An integral part of the New Orleans healthcare community for 180 years, the Daughters of Charity Health Centers (DCHC) is committed to providing high-quality, comprehensive healthcare to adults and children, regardless of their ability to pay, DCHC President and CEO Michael G. Griffin said.
“Daughters of Charity Health Centers is happy to welcome you and your child to our family,” Griffin said. “The name has changed but the doctors and quality of care that you have come to expect will remain the same.”
“DCHC has long been focused on providing truly person-centered care,” said Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, President, Healthcare Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Ascension Health. “This new collaboration is a tremendous example of Ascension’s intention to work with other healthcare providers to best meet community needs, with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable.”
With the addition of the Daughters of Charity Pediatric Clinic on Prytania Street, community members will now have access to six Daughters of Charity Health Centers throughout the New Orleans area, providing convenient and affordable access to primary care, pediatric care, pharmacy services, behavioral health, dental, eye care, WIC, prenatal care and Medicaid enrollment.
DCHC will assume responsibility for three additional Kids First Clinics culminating with the Kids First Mid-City clinic, which will be relocated to the Daughters of Charity Health Center at Carrollton Avenue on December 22.
“We are extremely pleased with the strong working relationship that has developed with the Daughters of Charity Health Centers,” said Mary Perrin, President and CEO of Children’s Hospital. “Providing quality healthcare to our children remains our top priority, and DCHC shares that commitment.”
Griffin added, “We will incorporate these pediatric locations into the same nationally recognized and awarded patient-centered models of care we are providing at our other five locations.”
