Bowdoin Street Health Center

You should see your primary care provider once a year for your annual check-up. You may need additional visits if medical issues arise. Bowdoin Street Health Center provides the following primary care services:

Preventive Care

• Adult physicals
• Family medicine, including immunizations

Management of Chronic Medical Conditions

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol

Diagnosis & Treatment of Acute Illness

• Allergic reactions
• Colds and flu
• Gastrointestinal (GI) infections
• Respiratory infections
• Throat and ear infections
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

If you feel you need to see a specialist and have not discussed the referral with your primary care provider (PCP), please first call your PCP, as they may need to see you prior to referring you to the specialist.

When needed, your primary care provider works with other subspecialty providers at Beth Israel Lahey Health to ensure you have the care you need to feel your very best.

• Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Digestive Care 
• Heart & Vascular
• Gynecology
• Lung & Respiratory Care
• Mental & Behavioral Health
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Radiology & Imaging
• Surgery
• Urology

The Wellness Center at Bowdoin Street Health Center offers free or low-cost health programs to improve the health of both our patients as well as community residents, including two well-equipped exercise rooms and a state-of-the art demonstration kitchen.

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At Bowdoin Street Health Center, we speak your language.

• We speak English
• Hablamos Español
• Nu Ta Papia Crioulo Caboverdiano
• Nou Pale Kreyol Aysyen
• Falamos Portugues
• Nous parlons Français
• Tiếng Việt
• Język Polski

The WE CARE award honors a BILH Primary Care staff member who exemplifies our core values.

Help us recognize outstanding team members by submitting a nomination. Please complete a separate form for each individual you’d like to nominate. Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed by the committee. Awards are presented quarterly.

Note: This form requires your name. We are unable to accept anonymous nominations.

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About Our Values

The WE CARE award reflects the values that guide how we support patients and each other:

• Wellbeing. Provide a health-focused workplace that supports the physical and mental wellbeing of everyone.
• Empathy. Treat others with kindness, empathy and caring. Be sensitive in your communication, thoughtful in your actions and considerate for the situation.
• Collaboration. Work together to achieve extraordinary results for the patients in our care.
• Accountability. Communicate and foster a culture of ownership by taking personal and group responsibility for your actions.
• Respect. Treat everyone with dignity, kindness and understanding. Communicate in a courteous manner in your daily work, whether dealing with patients, coworkers or others to foster and preserve trust.
• Equity. Empower everyone to achieve their full potential through the high-quality care we provide.