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THURSDAY MARCH 7, 2024

SOUTH BOSTON ONLINE

VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

City Councilors to Discuss Urgent Care Centers Councilor Flynn and Councilor Murphy will hold a Hearing to Discuss the Impact of For-Profit Urgent Care Centers on Nonprofit Community Health Centers today at 2 p.m.

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n January, Councilor Flynn and Councilor Murphy filed a hearing order to discuss the impact of for-profit urgent care centers on non-prof it Communit y Health Centers. The hearing is scheduled for this Thursday, March 7 at 2pm at the Iannella Chamber in Boston City Hall. Over the last few years, the City of Boston has seen an increase in the number of urgent care centers, where they offer walk-in services for patients with non-emergency medical issues.

While residents can decide where they choose to receive health care services, for-profit urgent care centers that are placed in close proximity to community health centers can have the potential to undermine the health centers’ patient base and put the financial viability of these invaluable institutions at risk. A proposal for a for-profit urgent care center on West Broadway, a block away from the South Boston Community He a lt h C enter (SBCHC), was recently withdrawn after receiving f ierce communit y opposition. The proposal had received a letter of support by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) at the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA). The for-profit urgent care Continued on Page 2

Happy 109th Birthday

Today, March 7, former First Grade Teacher, Sister Evelyn Hurley, SCN, will celebrate her 109th Birthday! All of us at South Boston Catholic Academy wish Sister Evelyn a Very Blessed and Happy Birthday!

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