AHEC West offices closed due to Coronavirus
In order to minimize spread of the Coronavirus, the AHEC West offices at 39 Baltimore St., Cumberland ARE CLOSED. Staff are working from home. Contact individual staff members by email -- contact information is available under ``About Us`` -- or email Associate Director Melissa Clark at mclark@ahecwest.org
AHEC WEST
WELCOME
Maryland Area Health Education Center West, also known as “AHEC West,” is a rural, community-based organization serving Appalachian counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. To fulfill our mission to improve access to and promote quality in health care through education and collaboration, we partner with local, state, federal, and private organizations working toward mutual goals of a fair national distribution of health professionals and the elimination of health disparities due to rurality, poverty, race, and culture.
Location
AHEC West39 Baltimore Street, Suite 201
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone and Fax
Phone: 301.777.9150Fax: 301.777.2649
NOTE: This is NOT a HIPAA compliant fax. Sending protected health information to this number is a reportable breach.
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AHEC WESTPROGRAMS
NEWS
New support group formed for family and friends of people impacted by addictions
June 18, 2020CUMBERLAND — Coping with the chaos of loving someone who is living with addictions can be a lonely and devastating reality. Healing Allegany and AHEC West are sponsoring a new local support group – SMART Recovery Family & Friends —
GGEAR Conference to be held May 1 via live Webinar
April 16, 2020Due to the coronavirus the upcoming GGEAR Conference that had been slated to be held at Meritus Health in Hagerstown will now be conducted live via online Zoom webinar. “TALKING ABOUT THE TOUGH STUFF: Facilitating Motivational Conversation with
CANCELED: Lyme Disease program for health professionals slated for April 17 to be rescheduled
March 3, 2020Due to the coronavirus the Lyme Disease program for health professionals scheduled for April 17 has been canceled. It will be held at a future date — and format — to be determined.
