The value of peer support has been widely recognized in improving the health of patients living with chronic diseases and behavioral health conditions. BPHC has provided funding to support a collaboration between BronxWorks and Health People to launch an “HIV Peer Training” program. This initiative provides community members living with […]
Based on promising outcomes in patient care and satisfaction, two nursing homes – Centers Health Care and Providence Rest – will expand their BPHC pilots for another six-month period. The pilots seek to reduce the rates of re-hospitalizations, transitions and unnecessary emergency room visits while ensuring that patients and their […]
BPHC was proud to join with nine member organizations earlier this month to present six workshops at the Fourth Annual DSRIP Learning Symposium. Our sessions highlighted the critical and powerful role of innovation and community collaborations in re-inventing patient care in the Bronx. Topics included BPHC’s Critical Time Intervention project, a […]
BPHC’s Care Coordination Training Program received excellent reviews in a recent independent assessment. Participants gave high endorsements for the course being “insightful,” “all-inclusive,” and “extremely useful” in their role on a care team. Instructors were commended for understanding the care coordinator role and providing critical skills and advice in the […]
BPHC’s Innovation Fund initiative is helping to expand a program to create healthier housing for Bronx community members living with asthma. Bronx residents visit the emergency department (ED) for asthma at nearly twice the New York City rate and triple the state rate with up to 20% of children in […]