Reach Out and Read - Community Healthcare Center

Reach Out and Read

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This national literacy program trains doctors and nurses to advise parents on the importance of reading aloud. The program began in 1989 at Boston City Hospital when nurses and doctors brought books to the pediatric waiting area so that children and parents could read together while waiting for an appointment.

The program emphasizes the importance of literacy as part of preventive checkups for children 6 months to 5 years of age. New developmentally appropriate books are presented to these young patients at each well-child checkup.

In March 2002, Community Healthcare Center launched this program for its pediatric patients. The Wichita Falls Kiwanis Club contributed the needed seed money and volunteers consistent with its objective of promoting literacy to children. An additional grant, covering books, was procured from the Reach Out and Read Foundation for the first year. The Junior League of Wichita Falls adopted the program for four years, contributing funding and volunteers to read to children in patient waiting areas.

"Instead of the tense feeling people normally get when they go to the dentist I was more relaxed. It was great to not have to sit and wait. It was a pleasant experience."

- Dental Patient

Mission

To provide access to high quality, respectful and patient-centered primary and preventive healthcare services for everyone.

Vision

Community Healthcare Center will eliminate health disparities and inequities in our community by being the provider of choice for primary medical, dental and behavioral healthcare services.

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Community Healthcare Center and Staff would like to say THANK YOU to all active-duty military, veterans, and their families for their extraordinary sacrifices for our freedom.

All Community Healthcare Center sites are closed today. Regular business hours resume tomorrow, May 30, 2023.
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Community Healthcare Center and Staff would like to say THANK YOU to all active-duty military, veterans, and their families for their extraordinary sacrifices for our freedom.

All Community Healthcare Center sites are closed today. Regular business hours resume tomorrow, May 30, 2023.

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Community Healthcare Centers TodayCare Walk-in Clinic is closed today, Saturday, May 27th.

All Community Healthcare Center sites will be closed Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

Also, our Saturday TodayCare Walk-in Clinic will be closed Saturday, May 27th.

All regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, May 30th.
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All Community Healthcare Center sites will be closed Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. 

Also, our Saturday TodayCare Walk-in Clinic will be closed Saturday, May 27th. 

All regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, May 30th.
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