NEW ORLEANS ― St. Thomas Community Health Center (CHC) recently launched its new and significantly upgraded website, just as the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) celebrates its 30th year of serving the Greater New Orleans area. Similar to St. Thomas CHC’s mission of bridging access to high-quality healthcare, the new website will ensure a high-quality user experience no matter the device patients are using, center reps said.
Fourteen percent of St. Thomas CHC patients are uninsured, and 64 percent are on Medicaid, center reps said. More than 65 percent of St. Thomas’ patient's primary source of internet is their mobile phone. The new website is much better equipped for users to be able to easily navigate services, locations and request appointments directly from an electronic device, whether it be a laptop or smartphone, center reps said.
“The upgraded website reinforces our commitment to providing the community with access to the resources they need to keep their families healthy regardless of socioeconomic status,” said Donald Erwin, M.D., CEO at St. Thomas Community Health Center. “We’ve placed a great deal of importance on developing a website that allows people to find the information and help they need.”
St. Thomas Community Health Center has been offering high-quality, affordable health care since 1987, center reps said. Their vast growth has resulted in extensive patient growth and the need to provide patients with easier-to-use resources like a new website. The health center’s updated website also follows the recent addition of the St. Thomas Heart & Vascular Center, which aims to improve access to quality cardiovascular care in New Orleans.
The clean design, expanded content and improved sitemap will make information on all of the services offered easier to find and understand for current and future patients, center reps said. In the upcoming months, users will be able to easily switch back and forth between English and Spanish, so everyone can use the site with ease.
The website will be updated on a regular basis to provide patients with the latest healthcare news and information, center reps said.
