Derrick White, Boston Celtics host Curbside care event

The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, along with Tufts Health Plan and Boston Medical Center, organized a Curbside Care Celebration at the Auerbach Center in Brighton, according to a team press release. Celtics forward Derrick White also attended the event, as stated in the release. The purpose of the event was to support families involved in the Curbside Care program, which provides mobile health services to birthing individuals and their newborns for the initial six weeks post-delivery.

Since its inception in 2023, the mobile unit has carried out over 1,500 visits, delivering essential care directly to postpartum patients and their newborns. This service addresses challenges related to childcare and transportation, offering newborn care, lactation support, postpartum depression screenings, and blood pressure monitoring to remove barriers to healthcare access.

Derrick White remarked, "For some families, it’s not easy to get the assistance they need, so for Curbside Care to come to their house and make it easy for them, that’s pretty cool." Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health company, proudly sponsored the Curbside Care program and participated in the Celebration. Eddie Walker, Point32Health Senior Vice President of Government Markets, stated, "Tufts Health Plan is honored to participate in the Curbside Care Celebration."

The Curbside Care program is making a significant and impactful difference in Boston neighborhoods by reducing barriers to high-quality maternal and infant healthcare.