Lowell Bicentennial: Caring for Lowell
Many important organizations in Greater Lowell make the region a better place to live. Among them, the Lowell Community Health Center is perhaps the most significant. In 2026, the Health Center serves nearly 39,000 patients and provides medical interpretation in more than 70 languages.
The organization’s new mission statement, adopted in 2026 says it all: “We advance health by delivering exceptional, compassionate, personalized care and, together with our community, improving well-being for everyone.”
Read the full article in the Lowell Sun
The Hamilton Manufacturing Company was the second manufacturing company founded in Lowell in 1825 and went out of business in 1929. After that, this building was used by the Courier-Citizen Printing Company until the 1970s. Now it is the Lowell Community Health Center. The first photo is dated 1929. (Center for Lowell History)
