News
April 21, 2011
Ferreras Decries Baby Shaking (Jackson Heights Times)
April 14, 2011
A Clinic Grows in the South Bronx (New York Daily News)
April 28, 2011
Urban Health Plan to Open Fifth Medical Center (New York Post)
April 13, 2011
A New Medical Home for Urban (Bronx Free Press)
April 7, 2011
Hogares medicos ofrecen "medicina mas humana"(El Diario)
March 24, 2011
VISIONS Honors Three at Luncheon (Bronx Times Reporter)
February 24, 2011
25 Influential Bronx Women (Bronx Times)
Winter 2011
May 2010
UC platform increases center's effectiveness (Health Management Technology)
May 27, 2010
Health IT Journey - Stories from the road: Urban Health Plan (HealthIT.hhs.gov)
May 23, 2010
Doctor's Dream Realized in South Bronx (Crain's New York Business.com) (PDF)
May 2010
Mr. Patient, May I See Your ID? (CMIO)
April 19, 2010
Case Study: Iris Scans for Patient ID; An urban clinic avoids calling up the wrong record (Healthcareinfosecurity.com)
April 15, 2010
Plaza del Sol's Helen Arteaga honored with American Dreamer Award
April 5, 2010
Dr. Izquierdo interviewed on WABC-TV's "Tiempo"
March 19, 2010
Campaign against childhood obesity (Telemundo news segment)
March 15, 2010
At Bronx clinic, the eyes are windows to medical records (CNN.com article)
March 4, 2010
EHR helps Urban Health Plan attend to ‘whole-patient’ (Healthcare IT News article)
March 3, 2010
New charter school to prepare kids for health careers (Bronx Times Reporter article)
December 15, 2009
Health Clinic operator awarded $12m in stimulus funds (New York Daily News article)
March 23, 2009
February 23, 2009
Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez Testifies Congressional Briefing In Washington, D.C.
Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Urban Health Plan, gave testimony on how community health centers will be affected by the stimulus package at a Congressional briefing in Washington, D.C. on Monday, February 23, 2009. The briefing was co-sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the UnitedHealth Foundation.
In her presentation, “Community Health Centers and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” Ms. Izquierdo-Hernandez described the impact and challenges that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will have on the nation’s community health centers. A copy of her presentation is available on the Urban Health Plan web site.
The Alliance for Health Reform is a bipartisan nonprofit congressional education organization with a mission to promote health reform and universal health coverage.
Urban Health Plan is a federally qualified community health center, serving the residents of the South Bronx. It operates three sites and five school-based facilities. Last year, it served more than 31,000 individuals through 171,000 health care encounters. Urban Health Plan is fully accredited by The Joint Commission.
September 4, 2008
Corona Clinic Gets Boost From Peralta
May 2007
Hispanic Business Magazine named Urban Health Plan (UHP) one of their 25 Top Hispanic non-profits. Ranked number 10, UHP joined Altamed, Health Services Corp., Aspira Association, Puerto Rican Family Institute and the National Council of La Raza, among others in this year's selection.
Non-profit organizations were identified from internet database listings of tax exempt organizations located in the 50 states or the District of Columbia. A list of these organizations was sorted by financial criteria and screened for descriptions related to Hispanic issues. Qualified organizations were sent a survey asking for information; organizations were ranked on the basis of annual operating budget - the money that goes to fulfill the organizations' social mission.
Together, the top 25 Hispanic nonprofits report expenditures of over $588 million. That figure represents a major social investment in the Hispanic community -- and an ongoing work that deserves to grab headlines!
April 2007
Volunteer Highlight
Aida Fontanez, Urban Health Plan Board member, was highlighted in Across the Board, a bulletin to assist, educate, encourage and communicate with volunteer board members. Read why Aida volunteers at Urban Health Plan.
January 23, 2007
Urban Health Plan founder awarded Surgeon General Medalion
"My name is Heroilda Vega, I've been a patient of Urban Health Plan, Inc. for many years. I'm very happy with the service doctors and personnel provide to me. I'm also a volunteer who works at the Health Spot providing health information to our patients."
~ Heroilda Vega
