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The following page has been changed by HubertRabago: http://wiki.apache.org/struts/Globe+Correspondent The comment on the change is: Spam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + deleted - But community health centers draw patients for a number of reasons. They offer "one-stop shopping," which can include dental care, substance abuse treatment, - pediatric and prenatal care, and social services. Most have child care and translators on site for non-English speakers. - With the new Massachusetts health insurance law boosting the number of patients seeking care, community health centers south of Boston are scrambling to meet - the demand. - - Sign up for: Globe Headlines e-mail | Breaking News Alerts Manet Community Health Center, which has four locations in Quincy and one in Hull, is hiring two - new family care physicians and a nurse practitioner. Brockton Neighborhood Health Center now stays open two hours later on weeknights. In February, it hired - a nurse practitioner, two medical assistants, and two social workers, and is planning to hire 20 more staff members in the next six months. - - "We've seen a really significant increase in visits by new patients," said Sue Joss, executive director of the Brockton health center. "Our phones are - ringing off the hook for new patients." - - The two centers are the only ones directly south of Boston. But community health centers in Fall River and New Bedford, which also serve people from this - region, are experiencing the same increase in demand, and expanding hours to meet it. - - The state's universal health insurance law, which is being rolled out this year, is bringing formerly uninsured people into the healthcare system. 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The insured usually have many choices when seeking care - - Sign up for: Globe Headlines e-mail | Breaking News Alerts "People are more aware of the community health centers and the services we provide," said Sheryl - Turgeon, chief executive officer of Healthfirst, which draws patients from Fall River and nearby towns. - - Community health centers also do outreach for Commonwealth Care, the new state health insurance program, and visitors to most centers can sign up for health - insurance on the spot.buy [http://www.isefc.com.cn/ wow gold] - - The heavy promotions the state has been doing to get the uninsured to sign up and take advantage of healthcare also seems to be a factor in the increasing - number of visits, according to Toni McGuire, chief executive officer of the Manet center. - - "I think one of the biggest reasons for the increase is the advertising around Commonwealth Care," McGuire said. 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Dale Magee, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society. - - So far, directors of centers south of Boston say they have been able to hire qualified staff and otherwise meet the demands of new patients - in part by - expansion. - - The Manet center recently purchased the building it had been renting in North Quincy and is eyeing expansion on the site. 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