The Squirrel Hill Health Center is a comprehensive primary healthcare center established in 2006. SHHC provides the highest quality care to everyone in our community, regardless of their income level or insurance status. We serve everyone seeking the best care available with a special concern for their religious beliefs, ethnic and cultural background, language spoken, age, sex, and disability status. Our multi-lingual staff provides primary and preventive medical care for patients of all ages, mental and behavioral health services, dental care, and case management. We also have on-site lab services and for uninsured patients provide access to low cost medications.
Squirrel Hill Health Center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
On Friday, July 12, 2024, Squirrel Hill Health Center was pleased to host HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Rep. Summer Lee for a robust discussion of accessible healthcare, affordable medication, and federal support of FQHCs.
Participating were Sec. Becerra, Rep. Lee, HHS Regional Director Melissa Herd, SHHC’s pharmacy partner, Samantha Pitzarella of Asti’s, and SHHC CEO Susan Friedberg Kalson, CFO Amy Cohn, and Dr. Jonathan Weinkle.