Saint Joseph’s Medical Center President and CEO Michael J. Spicer joined recently with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Schools Superintendent Aníbal Soler Jr. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Saint Joseph’s School-Based Health Clinic at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School.
“We are very proud to celebrate today the opening of our newest health clinic at the Sotomayor School. Since 1989, our school-based health centers have provided free, accessible, high quality health services to high-risk children and have become an integral component of the Yonkers health-care delivery system,” said Spicer.
“It’s about a village and raising our children, that’s the message we want to send to our community. Thank you to St. Joseph’s Medical Center for your partnership and for practicing behavioral health along with physical health. This is another way to support our families and our students. Healthy children stay in school,” said Mayor Spano.
“Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School truly embodies the community school model by serving as a hub for our families. We will now see the benefits of integrating education with on-site health care and family support services under one roof. Families will be able to see a doctor at our school-based health clinic and meet with counselors for mental health support – all right here at their child’s school. By providing these resources and programs in one central location, we are removing barriers to learning, strengthening family stability and ensuring our students and the entire community have the support they need to thrive,” said Soler.
Additional services focus on health education in areas such as managing asthma, nutrition, substance abuse, accident prevention, personal hygiene, normal growth and development, and first aid.
Saint Joseph’s operates primary care school–based health clinics in five Yonkers public schools serving student from pre-k to 8th grade.
Continuity of care and after-hours care is available during nonschool hours, holidays and weekends through Saint Joseph’s Family Health Center through contact with the on-call provider.
