Ming Hui Chen, M.D., Deputy Director and Medical Director. Physicians in management roles at nonprofit health care organizations that provide care for underserved populations who demonstrate "selfless dedication to medicine and management."

1995

Unsung Hero Award
Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants Ahn T. An, Vietnamese social worker. Support and dedication to serving Vietnamese refugees.

1994

Boston Visiting Nurse's Association Award
Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants Dr. Gail Lee. Providing in-home health services for Asian homebound elderly in housing complexes in Boston's chinatown.

1994

National Perinatal Association Award
Martha Jane Hackett, Certified Nurse Midwife (C.N.M.) and Director of Ob/Gyn Department. Individual contribution to enhancing maternal and child health. Marty has been with South Cove for more than a decade, and is one of the first C.N.M.'s in the Commonwealth to receive prescription writing privileges.

1994

Invaluable Contribution to Refugee Communities' Health
Refugee Committee of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health
Refugee Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Sonith Peou, Cambodian Community Advocate.



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