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A HISTORY of service

Mission, Vision, values

Mission, Vision, values

Community Health Systems (CHS) was established in 1994 to support the work of the non-profit Community Visiting Nurse Agency of Attleboro (Community VNA), whose roots date to 1911 when it was formed as the Anti-Tuberculosis Society. For more than 35 years, CHS supported the communities served by Community VNA and its affiliates through a 

Community Health Systems (CHS) was established in 1994 to support the work of the non-profit Community Visiting Nurse Agency of Attleboro (Community VNA), whose roots date to 1911 when it was formed as the Anti-Tuberculosis Society. For more than 35 years, CHS supported the communities served by Community VNA and its affiliates through a variety of free care and other activities. In the summer of 2020, Community VNA announced its intention to merge with HopeHealth of Providence, RI. In keeping with its original mission of supporting the health and wellness of the towns historically served by Community VNA, the Community Health Systems Foundation was formed on September 1, 2021.  

Mission, Vision, values

Mission, Vision, values

Mission, Vision, values

The Community Health System Foundation Board of Directors has completed a strategic planning process that reaffirms the following mission, vision and values and identifies the priorities for 2025 through 2027. See See full plan below.


Mission

The mission of the Community Health Systems Foundation is to provide grants to nonprofit

organizatio

The Community Health System Foundation Board of Directors has completed a strategic planning process that reaffirms the following mission, vision and values and identifies the priorities for 2025 through 2027. See See full plan below.


Mission

The mission of the Community Health Systems Foundation is to provide grants to nonprofit

organizations that enhance the community’s capacity to achieve optimal health, wellness, and quality

of life.


Vision

The Community Health Systems Foundation will be a well-known and impactful funder of

organizations dedicated to addressing the pressing health needs in its catchment area.


Values

We believe people should have equitable access to health care.


We will be fair and transparent in our grantmaking and related activity.

We will be nimble and strategic in our response to changing conditions that impact community

needs.


We will be a convener, building our capacity and that of the community by facilitating the sharing of

relevant information concerning community health needs.

board of directors

Mission, Vision, values

board of directors

 Paul Lenahan

(President)

Retired Executive Vice President, Bristol County Savings Bank


Amanda Blount

(Vice President)

Director, The Literacy Center


Carolyn Blake Dibbert

(Clerk)

Attorney, Law Office of Carolyn Blake Dibbert


Paul Fournier

(Treasurer)

Chief Financial Officer, Attleboro YMCA


Abram Agayby

Owner, County Square Pharmacy


Tim Comeaux

Behaviora

 Paul Lenahan

(President)

Retired Executive Vice President, Bristol County Savings Bank


Amanda Blount

(Vice President)

Director, The Literacy Center


Carolyn Blake Dibbert

(Clerk)

Attorney, Law Office of Carolyn Blake Dibbert


Paul Fournier

(Treasurer)

Chief Financial Officer, Attleboro YMCA


Abram Agayby

Owner, County Square Pharmacy


Tim Comeaux

Behavioral Health Services Director, Manet Community Health Center


Anthea Gomes

Growth & Development Leader – Tax, Deloitte Services LP


John Hoey

Strategic Communications Consultant

Retired Exec. Director of Communications, University of Massachusetts


Jack Lank

President, United Regional Chamber of Commerce


Juliana Lorusso

General Manager, Lake Pearl Wrentham


Brian Patel

Senior Vice President Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer, Sturdy Health


Elise Servant

Retired nurse, Sturdy Memorial Hospital


Liam Timmons

President, Timmons Wealth Management .

2025-2027 CHSF STRATEGIC PLAN

The Community Health System Foundation Board of Directors has completed a strategic plan  that reaffirms its mission, vision and values and identifies the priorities for 2025 through 2027.

2025-2027 strategic plan (pdf)

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