August 15, 2025 – Worcester, MA — Family Health Center of Worcester (FHCW) announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer, Louis Brady, MBA, has been named a 2025 Beacons for the Common Good Award Honoree by the Massachusetts Health Council (MHC). This recognition celebrates Brady’s unwavering leadership and decades-long commitment to advancing public health and health equity in Massachusetts and beyond.
The Beacons for the Common Good Awards recognize individuals and organizations whose leadership has made a lasting impact on the health of communities across the Commonwealth. Lou Brady joins a distinguished group of 2025 honorees, including Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Jessica Bartlett, Medical Reporter at the Boston Globe, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, Dean and Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Fenway Health, accepted by CEO Jordina
Shanks, and the Massachusetts Medical Society, accepted by Executive Vice President Lois Dehls Cornell.
“Receiving this award is deeply meaningful. It reflects the dedication of more than 400 health care professionals at Family Health Center of Worcester who work tirelessly every day in pursuit of our mission of caring,” said Lou Brady, FHCW President and chief executive officer. “It’s an honor to be included among such distinguished awardees. I am grateful to the Massachusetts Health Council for their steadfast leadership in protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of every resident of the Commonwealth for over a century.
Lou Brady has dedicated over 20 years to the community health center movement, serving in leadership roles across Massachusetts and Connecticut. Since joining FHCW, Lou has led the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), which serves more than 30,000 patients in 90 languages each year. Family Health Center of Worcester serves its community through 14 sites, including seven school-based health centers, five WIC locations, and Worcester Health Care for the Homeless.
“As MHC celebrates 105 years of impact, we applaud this year’s honorees for their unwavering leadership and commitment to safeguard and strengthen the health of all residents across every region of the Commonwealth,” Angela Ortiz, MHC chief executive officer said in the awards’ announcement. “From expanding and protecting sexual and reproductive rights, advancing health equity in underserved communities, reporting on the state of our health system, advocating to drive policy and systems change, and building our workforce development pipeline, we are proud to honor these change agents for their significant contributions towards access, equity and safety across the state, especially our most vulnerable and underserved communities.”
Mr. Brady will be recognized at the Massachusetts Health Council’s annual event, Honoring Beacons of the Common Good, on September 18, at Artists for Humanity in Boston, MA.
About Massachusetts Health Council
The Massachusetts Health Council was founded in 1920 to bring together the state’s top health leaders to more effectively address the state’s tuberculosis epidemic and other public health issues. Today, celebrating 105 years of impact, its mission continues to be to protect and improve the health of all residents in the Commonwealth, especially our most vulnerable and underserved communities. The MHC remains a leading convener of pressing and emerging
public health issues with the goal of collective action and impact for the common good.
Visit www.mahealthcouncil.org for more information.
About Family Health Center of Worcester
Family Health Center of Worcester is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the residents of Worcester. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of all residents, especially culturally diverse populations, the center provides affordable, integrated, and high-quality primary healthcare and social services regardless of the patient’s ability to pay. Family Health Center of Worcester operates from its main site at 26 Queen Street and extends its care through seven school-based health centers in Worcester, MA. Additionally, Family Health Center of Worcester operates Worcester Health Care for the Homeless (WHCH) at 199 Chandler Street and administers the Women Infant Children (WIC) nutrition program at five sites in the Greater Worcester area.
Visit FHCW.org for more information.