A Word from the President and Chief Executive Officer

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Open Door Family Medical Centers.  For over 38 years Open Door has grown by leaps and bounds to serve the underserved and reach the uninsured and underinsured.  Our mission has remained constant since the Center’s humble beginnings in the basement of the First Baptist Church four decades ago: to provide quality primary health care and human services at affordable prices to the entire community, particularly the economically disadvantaged.  Today we are among the largest and highest quality health care providers in Westchester County, with over 40,000 patients making over 170,000 visits.  We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege.  We celebrate diversity and respect cultural and linguistic differences.  We believe that healthy individuals and families are the foundation of a civil society, and that those empowered to lead healthy lives contribute significantly to the community’s success.

Our work is gaining attention across the country.  After remaining a long standing recipient of The Joint Commission accreditation, we are proud to announce our status as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home, the highest distinction from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and one that only a fraction of practices nationwide have achieved.  By placing value on prevention and primary care, treating the patient as a whole person, and coordinating their care, health centers like Open Door are demonstrating through actions and results how to provide efficient, quality and affordable care to those who need it most.  Our health information technology investments are serving us well; reducing errors, supporting clinical decision making, and placing us in a leadership role among other providers and specialists with whom we collaborate, both locally and nationally.  We are creating a safety net of the highest standards for the lowest of costs.

It is my hope that after visiting with us you will join Open Door as a patient in need, an employee looking to make a difference, a volunteer willing to contribute your time, and/or a supporter championing our shared cause and our results.  The future of health in America is filled with opportunities to extend our leadership, expand our reach, and to keep our outcomes above national standards.  I hope you join us through these exciting times; our community will be all the richer for it.

Sincerely,

Lindsay Farrell, MBA, FACMPE

President & CEO