Choptank Community Health System

Choptank Community Health System Choptank Community Health is a private, non-profit Community Health Center providing equitable acces Come in and see how healthy you can be!

Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Choptank Community Health System, Inc. (CCHS) is a private, non-profit community health center providing primary health care services in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties and the surrounding areas. CCHS health centers provide a full range of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services. CCHS is a participating provider with most major insurance companies and HMOs. In addition, a sliding fee scale is available for any patient without insurance. As a community health center, CCHS is able to use federal funding to expand current services and develop new programs to meet the health care needs in our area. Our After-Hours Emergency Number is 443-329-9920.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on prevention and early detection.If you are 45 or older, yo...
03/11/2026

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on prevention and early detection.

If you are 45 or older, you are eligible to get screened for colon cancer.

Screening can find precancer before it turns into cancer, and early-stage colorectal cancer is often highly treatable.

Early detection of precancer and early-stage colorectal cancer is key to prevention and better outcomes.

Talk with your Choptank Health provider about screening options and make a plan today.

Call your Choptank Health office or visit your Patient Portal to schedule your screening, with more at www.choptankhealth.org.

Make March matter.

from Talbot County Health Department:It takes guts to put your health first. Colorectal cancer screening can prevent c...
03/11/2026

from Talbot County Health Department:

It takes guts to put your health first. Colorectal cancer screening can prevent cancer before it starts. If you're 45 or older, talk to your doctor about your screening options. https://www.cdc.gov/colorectal-cancer/screening/index.html

It takes guts to put your health first. Colorectal cancer screening can prevent cancer before it starts. If you're 45 or older, talk to your doctor about your screening options. https://www.cdc.gov/colorectal-cancer/screening/index.html

Today we're celebrating National by recognizing the nutrition education and services our registered dietitians and nut...
03/11/2026

Today we're celebrating National by recognizing the nutrition education and services our registered dietitians and nutritionists provide as part of care received at our .

It's never too late to enroll your student in School-Based Health, with more information at www.choptankhealth.org/schoolbased.

Chesapeake College on Maryland's Eastern Shore students: Choptank Community Health System is bringing healthcare to camp...
03/09/2026

Chesapeake College on Maryland's Eastern Shore students: Choptank Community Health System is bringing healthcare to campus for well and sick care.

Our will be at HPAC Circle from 11 am to 3 pm, with details available at https://www.chesapeake.edu/event/choptank-mobile-health-2026-spring-2ndtues/2026-02-10/.

Choptank Community Health accepts Medicare/Medicaid/Private Insurance and offers patient financial assistance programs including a sliding fee for those who do not have insurance and/or meet eligibility requirements.

Did you know? Community Health Centers deliver whole-person care that includes physical, behavioral, dental, and social ...
03/07/2026

Did you know? Community Health Centers deliver whole-person care that includes physical, behavioral, dental, and social supports.

At Choptank Community Health System, this approach comes to life through integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services, with new medical patients welcome in all locations, and more at choptankhealth.org

National Association of Community Health Centers
Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers

We're wrapping up by celebrating the work of our dental team. DYK? Choptank Community Health System's dental program...
03/06/2026

We're wrapping up by celebrating the work of our dental team.

DYK? Choptank Community Health System's dental program prioritizes access to care for residents of the Mid-Shore who are covered by Medical Assistance or are without insurance, are under 20 years old, women who are pregnant, and patients with medical conditions referred by their primary care physician for whom dental care is critical to the management of their health condition.

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https://www.choptankhealth.org/medicaldental-2

Choptank Community Health System has recently welcomed registered dietitian nutritionist Melanie Dressler, MS, RD, LD, a...
03/05/2026

Choptank Community Health System has recently welcomed registered dietitian nutritionist Melanie Dressler, MS, RD, LD, and licensed certified social worker-clinical Kayla Smith, LCSW-C, to its school-based health centers serving Caroline County Public Schools.

Dressler joins the Caroline school-based team as a dietitian, bringing decades of experience in clinical nutrition, wellness programming, and child nutrition services. She is a nationally board-certified registered dietitian licensed in Maryland.

Smith joins the Caroline school-based behavioral health team as a licensed certified social worker-clinical. She brings experience providing outpatient and school-based mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Read more here, with a reminder it's never too late to register your students for =>>
https://www.choptankhealth.org/news/welcomenewproviders

Caroline County Public Schools

Choptank Community Health System has recently welcomed registered dietitian nutritionist Melanie Dressler, MS, RD, LD, and licensed certified social worker-clinical Kayla Smith, LCSW-C, to its school-based health centers serving Caroline County Public Schools.

This week is , and our Choptank Community Health System dieticians and providers are reminding us of the importance of ...
03/05/2026

This week is , and our Choptank Community Health System dieticians and providers are reminding us of the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling your students for success.

This is also a great time to remind parents of the National School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day. The program serves more than 2.4 billion breakfasts to children nationwide. More is at https://www.fns.usda.gov/sbp/school-breakfast-program.

It’s never too late to register your student for School-Based Health. For registration forms and more information about medical, dental, behavioral health, and nutrition services available for your student, please contact your student’s health center
or go to www.choptankhealth.org/schoolbased.

Caroline County Public Schools
Dorchester County Public Schools
Kent County Public Schools
Queen Anne's County Public Schools
Talbot County Public Schools
School Nutrition Association


“Gabrielle Trulove, MSN, CNM, C-EFM, a women’s health provider with Choptank Health, said endometriosis exposes long-sta...
03/04/2026

“Gabrielle Trulove, MSN, CNM, C-EFM, a women’s health provider with Choptank Health, said endometriosis exposes long-standing disparities in how pain is treated and believed.

“”Unfortunately, I think it’s a societal issue that women are just expected to have pain and to endure that pain,” Trulove said. “And for the comfort of those around them, to do so without complaint.””

Read the full story in the Caroline Review

Every March, Denton resident Shannon Hannawald puts on yellow and walks into meeting rooms across Caroline County and beyond. She has done it for seven years, standing before town councils and county …

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“See how healthy YOU can be!”

Making healthcare decisions for yourself, your children, and members of your family can be complicated! At Choptank Community Health, we take pride in making our Mid-Shore community healthy and providing all patients with high-quality healthcare, close to home. Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Choptank Community Health System, Inc. (CCHS) is a private, non-profit community health center focused on providing primary medical and dental health services in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties and the surrounding areas. CCHS health centers provide a full range of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services. CCHS is a participating provider with most major insurance companies and HMOs. In addition, a sliding fee scale is available for any patient without insurance. As a community health center, CCHS is able to use federal funding to expand current services and develop new programs to meet the health care needs in our area.

CCHS is a nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home, delivering higher quality and more integrated care than many health systems throughout the United States. In September 2019, Choptank Community Health was awarded a Gold-level award by the American Heart Association for improving the health and well-being of patients with high blood pressure.