Community Health Center of New Britain

About Community Health Center of New Britain

What is Community Health Center of New Britain?

Community Health Center of New Britain is one location of Community Health Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center that has served Connecticut since 1972. This New Britain site was established in 1996 and describes itself as the healthcare hub for residents of the city and many surrounding towns. It is mainly a primary care practice, offering sick and same day care, physical exams, well child care and immunizations, along with dental, behavioral health, urgent care, women's health, podiatry, chiropractic care and acupuncture. It also has other sites in New Britain, including school-based health centers. This site is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Friday until 5:00 PM and Saturday until 4:00 PM. Google lists it as a medical clinic with a 4.1 rating from 347 reviews.

Of the areas this directory covers, the center lists only weight management. Its Nutrition and Healthy Weight Management information says registered dietitians can help with eating habits, and that its medical team can help manage weight through diagnoses and prescriptions. It does not list hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine. In its own words: "Through appropriate diagnoses and prescriptions, our team can work with you to prevent and manage obesity, diabetes, and many other chronic conditions."

The clinicians it lists are Ovanes Borgonos, MD; Robert Dudley, MD; Alan Farb, MD; Marwan Haddad, MD; David Melman, MD; Megan Ratchford, MD; D. Anthony Yoder, DO; JoAnna Bledsoe, APRN; Christina Corporon, APRN; Ayesha Singh, APRN; and Jenny Yung, MS, APRN, FNP-C. The center does not say which of them handles weight-loss prescriptions.

This listing is for its Bristol office at 395 N Main St.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. The center says its primary care, urgent care, dental, women's health, telehealth and pharmacy services are provided regardless of a patient's ability to pay. Its services include help applying for public insurance and other support programs, and it links to pages on paying for care and insurance assistance. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, what a consultation or follow-up visit costs, or whether any weight-loss fee includes medication.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which clinician would prescribe weight-loss medication, and whether that person is a physician, a DO or an advanced practice nurse. Ask whether the center would prescribe a GLP-1 medication, since its weight management information does not name one. Ask whether the drug is brand-name or compounded, and whether it would be filled at the center's own pharmacy.

Ask what the first visit, dietitian sessions, lab work and follow-up cost, and whether any of it is billed to insurance. Ask whether the first visit can be done by video, since telehealth is on its service list but the weight management information does not say. Ask how to stop care and whether a cancellation cost applies. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate, which the center lists among its resources. To book, call 860-347-6971, the number it lists for weight management appointments.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight management inside a practice that also handles your other primary care, with dietitians available and a clinician who can prescribe, and you are willing to get the answers above before you commit any money. It is a weaker fit if you need posted prices, a weight-loss program with a published monthly fee, or hormone, peptide or longevity care.

Sources: chc1.com/locations/new-britain, chc1.com/what-we-do/specialty-services/healthy-weight-management

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