Our Mission

Improve the health and well-being of all populations in Mattapan and surrounding communities by providing exceptional comprehensive integrated health services.

Hours of Operation

Mon - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday
Closed

Call the Health Center for more information at 617.296.0061

Building Healthier Communities Since 1972

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617-296-0061

Opening times

Opening times

Mon thru Thurs - 8.00 AM - 5.00 PM, Fri 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM, Closed on Weekends

About Us

Who We Are

The mission of Mattapan Community Health Center (MCHC) is to improve the health and thereby help enhance the quality of life for all residents of Mattapan and surrounding communities by providing exceptional primary care and preventive health and social services.

Families and individuals in and around Boston have turned to the Mattapan Community Health Center for a wide array of healthcare services. Mattapan Community Health Center is a comprehensive health delivery organization that services individuals from Mattapan and its surrounding areas of Dorchester, Roxbury, and Hyde Park, as well as adjacent Boston suburbs like Brockton, Randolph, and Stoughton.

It is the only community health center in Mattapan and Hyde Park. Established in 1972 as the Avenue Neighborhood Health Center; it was incorporated in 1974 with its current name. Mattapan Community Health Center was independently licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and still remains so today. Its Board members represent communities served by the Health Center. The Senior Executive Team and the MCHC staff are diverse, dedicated, experienced professionals.

Mattapan Community Health Center's School-Based Health Center at Young Achievers School in Mattapan is designed to improve the health status of the school's students by increasing access to health care through our school-based services.The School-Based Health Center program is a collaborative effort between Mattapan Community Health Center and Young Achievers School. This program is designed to improve the health status of the students by increasing access to health care through school-based services. All services provided are designed to meet the special developmental, socio-emotional and access needs of adolescents and youth. MCHC's School-Based Health Center is a satellite clinic of the Health Center provides access to a broad range of specialty services, health promotion, and health education services. Mattapan Community Health Center's School-Based Health Center is staffed with a qualified provider of healthcare services from our Health Center.
Students and their families can rely on our school-based health center to meet their needs for a range of age-appropriate health care services.

The school-based health center is open during the hours that school is in service.Diane Hazel, CPNP, MPH, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

 Diane Hazel, CPNP,MPH
 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, MCHC