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Thundermist Health Center Breaks Ground on New Dental Building $9 Million Investment Expands Dental Access and Helps to Revitalize Arctic Village (West Warwick – October 18, 2021) - Thundermist Health Center leaders, board members, local officials, and supporters gathered at the construction site of the new Thundermist of West Warwick dental building at

Partnership between Thundermist Health Center and Delta Dental Provides Free Dental Care to Rhode Island Veterans (Woonsocket – October 6, 2021) – When veterans experience homelessness and need dental care, they turn to Thundermist and Operation Stand Down. During the past thirteen years, Thundermist provided free care to more than 1,000 Rhode Island

Unique Community Collaboration Vaccinates 100 Woonsocket Residents (Woonsocket – April 16, 2021) – Thundermist Health Center and NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley held a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for residents of the Fairmount neighborhood in Woonsocket. The clinic administered the first dose of vaccine to 100 people. The vaccine clinic was held at the NeighborWorks office

Thundermist Vaccinates Front-Line Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19 (Woonsocket – December 30, 2020) – Front-line health care workers across all three Thundermist sites received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Many of these employees have been on the front lines of COVID-19 providing care and testing in Thundermist’s respiratory clinics. Many others

Free Winter Coats and Oral Health Supplies to Woonsocket Community Rapid COVID-19 Testing Now Available in Woonsocket (Woonsocket – February 9, 2021) – Thundermist Health Center is offering rapid COVID-19 testing seven days per week in Woonsocket. The testing site is operated by Thundermist and funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

Free Winter Coats and Oral Health Supplies to Woonsocket Community Free Winter Coats and Oral Health Supplies to Woonsocket Community Event Celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month (Woonsocket – February 10, 2021) – More than 100 Woonsocket children now have winter coats and oral health supplies. Thundermist Health Center and the Health Equity Zone

Thundermist Welcomes New Family Medicine Physician, Angelina Palombo, MD Warwick – September 2, 2020 Angelina Palombo, MD, joins Thundermist Health Center as a Family Medicine Physician in Woonsocket. Dr. Palombo recently served as a family medicine physician at Tri-County Community Action Agency. She has experience providing treatment for infants, children, adults, older adults,

Thundermist Health Center Hosts Annual Fundraiser, 19th Annual Moonlight at the Dunes – Goes Virtual! Warwick – September 15, 2020 Thundermist Health Center Hosts Annual Fundraiser, 19th Annual Moonlight at the Dunes – Goes Virtual! Thundermist Health Center will host its first ever virtual fundraising gala. The organization’s annual fundraiser, Moonlight at the

Thundermist Provides 300 COVID-19 Protection Kits to Community Warwick – July 24, 2020 THUNDERMIST PROVIDES 300 COVID-19 PROTECTION KITS TO COMMUNITY More than 300 community members have supplies to protect them and their family from COVID-19. Thundermist Health Center distributed 300 free COVID-19 protection kits in Woonsocket. The kits include a mask, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, cleaning

Thundermist Welcomes New Medical Director of Provider Experience, Matthew Malek, MD Warwick – July 6, 2020Matthew Malek, MD MPH, joins Thundermist Health Center as the Medical Director of Provider Experience.Dr. Malek recently served as the medical director at Tri-County Community Action Agency Health Center. He also holds appointment as a clinical assistant professor at