Community Health Connections
Community Health Connections in Fitchburg runs on a sliding-scale fee with Medicaid and private insurance accepted, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB: appointments required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and interpretation services available across languages.
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Interpretation Services Built Into Every Appointment
Community Health Connections maintains interpretation services for non-English languages as a standing part of care, not a workaround arranged on arrival. For someone navigating a PrEP regimen, a new STI diagnosis, or medication adherence counseling, the clinical conversation happens without a language gap at its center.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed On-Site
Community Health Connections prescribes both PrEP, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, and PEP directly, with the follow-up monitoring those regimens require handled within the same practice. That continuity means HIV-prevention medication isn't a one-time handoff but an ongoing clinical relationship.
Substance-Use Treatment Sits Next to STI Care
Separate specialty systems typically leave substance use and STI care siloed, requiring patients to coordinate across providers on their own. Community Health Connections folds substance-abuse treatment directly into the clinical mix, so those conditions, which frequently intersect, get addressed by the same team in the same place.
- Address
- 326 Nichols Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
- Phone
- 978‑878‑8100
- Booking
- Appointment required
Opening hours
- Monday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis B
- TB
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
- Herpes
- Chlamydia
- Conventional HIV
Serves
- Adolescents/Youth/Teens
- American Indian or Alaska Native persons
- Asian or Pacific Islander persons
- Black or African American persons
- Gay Men
- Hispanic or Latino persons
- LGBTQ
- Low Income Persons
Care services
- Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- STI Treatment
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
- Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
- TB Prevention/Education
- STI Prevention/Education
- HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
- Hepatitis Prevention/Education
- Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
- Medicaid Accepted
- Fee
- Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA