Stuart I. Forman
Stuart I. Forman, M.Ed., Ph.D., FACHE, has been President and CEO of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center since 1990.
He is board certified in healthcare management through the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a Fellow of that organization. He spent 14 years with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health building national model programs for disenfranchised populations and held an Assistant Professorship in Family and Community Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
In recognition of his work, he became a recipient of the Manuel Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service, the Commonwealth’s highest honor in public service.
Articles by this Author
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center's Stuart Forman on National Community Health Center Week
- By Stuart I. Forman
- Published 08/3/2007
- Healthcare , Opinion
August 5 – 11 is National Community Health Center Week. It has been 41 years since the first Health Center opened its doors at Columbia Point in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has been a leader in the field of health care, and it anticipated what would become a national movement in community health to relieve any barrier to a person’s access to comprehensive primary medical and dental care.