Podiatry - CHCFHC - Community Health Connections
Podiatry • Fitchburg, MA • Since 2002
About
Community Health Connections (CHC) in Fitchburg offers podiatry as part of its comprehensive, nonprofit health services. CHC provides adult and pediatric podiatry along with broader primary care, dental, behavioral health, urgent care, and other specialty services across five sites in Fitchburg, Gardner, and Leominster. CHC is Federally Qualified and mission-driven to provide care regardless of income or insurance status. Contact: 978-878-8100. Address hub: HQ at 326 Nichols Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420, with additional offices nearby.
Clinic Type
Podiatry
Address
Community Health Connections (CHC) Podiatry, 978-878-8100
Phone
978-878-8100
chcdaytreatment@chcfhc.org
Opening Hours
Friday, June 19th-CHC office will be closed, All Urgent Care locations will be OPEN, 8:30am-4:30pm
Website
Telehealth
AFTER HOURS: Call 978-878-8100 if you need clinical advice or call 911 in case of emergency.
Emergency Care
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest Hospital Emergency Room!
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
FAQs
Do I need to be a CHC patient to receive podiatry services?
No. You do not need to be a Community Health Connections patient; however, you may need a referral from your primary care provider.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Recovery.com and other business aggregators: General facility ratings range between 3.1 and 3.4 out of 5 across various platforms (~150 reviews cited on some platforms)
- WebMD (specific to Dr. David Kaufmann): 5/5 (based on 1 rating) (1 review)
Patients praise
- Some staff members described as polite and caring
Common complaints
- Difficulty contacting the facility or getting calls back
- Long hold times on the phone
- Appointment scheduling issues and perceived inflexibility with late arrivals
- Concerns about office communication and follow-up processes
"The NEW way they answer the phone leaves you hanging on for more time that it would take to drive there. Trying to make contact with someone is near impossible. In ANY Department."
— OpenGovNY (User review)"Truly horrible, can't get in touch for a refill, they don't respond to the pharmacy..."
— Yelp (User review)"I walked in and was standing at the counter for a solid minute or two, while the woman at the computer was talking to her coworker. Then I tried to check in. She tells me she so sorry but because I'm more than 10 minutes late I will have to reschedule."
— LocalityBiz (User review)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- MyChart - Connecting patients and provider care teams — Sep 4, 2025
- Behavioral Health Day Treatment - CHCFHC — Sep 30, 2025
- CHCFHC | Our-Story - Community Health Connections — Nov 17, 2025
- Urgent Care - Leominster, Fitchburg & Gardner — Jan 14, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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