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2026 Event Highlights

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Here are some of the ways Spectrum Health Services served our community in 2026. To learn about upcoming events, please click below.

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March 2026

We joined the Links Family Wellness Expo at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church to check blood pressure, share facts about colon cancer screening, and tell families about our medical, dental, and new pharmacy services.

  • Spectrum Health team members stand together behind a table of health handouts at the wellness expo.
  • The Spectrum booth with flyers and a sign about colon cancer screening in a big event hall.
  • A Spectrum staff member talks with a smiling visitor in a green sweater at the expo table.
  • Two women chat at a table full of Spectrum giveaways and health flyers.
  • Two women wearing headphones smile during a live radio talk at a green table.

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Mental Health Awareness Month

May 2026

Our Behavioral Health team wore green for Wear Green Day to show that mental health matters and that help is here.

  • Four Behavioral Health team members wear green in front of the Spectrum Health sign.
  • A staff member wears a green shirt that says Not All Wounds Are Visible.

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Utility & Resource Fair

May 2026

We hosted a Utility & Resource Fair with the Philadelphia Water Department, where neighbors met local groups that could help with bills, records, and other needs.

  • Neighbors sit at tables and get one-on-one help at the resource fair.
  • Helpers sit at tables for local groups, ready to share information.
  • Two smiling Spectrum staff members sit at a table with health flyers and giveaways.
  • Tables for the Philadelphia Water Department, Philly 311, and other city helpers.
  • A visitor signs in at the registration table, next to tables for community groups.

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National Health Center Week 2026

August 2026

During National Health Center Week, we held three events to bring health, fun, and care to teens, families, and our community.

Teen Health Night

We kicked off the week with Teen Health Night, where teens asked questions and learned about asthma, dental care, and other health topics from our team.

  • A Spectrum staff member shows information to teens at the welcome table.
  • A staff member helps a teen practice CPR on a training dummy.
  • A young visitor practices on a baby CPR training doll.
  • Staff members stand ready at learning stations around the room.
  • Two staff members smile and hold a Teen Health Night flyer.

Blood Drive

We teamed up with the American Red Cross for a Blood Drive at Spectrum, and many of our own staff rolled up their sleeves to give.

  • An American Red Cross van parked outside the Spectrum Health building.
  • A smiling donor relaxes with a red wrap on her arm after giving blood.
  • A happy donor sits and smiles after donating blood.
  • A donor smiles at the table after giving blood.
  • A view of the blood drive room with donors resting and Red Cross workers helping.

Children’s Health Day Fair

We closed the week with our Children’s Health Day Fair, with health and dental checkups, free backpacks, games, face painting, a bounce house, food, and WURD Radio live on site.

  • Kids and grown-ups smile together at the Children’s Health Day Fair.
  • Two kids show off their face paint and balloon toys.
  • A group of kids smile with new backpacks outside the health center.
  • Bounce houses and a crowd of families enjoying the sunny day.
  • Staff members welcome families at the Spectrum Health tent.
  • A face painter decorates a child’s face under a tent.

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Vine Memorial Baptist Church Community Fair

August 2026

We joined Vine Memorial Baptist Church for their Community Fair, sharing blood pressure checks, health tips, and giveaways with our neighbors.

  • The Spectrum team smiles behind their table at the church community fair.
  • A nurse checks a woman’s blood pressure under a tent.
  • A man sits for a blood pressure check at the outdoor fair.
  • A young visitor stops by the health table while a nurse helps a guest.

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Vaux Community Health Center Grand Opening

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

We held the grand opening celebration of our newest center, the Vaux Community Health Center at 2300 W. Master St., Philadelphia, PA 19121.

Community partners, neighbors, and our team came together to celebrate the new center.

  • Spectrum leaders outside the new Vaux Community Health Center on grand opening day
  • Spectrum’s CEO speaks at the Vaux Community Health Center grand opening
  • Guests sit in rows and listen during the grand opening program.
  • The new Spectrum Vaux Community Health Center building with a Now Open banner

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