Springfield City School District ribbon cutting for the Health Center at Springfield High. (I will attend and forward a few pics from the event) CHF was an early supporting funder of this new venture providing primary care, behavioral health services and more to the 7,700 Springfield students in the Springfield City School District’s 17 buildings, from pre school to grade 12. Rocking Horse Community Health Center, an established and trusted provider with 25 years of service in Clark County, will operate the health center. Dr. Yamini Teegala, CEO of Rocking Horse Community Health Center said “having the health center within the Springfield High School building will allow us to be where students are and to treat health issues quickly. Some patients may not have transportation to get to a medical appointment, or they may have to wait to be seen. The health center will reduce these barriers to health care, preventing illnesses from getting worse, and no one will be turned away.”
Pictured: Bottom left is Robert Hill, Ed.D., CEO of Springfield City School District, welcoming people to the opening ceremony of the School based Health center. Top right (Center L to R), Robert Hill, The Honorable Mike DeWine, Governor of the State of Ohio, Rocking Horse CEO Dr. Yamini Tegala, and Amy Stacy, Chief Strategic Officer for Springfield City School District.