Red Sox Honor Community Health Center All-Star

As we recognize National Community Health Center Week, the Red Sox and BIDMC honor Harvey Bidwell, MD, who has dedicated his career to improving access to quality healthcare for all.

Dr. Bidwell is a primary care physician at Bowdoin Street Health Center, an affiliate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox.

“At Bowdoin Street Health Center, we not only care for the health of our patients, but we also work to improve the overall health of our neighborhood,” Bidwell says.

Dr. Bidwell has been part of the Community Health Centers movement since the civil rights in the 1960s. During medical school, he and his classmates opened three health clinics in vulnerable neighborhoods. Today, he is a beloved member of the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood, where he has been seeing patients for the past two decades.

“We provide world-class care regardless of insurance status, and can help most Massachusetts residents obtain insurance,” he says. “We do what we can to provide the best possible care in every situation.”

Get to know this all-star physician outside of the health center.

Q: Are you a baseball fan?

HB:  Absolutely. I grew up in Athol, MA, playing sandlot baseball and rooting for the Red Sox. I can remember arguing with my friends about whether Ted Williams or Jimmy Piersall was more important for the team.

Q: Who did you bring with you to Fenway for the Aug. 16 game?

HB: Baseball is best shared with friends, so I brought my friend, Gezai Ukubay, and his two children to the game as my guests.