Dr. Glick mentions one refugee family from Somalia that made a big impact on him as a young doctor:
“In Kenya, they stayed in a refugee camp and then in 1998 arrived in Buffalo as refugees. They found their way to Jericho Road. Thus began a long friendship. With assistance, including Medicaid, they gradually acclimated to life in a new country, learned English, got good jobs with private health insurance, raised their family and became citizens. Today they have 11 grandchildren, and three of their children are doctors.”
A small investment in families who have had to leave everything behind, has proven a worthy use of the Medicaid program. At Jericho Road, we believe that everyone deserves access to healthcare, no matter what.
Assemblymember Jon D. Rivera joined Jericho Road Community Health Center to celebrate the unveiling of a new playground at Vive Shelter. Funded through a $250,000 investment, this outdoor play area provides refugee children with a safe, healing space to play, socialize, and begin rebuilding their lives in Buffalo.
Dr. Myron Glick, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jericho Road Community
Health Center (JRCHC), has announced his decision to step down from his role as Chief Executive
Officer, effective later this year, but remain a family doctor and public health advocate with the
organization. A search committee formed by JRCHC’s Board of Directors is conducting a national
search for Glick’s successor. He will remain as CEO until a successor is named.
Dr. Myron Glick, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jericho Road Community
Health Center (JRCHC), has announced his decision to step down from his role as Chief Executive
Officer, effective later this year, but remain a family doctor and public health advocate with the
organization. A search committee formed by JRCHC’s Board of Directors is conducting a national
search for Glick’s successor. He will remain as CEO until a successor is named.
Today, the Buffalo News published an op-ed by our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allana Krolikowski. As the federal government seeks to reduce spending, cuts to Medicaid seem inevitable–although devastating. What happens when the poorest among us can no longer access healthcare? The answer is that all of us will be less healthy.
The 2024 presidential campaign was rife with rhetoric around migrants coming to the US to commit violent crimes. This narrative about a “migrant crime wave” was so inflammatory that it arguably bolstered its loudest advocate’s path to victory. But of course, it was simply not true.
In Buffalo and across the country, we in primary care bear the brunt of the brokenness of our healthcare system. It’s not possible to really understand the stress on primary healthcare if you don’t understand the brokenness of how we pay for healthcare and have access to healthcare, instead of having single payer national healthcare.
The health center grounds have been transformed to prepare for this service and for the past 24 hours our staff and community members have been preparing a meal for everyone using an outdoor cooking fire. It is possible that the celebration will go long with too many speeches, but what a privilege to be here to celebrate 10 years of God’s faithfulness to Jericho Road in rural Sierra Leone. It will be an emotional service.
By God’s grace.