Steve Damish

From high school to health care: BNHC program makes it possible

BROCKTON — Brockton Neighborhood Health Center is joining with the Cape Verdean Association and Haitian Community Partners to create a program that will offer healthcare education to Brockton High School students and other city youth, and then provide them the…

Guiding lights: BNHC staff learn to be leaders at work — and in life

MARCH 12, 2025 — Thirty graduates of BNHC’s novel “Leadership Academy” program received their diplomas March 12 at a smile-filled ceremony at the health center. Led by Human Resources Manager Wess Travers, the program helps nurture and develop future leaders…

A legend takes her leave: Watch this special video salute to Sue Joss

Feb. 28, 2025 — When a health center was proposed for downtown Brockton 34 years ago, political opposition was so heated that most thought it would never happen, especially in downtown. But a small but determined group knew — Brockton…

2024: The BNHC Year In Review, in Photos!

IN 2024, BNHC HAD MUCH TO CELEBRATE, including our 30th birthday, our new laboratory and first pharmacy, and our record-number of patients (39,000). But mostly, we celebrated each other. Here is a look back at 2024 at BNHC, in photos!…

BNHC providing notice of data event involving health center systems

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center – Notice of Data Event Brockton Neighborhood Health Center (“BNHC”) is providing notice of an event that may involve personal information related to certain individuals. BNHC is providing information about the event, our response, and resources…

Pharmacy teams celebrates at BNHC Pharmacy

From COVID to the flu, we have all the vaccines ready for you

BROCKTON — We’re having a vaccination celebration — sort of — and making it easier than ever for you to get the vaccinations that keep you safe. Now, everybody (patients and the public) is invited to walk in to our…

Newcomers to region get a healthy welcome at the Immigration Clinic

BROCKTON — When Brockton experienced a surge in newcomers to the region last year, J’hony Regis, NP, paid close attention. Many were migrants, he noticed, mostly Haitian, and in need of health care. It took him just minutes to come…

When stimulants, not opioids, are the issue, help can be found at BNHC

NPR: For decades, even as deaths from overdoses continued to rise, people using cocaine, crack or meth have been told there’s no treatment to help them stop. But that’s not true. There is a recommended treatment, and one place you…

Licensed Practical Nurse

When Ingrid Rivera, LPN, sees families enter our Pediatric’s Department, her eagerness to help shines as brightly as it did when she started here 15 years ago. She now brings her empathy and expertise every day to BNHC as charge…

Certified Nurse-Midwife

For Michelle Hoffman, our lead CNM, “Life as a midwife is exciting, joyous, stressful, busy and many other wonderful adjectives all rolled into one.” Michelle would know, having been a midwife at BNHC since 2016. She is now Chief of…

Author: Steve Damish