Council Speaker Quinn, HHC and DOHMH Announce Primary Care Initiative Update

Ten neighborhood and school based clinics will receive $2.75 million in city funding to expand primary care capacity in neighborhoods where there is a shortage of services.

HHC and LegalHealth Help Haitian Patients Apply for TPS

HHC today opened a special legal clinic at Kings County Hospital run by LegalHealth to offer free legal aid to Haitian patients and families seeking Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Kings County Sets Up Grief Counseling Hotline for Haitian
New Yorkers

Kings County Hospital Center has set up a hotline for grief counseling and mental health services with counselors in the wake of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.

Open Letter to the Haitian Community

As part of ongoing efforts to assist the people of Haiti and the Haitian community in New York following the catastrophic January 12 earthquake, HHC published an open letter in several community newspapers and Haitian Creole publications.

Help HHC Help Haiti

The HHC Foundation has established a Haiti Relief Fund, similar to the one created to help New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, to coordinate the New York City public healthcare system's response to assist the Haitian people both in Haiti and in NYC.

The HHC effort will begin with a collection of financial donations. HHC will also identify medical volunteers who may be willing to travel to Haiti and the types of supplies and equipment that are needed for medical relief efforts.

To support HHC's response to help the people of Haiti, you can make a donation to:

The HHC Foundation of New York City
160 Water Street, Suite 1129
New York, NY 10038

Checks should be made out to the The HHC Foundation - Haiti Relief Fund.

HHC President Urges Inclusion of Immigrants in Healthcare Reform

HHC President Aviles joined policy experts and national advocates to discuss immigrants' stake in health care reform, access to health care for the remaining uninsured, and the harm of immigrant restrictions on all communities.

NY Jet Tony Richardson Brings “Buddies” To Children At Woodhull

Richardson handed out “Shadow Buddies,” condition-specific dolls given to seriously ill children to help them cope with challenging medical conditions, at Woodhull Hospital.

Jacobi Medical Center Nurse Delivers Baby -- Curbside!

Thanks to expert emergency delivery by Jacobi nurse Andrea O'Neill, both mother and baby boy are in excellent condition.

Elmhurst Hospital Breaks Ground for New Women’s Healthcare Pavilion

A state-of-the-art Women’s Pavilion at Elmhurst Hospital will provide services including gynecology, pregnancy and HIV testing and counseling, prenatal care, and monitoring of high-risk pregnancies.

HHC Unveils Online Wellness Resource Center for Diabetes Patients

HHC launched a new website designed to help 58,000 diabetic patients become more active participants in their care and access tips and resources to get their blood sugar under control.

Bilingual New Yorkers Graduate From First HHC-CUNY Class For Healthcare Interpreters

A class of 20 New Yorkers who speak Spanish and Polish received healthcare interpreter certificates as qualified hospital interpreters to help limited English speakers navigate the complex healthcare system.

Woodhull Hospital Wins $100K Federal Grant to Help People with Asthma in North Brooklyn

More than 50,000 people with asthma in North Brooklyn will breathe easier thanks to a $100,000, two-year grant to Woodhull Hospital for a program to help reduce ER visits and hospitalizations for asthma patients.