{"id":64293,"date":"2018-10-04T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-healthfirst-community-office-opens-in-hempstead\/"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T17:12:02","slug":"healthfirst-abre-oficina-comunitaria-en-hempstead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/healthfirst-abre-oficina-comunitaria-en-hempstead\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthfirst Community Office Opens In Hempstead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 4, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Healthfirst, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> largest not-for-profit health insurance company with nearly 1.4 million members, today announced that it will open its newest community office on <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Island<\/span>. A special grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, October 4<\/span>, at the new location: 242 Fulton Avenue, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hempstead, NY<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9db9left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9db9left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/699462\/Healthfirst_Logo.jpg  \"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;One of our top priorities is to invest in, and expand our reach into, the communities we proudly serve&#8221;, said <span class=\"xn-person\">Paul Portsmore<\/span>, Healthfirst&#8217;s Senior Vice President for Growth. &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Hempstead<\/span>, where we already serve more than 6,000 members, is a great example. We have had a presence there since 2012, and it has become an important resource for our members and area residents who count on us as a local health plan that understands their needs. This new office will be more convenient and offer greater access to those seeking quality, affordable care. We are excited about the opportunity to cultivate new relationships and strengthen our presence in <span class=\"xn-location\">Hempstead<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Six years ago, Healthfirst opened the doors of its first community office in <span class=\"xn-location\">Hempstead<\/span>. Since then, Healthfirst has expanded and is the fastest-growing health plan on <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Island<\/span>. This is the second Healthfirst community office, and the company&#8217;s sixth retail location, on <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Island<\/span>. Moving to a new location is important to Healthfirst&#8217;s promise of delivering high-quality customer service to its members.\u00a0The modern, street-level office will be staffed with bilingual representatives fluent in English and Spanish who will answer questions and help enroll those interested in obtaining health insurance coverage. The location will serve as a hub for workshops and events held in partnership with local community-based organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The Hempstead Community Office will be open to the public Monday to Saturday, 8:30am\u20135pm. For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2257859-1&amp;h=1711849054&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthfirst.org%2F&amp;a=www.healthfirst.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.healthfirst.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Healthfirst<br \/><\/b>Healthfirst is <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> largest non-profit health insurer, providing Medicaid plans, Medicare Advantage plans, long-term care and other integrated plans, qualified health plans, and individual and small group plans to nearly 1.4 million members. Sponsored by <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City&#8217;s<\/span> leading hospitals, Healthfirst&#8217;s unique advantage is rooted in its mission of putting members first by aligning goals with the healthcare providers who deliver care. This value-based care model has been a catalyst for sustained growth in one of the most dynamic markets in the country. As part of the community for 25 years, Healthfirst earns the trust of its members by offering consistently high-quality, market-leading products.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Healthfirst please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2257859-1&amp;h=1711849054&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthfirst.org%2F&amp;a=www.healthfirst.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.healthfirst.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact<\/b>: <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Channell Mellish<\/span><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:cmellish@healthfirst.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">cmellish@healthfirst.org<\/a> <br \/>(212) 803-1856<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2257859-1&amp;h=2522142057&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F699462%2FHealthfirst_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F699462%2FHealthfirst_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/699462\/Healthfirst_Logo.jpg<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Healthfirst<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 4, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Healthfirst, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> largest not-for-profit health insurance company with nearly 1.4 million members, today announced that it will open its newest community office on <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Island<\/span>. A special grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, October 4<\/span>, at the new location: 242 Fulton Avenue, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hempstead,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}